Thousand-Year Cat
Once upon a time, a cat fell in love with an ambitious man.
This is a collection of original fairy tales, like the ones we all heard when we were children. Because fairy tales never lose their magic, no matter how old you are.
As the 1790s reach a raucous end, one young idler invents celebrity culture. Beau Brummell is seriously stylish, witheringly witty and ultra urbane: qualities which amount to careless creases in a cheap cravat when High Society makes an enemy of a certain butler lurking in the shadows!
Sarah, Lady Rothbury, enjoys an impromptu dance lesson with her grandchildren in the ballroom. When her beloved husband returns to Rothbury Hall they take a walk in the garden and reminisce about their life together. A short story in two parts.
Why should the girls get all the worst jobs? When the village of Ribblesthwaite runs out of female virgins to sacrifice, it embraces gender equality to appease the wrath of a hungry Dragon... A Fantasy Parody in 1,300 words.