Terrence Oblong

Wonderful life

First published on June 1, 2013 - 17:40 | 75 reads

Police procedural story

First published on May 22, 2013 - 22:41 | 36 reads

The metamorphosis

First published on May 21, 2013 - 20:11 | 19 reads

Never let pedants man your early warning system

First published on May 21, 2013 - 19:53 | 33 reads

Armageddon

First published on May 21, 2013 - 19:33 | 113 reads

Chapter 9

First published on May 6, 2013 - 15:12 | 32 reads

Chapter 8

First published on May 3, 2013 - 19:03 | 24 reads

Chapter 7

First published on May 2, 2013 - 21:12 | 39 reads

Chapter 6

First published on May 1, 2013 - 20:40 | 34 reads

Chapter 5

First published on April 30, 2013 - 19:15 | 55 reads

Chapter 4

First published on April 30, 2013 - 19:12 | 38 reads

Chapter 3

First published on April 29, 2013 - 22:03 | 31 reads

Chapter 2 - Big City

First published on April 29, 2013 - 21:24 | 41 reads

Chapter 1

First published on April 29, 2013 - 21:23 | 26 reads

(2) Death and the Ferrymen

First published on April 10, 2013 - 22:19 | 109 reads

Go take a running jump

First published on April 3, 2013 - 11:04 | 66 reads

Chapter 4 – Chicken Run

First published on April 2, 2013 - 19:46 | 56 reads

Death and the purple hat (radio script)

First published on April 1, 2013 - 13:35 | 58 reads

Chapter 3 - Fart in a bottle and other legal niceties

First published on April 1, 2013 - 11:47 | 63 reads

Chapter 2 – Now we are 40

First published on April 1, 2013 - 11:42 | 44 reads

Shaken

First published on March 31, 2013 - 12:43 | 177 reads

Ultra, ultra, ultra

First published on March 30, 2013 - 21:41 | 80 reads

Presidential running mate

First published on March 30, 2013 - 14:05 | 47 reads

Run rabbit run

First published on March 21, 2013 - 19:04 | 87 reads

The Baton

First published on March 19, 2013 - 23:42 | 50 reads

Death and the PA

First published on March 17, 2013 - 16:20 | 77 reads

Death and the minor deity

First published on March 13, 2013 - 21:37 | 203 reads

Death in Space (radio script)

First published on March 10, 2013 - 21:01 | 99 reads

Invisible Sky

First published on March 9, 2013 - 15:27 | 63 reads

Death and the dry cleaners

First published on March 2, 2013 - 12:57 | 76 reads

Death and the huskies

First published on March 1, 2013 - 19:26 | 79 reads

The Great Day

First published on February 13, 2013 - 22:04 | 88 reads

Death and the End of the World

First published on January 26, 2013 - 23:41 | 82 reads

Death and the Ed Milliband Toast-face Mystery

First published on January 22, 2013 - 20:05 | 55 reads

Death in Space

First published on January 20, 2013 - 13:41 | 66 reads

Death and the Dog

First published on January 19, 2013 - 17:24 | 65 reads

Death and the Purple Hat

First published on January 16, 2013 - 22:34 | 124 reads

Death and the Ferryman

First published on January 14, 2013 - 21:08 | 127 reads

Death and the Man Who Wasn't There

First published on January 8, 2013 - 23:34 | 75 reads

Tonight’s TV

First published on December 18, 2012 - 20:33 | 139 reads

Snippets

First published on December 14, 2012 - 18:33 | 71 reads

The Demo Tape

First published on December 9, 2012 - 18:28 | 46 reads

Candlestick

First published on December 9, 2012 - 18:26 | 44 reads

The Blank Page

First published on November 24, 2012 - 20:15 | 51 reads

The Museum of Promises

First published on September 22, 2012 - 15:14 | 67 reads

The auction of memories

First published on September 22, 2012 - 13:27 | 58 reads

Booing the government Olympics

First published on September 8, 2012 - 10:14 | 74 reads

Direct Line to God

First published on September 1, 2012 - 23:39 | 129 reads

Their Job for a Day: Number 1 – Death’s PA

First published on August 19, 2012 - 17:56 | 122 reads

Three rabbits called Steve and their search for identity

First published on August 15, 2012 - 22:17 | 106 reads

Me and Brad Pitt

First published on March 29, 2012 - 22:40 | 182 reads

Oops prevention services

First published on March 18, 2012 - 12:19 | 259 reads

Precautions taken against tiger attack - the complete story (22,000 words)

