A List Of The First 101 Tales From The Town And Who Primarily They Are About

For no real reason other than it’s kind of useful, here’s a complete list of Tales From The Town episodes so far (and who they’re primarily about):

Tales From The Town #0: A Cast Of Characters (introductions to every one and every where)

Volume 1: Part 1 – Summer

Volume 1: Part 2 – Winter

Volume 2: Part 1 – Other Stories

Tales From The Town #53: The Penguin (The Penguin)
Tales From The Town #54: Pollen Days (Tina)
Tales From The Town #55: The Worst Idea Ever (Claire, Daniel, Ethel, Tina)

Volume 2: Part 2 – The Lodger Suite

Volume 2: Part 3 – The Lodger Suite

Volume 2: Part 4 – Other Stories

Tales From The Town #87: The Very Best Idea Ever (Claire, Daniel, Ethel, Tina)
Tales From The Town #88: The Ever Growing Urge To Do Something Else Other Than This (Claire)
Tales From The Town #89: The Penguin Again (The Penguin)
Tales From The Town #90: The End Of The Year (Agnes)

Volume 3 (Not Yet Named)

Bonus Tales

Pocket Editions #1 (2021)
Pocket Editions #2 (2021)
Pocket Editions #3 (2022)
Pocket Editions #4 (2022)
Tales From The Town: A Summer Book (2022)

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The Safe

Inside the safe is:

£100
Watch
List of everyone I ever loved
Several previously unrevealed fears
Passport
Book of passwords
Keys to several long lost doors
And a map to an undisclosed location

Go ahead. Try all you like. If you can open it, they’re yours.

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Notes:

1. Written on March 17th, 2023

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8 Little Known Facts About Well Known Science Fiction And Fantasy Authors

#1: Stephen King cannot spell the word “succinct”. Luckily he has an editor who can. (The editor was fired in 1989.)

#2: Though he never used it in any of his books, MR James’s favourite English word was “velveteen”, describing it in private as “sensuous, seductive.”

#3: Angela Carter modified her typewriter so that the i’s were dotted with lovehearts.

#4: Frank Herbert was addicted to mulberries to such an extent people often thought he was wearing lipstick.

#5: Vladimir Nabakov found England so bewildering he later described it as a “spacious and pretentious place with maudlin [figures] in various postures and states of enchantment amid a medley of pallid animals, dryads and trees.”

#6: HP Lovecraft was an absolute fool.

#7: Jules Verne was scared of brass bands (though he was quite fond of the sound of bells).

#8: Neil Gaiman once got lost in Soho. He was never seen again.

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Notes:

1. Written on the 24th August, 2022
2. Every fact is 100% true.

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Tales From The Town #79: Beneath The Witch’s Hat

These were just some of the things the dolls had seen the witch pull from beneath her hat as she went about her work, or so they said.

1. Needle. 2. Thread. 3. Wool. 4. Twine. 5. Yarn. 6. Wire. 7. Ligament. 8. Vein. 9. Small patch of cloth. 10. Small patch of leather. 11. Small tuft of hair. 12. Handheld catapult. 13. Model trebuchet. 14. Glass eye (several). 15. Pebbles (various). 16. Marbles (bag of). 17. Earth (handful). 18. Potted plant (japonica). 19. Potted plant (rose, with thorns). 20. Potted plant (assortment of cacti). 21. Potted plant (bonsai). 22. Small hat. 23. Large hat. 24. Medium hat. 25. Clockwork brain. 26. Clockwork heart/lungs. 27. Clockwork Bagpuss. 28. Cloth Bagpuss. 29. Flesh Bagpuss. 30. Newts. 31. Fungal spores. 32. Epoxy resin. 33. Gloy 33. That glue that smells like fish. 34. Doll’s leg (left). 35. Doll’s arm (reversible). 36. Butterfly swarm (as distraction). 37. Night. 38. Telescope. 39. Reading glasses. 39. Writing glasses. 40. Microscope. 41. Electron (singular). 42. Proton (en masse). 43. Molecular model (for illustrative purposes). 44. Skull (mouse). 45. Skull (deer). 46. Skull (own). 47. Skull (other). 48. 17 inch metal spike. 49. 11 inch metal spike. 50. 7 inch wooden spike. 51. Chopstick (wooden). 52. Another chopstick (porcelain). 53. Third chopstick (superfluous). 54. Fluff. 55. Lint. 56. Dust. 57. Shoebox (filled with playing cards). 58. Shoebox (filled with teeth). 59. Shoebox (spiders). 60. Shoebox (misc. other items). 61. Toothbrush. 62. Paint (yellow). 63. Paint (white). 62. Hairbrush. 63. Unidentified herbs . 64. Sausage wrapped in bandages. 65. Bread. 66. Photo of the house. 67. Photo of photo of the house. 68. Well water (bucket of). 69. Eel. 70. Heron. 71. Stopwatch. 72. Polaroid camera. 73. Reading monocle. 74. Writing monocle. 75. 1:5000 scale model of town. 76. The mayor. 77. Conker (on string). 78. Acorn (on string). 79. Walnut (no attachments). 80. Rest of Walnut Whirl. 81. Calipers. 82. Bell jar of unidentified eggs in viscous fluid. 83. Salt. 84. False teeth. 85. Actual lips. 86. Tongue (with working papillae). 87. Napkin. 88. An entire doll. 89. List containing items pulled from beneath the witch’s hat already containing its own entry right there on the page, as well as several subsequent items. 90-99. Several subsequent items.

LIST ENDS

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Notes:

1. Written on April 4th, 2022

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The House On The Hill

The house on the hill is entirely hollow. No windows, no floors, no stairs, no doors. You can see the moon above while you sleep. All that resides there now are spiders, memories, birds nests, teenagers, ghosts, dust, leaves, dreams, rust, love.

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Notes:

1. Written on the 2nd of August, 2022

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A List Of The First 101 Tales From The Town And Who Primarily They Are About

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Tales From The Town #79: Beneath The Witch’s Hat

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