Tales of humour, whimsy and courgettes
“OK,” said Serpent, “I really think this route was too long.”
“We couldn’t have taken the main road,” grumbled Hydra.
“So you say,” grouched Serpent.
“It was a pretty major traffic accident,” snapped Hydra.
“It was a frickin’ ice cream van,” hissed Serpent.
“Yeah,” replied Hydra, “but the street was coned off.”
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Original photo available on Unsplash. Doodle and tale by Peter Edwards with his Posca Pens.
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“The illustrator wants to include me in a tale,” sighed Susan.
“Oh, you too?” asked Mermaid.
“Yeah,” moaned Susan. “He was badgering me during my spirit animal class.”
“Ah,” gasped Mermaid. “What is your spirit animal?”
“Flamingo,” replied Susan.
“Nice,” approved Mermaid.
“Yeah,” continued Susan. “You know, I had to put my foot down.”
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“Pretty good, man,” said Bug, “how’s you?”
“Not bad man, on the lookout though,” replied Spectre.
“How come?” asked Bug.
“Just been to see a psychic,” said Spectre. “She warned me someone will swindle me out of money today.”
“Yikes!” exclaimed Bug.
“I know right,” said Spectre. “Best £800 I ever paid.”
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“You’ll have to excuse Sid,” said Elephant.
“S’alright,” said Fish, “why is he in such a bad mood?”
“Been the victim of ID theft,” said Elephant.
“Oh dear,” said Fish.
“Mhmm” nodded Elephant. “Now he’s just called S.”
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You noticed the decrease in grammar and spelling mistakes right? We had an editor attack our tales. I have been asked on social media if I am going to release the Little Fears as an art book. Well, yes, I will. In a couple of months time I hope to release the Little Fears in full paperback form. But for that, good grief did I need an editor.
Slightly exciting in the mean time though, Little Fears – January. The collected Little Fears tales of the first 3 months. Currently on pre-order, available from the 22nd of March.
£2.99 for the UK on Amazon.co.uk
$3.65 for the USA on Amazon.com
I get about 70p per sale due to image size and bandwidth used on Amazons end. So if you fancy having us on your tablet or kindle, you can help fuel the illustrator on cups of tea.
If you want to wait for the paper edition, I can tell you it will be closer to £10 due to the colour images, and will be available in May.
If you just want to support the Little Fears, you can also head over to our Patreon page, where for as little as $1 a month you can contribute to Hydras food bill.
Thank you for being a wonderful audience and allowing me to indulge in my scribbles and stories on the internet.
“Sorry to hear that, Pterodactyl” said Yuffie.
“What’s up?” asked Fuen.
“I just told my man I was leaving him because of his ‘Who Wants To Be a Millionaire’ obsession,” grumbled Pterodactyl.
“Oh dear,” said Fuen. “What did he say?”
Pterodactyl sighed. “Is that your final answer?”
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“He’s hiding from me,” growled Yuffie.
“Why?” gasped Spectre.
“Because he sold me a thesaurus,” grumbled Yuffie, “but when I checked it, all the pages were blank.”
“Oh dear,” said Spectre.
“I have no words to describe how angry I am,” said Yuffie.
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“He’s trying to gather as many bubbles as he can,” sighed Spectre.
“But why?” asked Fuen.
“He thinks if he can gather enough bubbles he can make a giant slab of bubble wrap,” said Spectre.
“Bubble wrap?” asked Fuen.
“Yeah” said Spectre, “he’s pretty stressed.”
“But why bubble wrap?” asked Fuen.
“Bubble wrap is cheap, therapy is expensive,” grinned Spectre.
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Original photo available on Unsplash. Doodle and tale by Peter Edwards with his Posca Pens.
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“Red has been out there for ages,” said Fuen.
“He’ll be fine,” replied Yuffie.
“You don’t think he’s gotten lost in the mist, do you?” asked Fuen.
“Nah,” said Yuffie.
“I reckon that mist is due to global warming,” interjected Hydra.
“Now there’s a hot topic,” said Yuffie.
Fuen groaned.
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Original photo available on Unsplash. Doodle and tale by Peter Edwards with his Posca Pens.
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“But when?” asked Hydra.
“Two hours ago,” sighed Yuffie.
“So there is no cat kibble anywhere in the house?” whined Hydra.
“Afraid not,” sighed Yuffie.
“Can’t the illustrator buy me more?” sniffed Hydra.
“He says you’re too expensive to keep,” replied Yuffie. “I have stolen his wallet four times this week and there’s been no money it.”
“Well there’s nothing for it then,” grumbled Hydra. “I shall go to the docks late at night.”
“Good thinking,” replied Yuffie. “We should be able to rob a few drunken sailors aye?”
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Illustrator : You know I had been wondering how I kept losing money…
OK, so I am not that hard up, and I have not turned to a life of crime. But we do not yet live in a Utopian society where bills do not need paying and the cost of Hydras kitty litter bill is not prohibitive. If you would like to be super awesome, and help support our Great British groaners and flash fiction on the Internet, please do swing by my Patreon page and drop my some change for kitty litter or cups of tea.
The tiers are below with what you get for pledging each month.
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$1 per Month – Spook
$1 is a great way to support the Little Fears and the illustrator. Writing flash fiction won’t cover the mortgage or feed the puppies. Partly because Hydra eats everything in the fridge and Yuffie keeps stealing my wallet. But it will help keep the Little Fears feed open with new tales and illustrations daily!
$2 per Month – Fluffy Spook
The $2 tier is more or less the same as the $1 tier. However you get a warm and fluffy feeling as you know you have covered the cost of a cup of tea for the illustrator at the local Wonder Cafe. Thank you! I need that!
$5 per Month – Familiar
Well hey, there’s a Roses! Does anybody say that anymore? In fact has anyone outside the M25 ever said that? You want to give me $5 a month towards Hydras food bill? Well thank you! For that lets get you some early access. How about I post fiction on Patreon, exclusive to you, a day earlier than everywhere else, and you get it first!
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