First published on March 15, 2012 - 11:01 | 87 reads

Precautions taken against tiger attack Chapter 5

First published on March 15, 2012 - 10:51 | 87 reads

Back to the Old House (2)

First published on March 14, 2012 - 13:13 | 93 reads

Ministerial Diary: Day 7

First published on March 14, 2012 - 13:12 | 122 reads

Breaking News

First published on March 14, 2012 - 13:10 | 116 reads

Okay Commuter (4)

First published on March 13, 2012 - 11:32 | 109 reads

On the beat Pete (4)

First published on March 13, 2012 - 11:32 | 92 reads

Ministerial diary Day 6

First published on March 12, 2012 - 14:16 | 101 reads

Precautions taken against tiger attack: Chapter 4

First published on March 12, 2012 - 14:15 | 102 reads

Precautions taken against tiger attack Chapter 3

First published on March 12, 2012 - 14:13 | 109 reads

There was a murder in my road yesterday

First published on January 24, 2012 - 23:52 | 154 reads

Okay Commuter (3)

First published on January 22, 2012 - 13:46 | 114 reads

Okay commuter (2)

First published on January 22, 2012 - 13:41 | 128 reads

How many penguins does it take to change a lightbulb?

First published on January 22, 2012 - 13:26 | 215 reads

There is a light that never goes out (3)

First published on January 21, 2012 - 15:30 | 259 reads

There is a light that never goes out (2)

First published on January 21, 2012 - 14:26 | 129 reads

On the beat Pete (3)

First published on January 21, 2012 - 12:42 | 126 reads

On the beat Pete (2)

First published on January 21, 2012 - 01:21 | 102 reads

Ministerial Diary: Day 5

First published on January 20, 2012 - 22:46 | 113 reads

Ministerial Diary: Day 4

First published on January 20, 2012 - 22:16 | 105 reads

Aren’t firemen lovely

First published on January 7, 2012 - 14:37 | 101 reads

Back to the old house

First published on January 5, 2012 - 23:07 | 133 reads

Precautions against tiger attack: Chapter 2

First published on January 3, 2012 - 20:47 | 136 reads

My tiger and me

First published on January 2, 2012 - 12:51 | 133 reads

Ministerial diary Day 3

First published on January 2, 2012 - 12:50 | 188 reads

Ministerial diary: Day 2

First published on January 2, 2012 - 12:43 | 163 reads

Ministerial Diary: Day 1

First published on January 1, 2012 - 23:30 | 195 reads

Precautions against tiger attack: Chapter 1

First published on January 1, 2012 - 23:19 | 243 reads

There is a light that never goes out

First published on January 1, 2012 - 13:40 | 130 reads

I’m not sending any Christmas cards this year

First published on December 24, 2011 - 17:32 | 169 reads

Miles Green’s dream

First published on December 18, 2011 - 18:07 | 113 reads

Little Baby Jesus

First published on December 18, 2011 - 16:56 | 155 reads

On the beat Pete

First published on December 18, 2011 - 16:51 | 181 reads

St George

First published on December 11, 2011 - 22:49 | 144 reads

Turd in a white wine sauce

First published on November 13, 2011 - 15:33 | 339 reads

Six degrees of separation (IP)

First published on November 12, 2011 - 20:30 | 146 reads

Escape from Stalag 42B

First published on October 29, 2011 - 11:48 | 197 reads

The wedding

First published on October 15, 2011 - 15:10 | 371 reads

Oblong alphabet

First published on October 14, 2011 - 19:41 | 220 reads

Freeville

First published on October 9, 2011 - 12:44 | 306 reads

The Census

First published on October 8, 2011 - 20:16 | 258 reads

The Human Rights Cat

First published on October 8, 2011 - 13:05 | 247 reads

Life’s little lotteries

First published on October 5, 2011 - 22:19 | 239 reads

The end of the civilised world

First published on October 5, 2011 - 21:46 | 230 reads

The freedom short story competition

First published on September 27, 2011 - 18:57 | 263 reads

Clocks

First published on September 26, 2011 - 22:18 | 183 reads

The goat happiness man

First published on September 13, 2011 - 22:48 | 661 reads

Reincarnation or heaven

First published on September 9, 2011 - 23:24 | 416 reads

Café Boris (Part 1)

