Christian strolled leisurely down university avenue, looking somewhat dashing in a tantalising tailcoat. He held his hands comfortably behind his back, so to accentuate his sense of innate refined dignity, as he conversed with his worthy companion, Sir Isaac Newton. 'These are testing times,' Isaac remarked suddenly, straining to assume the air of ( Read more... )

( For a gripping tale of suspence and intrigue; a discourse on the frailty of the human condition... maybe look elsewhere? )

( Recipe... for success? )

Whilst waiting at the bus stop today, I spied a small "X" on the ground. Thinking to myself that it might be a marker for some buried treasure, I dug away half-heartedly with the heel of my shoe. Turned out it was just an indentation left by the sole of someone's shoe. I had little time to reflect on my misfortune, however, as the bus had just ( Read more... )

( What horrors lie beneath? Don't you go opening that, TRAP DOOR!... Or, you know. Do, if you want. Either way, I guess. )

The hour was early. A little too early. Odd how people never seem to use that phrase. For some reason, the hour's always late, like some poor sap who'd wandered up the wrong alley. This hour, though, was most definitely early. It was so early, it hadn't even had time to shave the grimy stubble of its gloomy, overcast face. Though maybe that was ( Read more... )

( I always wondered what it'd be like to write in second person. Hope it was ok, especially considering how little I worked on it! )

It is a question that has plagued the centuries greatest minds for nigh on millenia, but fear not, world, for I think I may just have finally discovered the answer! It seems the only rational explanation to the conundrum is that Jim Davis, in what can only be described as a cunning first step into the world of syndicated cartooning, secretly ( Read more... )

I have two annoyingly and suicidally stupid birds in my life at the moment. The first, let's call him "Blue Wren", seems to have decided that his reflected image in my window is an immense threat to both his manly manliness, and his sole ownership of his lady friend, and so has started trying to one up it every day, sometimes even starting at 6: ( Read more... )

I read the news today, oh boy. I feel the newsfeed thinks I should be scared. Or angry. But the sky is so empty. And quiet. And beautiful ( Read more... )