It was hot. Too hot. Too hot to sleep. Too hot to move. Too hot to moan.
Okay, it wasn’t too hot to moan. But it was definitely too hot for anything else.
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Notes:
1. Written on July 20th, 2024
Tales From The Town #179: Puppet Show
The puppet show will be appearing at various locations around the town throughout the summer. Performances last for approximately 45 minutes and entry is free. The puppets are 8 to 12 inches high and made from varnished wood, and move across the stage in ways variously described as “creepy” (Ethel, aged 9), “weird” (Claire, aged 9), “mesmerising” (Tina, aged 9), and “like if they were secretly spiders” (Daniel, aged 9). The stories they tell have been proclaimed as “eerie” (Ethel), “stupid” (Claire), “moving” (Tina), and “like secret spider dreams” (Daniel).
Whoever is operating them and for what purpose is currently unknown. If you have any information or concerns about anything related to puppets or puppetry, please call 999 immediately.
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Notes:
1. Written on July 13th, 2024
2. I missed out a tale last weekend but we’re back now.
3. Please forgive me.
Tales From The Town #178: Spaceships Built From Steam
“Spaceship.”
“And that one?”
“Spaceship.”
“What about that one?”
“Spaceship.”
“Daniel, will you stop saying they all look like spaceships when not one of them looks even anything at all like a spaceship EVEN SLIGHTLY!”
“They don’t just look like spaceships, Claire. They ARE spaceships.”
“No they’re not. They’re clouds!”
“They’re lighter than air!”
“Yeah?”
“And they move!”
“So?
“They can disappear!”
“And?”
“And they’re full of space!”
Claire remained unconvinced by her brother’s arguments on the matter.
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Notes:
1. Written on June the something or other I can’t remember exactly.
2. The title’s stolen/derived from this excellent book by Lisa Tuttle.
(absence)
if i disappeared
no one would notice
i’m already unseen
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Notes:
1. Written on June 23rd, 2024
Tales From The Town #177: Facts About… The Longest Day
Panel 1: Facts About… The Longest Day (all caps, with a drop shadow and a quadruple exclamation mark at the end, above a small close up of Claire and the words “with Claire!!” written in a jaunty font that closely resembles comic sans because it is actually comic sans)
Panel 2: Close up on Claire’s face – “The Longest Day?”
Panel 3: Closer up on Claire’s face – “The wrongest day more like!”
Notes: If you would like to publish Facts About… With Claire! in your school newspaper or on your own t-shirt please contact Claire at claire@claire.claire
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Notes:
1. Written on June 16th, 2024