Flash Fiction / Novellas
Margot and the Strange Objects
Ad Hoc Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-915247-04-9
£11.99
Margot has been left a peculiar collection of ‘strange objects’ by her aunt and is on a quest to find out something about them. Helping or hindering her or engaged on some other project entirely are: two men with a burden called Nimrod, a group of children in search of sardines and ice-cream, a taciturn man with a mysterious hat, a schoolboy who’s good at asking questions, a small dinosaur, a brace of giraffes, an August Personage, George the Oak Tree (a Portuguese-speaking arboreal author), a talking building, a camel, an interfering author and Nobody. On the way through their various journeys the characters wade through difficulties sensible, silly, philosophical, practical, linguistical and scientifically really important, until …
The Lion, the Lord, the Lower Orders and the Belt and Road Initiative
Alien Buddha
ISBN: 979-8867474997
£9.03
A tapestry of mini-stories that effortlessly weave together the lives of a diverse cast of characters. At the centre of it all is an endearing elderly military man and lord of the manor, whose love for literature and philosophy propels the narrative into whimsical adventures. The camaraderie between the lord and his gardener-cum-butler, who possesses an exceptional knowledge of philosophy, adds a touch of intellectual charm to the tales.
A narrative taking the reader on a journey through encounters, quests for tea, visits to China, and even a tea shop without milk, all set against the backdrop of the old Spice route, now part of the Belt and Road Initiative.