First published on September 7, 2011 - 22:41 | 337 reads

An ABC Tale

First published on September 6, 2011 - 22:11 | 582 reads

The lonely sock

First published on August 24, 2011 - 13:15 | 480 reads

The raid on the zoo

First published on August 21, 2011 - 12:00 | 225 reads

The Machine of Death

First published on August 16, 2011 - 21:24 | 265 reads

The day I spent with my hand on Justine Plunkett’s c*nt

First published on August 7, 2011 - 12:21 | 442 reads

Posing Naked

First published on August 6, 2011 - 18:22 | 703 reads

The MMR vaccine

First published on August 5, 2011 - 19:42 | 283 reads

The evil Terrence Oblong

First published on July 26, 2011 - 22:33 | 448 reads

Someone on ABC Tales is trying to kill me

First published on July 17, 2011 - 20:31 | 313 reads

The cottage in winter

First published on June 19, 2011 - 01:45 | 262 reads

Let's start again

First published on June 18, 2011 - 23:14 | 352 reads

The other Terrence Oblong

First published on June 12, 2011 - 13:07 | 314 reads

Liberty Prison

First published on June 5, 2011 - 15:23 | 340 reads

In the room

First published on June 2, 2011 - 20:58 | 249 reads

I am the white rabbit in the moon

First published on May 23, 2011 - 21:04 | 278 reads

Angus Theodore Haskavar; the greatest salesman ever

First published on May 13, 2011 - 20:05 | 305 reads

The day the Thames froze over

First published on May 13, 2011 - 19:40 | 412 reads

Let's start again short story competition

First published on May 8, 2011 - 15:41 | 778 reads

The Lexington Avenue Job

First published on April 29, 2011 - 11:42 | 436 reads

I vomit every day

First published on April 28, 2011 - 22:31 | 1193 reads

Norwegian Wood, or Free the Bee or Tortoise brand pot cleaner (theme)

First published on April 28, 2011 - 20:12 | 460 reads

The observation that to many people Bobby Davro is perceived as funny and the consequences thereof for our knowledge of physics

First published on April 25, 2011 - 15:25 | 842 reads

The return of Voyager 1256

First published on April 19, 2011 - 16:05 | 413 reads

Out of body experience

First published on April 19, 2011 - 11:36 | 271 reads

The international speed writing competition

First published on April 17, 2011 - 21:25 | 718 reads

You is sinner

First published on April 15, 2011 - 23:22 | 483 reads

Precautions taken for the prevention of llama attack

First published on April 9, 2011 - 09:46 | 476 reads

The obsession short story competition

First published on April 9, 2011 - 09:18 | 917 reads

That chair

First published on April 2, 2011 - 18:45 | 334 reads

Jurgen Klinsmann is not dissolvable in water

First published on April 2, 2011 - 17:38 | 508 reads

Panic

First published on March 26, 2011 - 20:12 | 1033 reads

Where's the goat?

First published on March 26, 2011 - 15:42 | 446 reads

The Money Short Story Competition

First published on March 22, 2011 - 22:22 | 597 reads

the new war

First published on March 19, 2011 - 01:27 | 474 reads

Fly on da wall

First published on March 17, 2011 - 22:16 | 299 reads

Okay commuter

First published on March 13, 2011 - 12:56 | 349 reads

Tigger

First published on March 13, 2011 - 12:55 | 530 reads

School trip to Auschwitz

First published on February 20, 2011 - 20:46 | 360 reads

According to our records

First published on February 19, 2011 - 13:57 | 402 reads

Cup Final

First published on February 19, 2011 - 12:50 | 295 reads

The Valentines Day dinner

First published on February 6, 2011 - 21:51 | 594 reads

Christ on a duck

First published on February 4, 2011 - 22:31 | 256 reads

Gap

First published on February 4, 2011 - 22:14 | 553 reads

F*ck

First published on February 4, 2011 - 22:12 | 321 reads

The ghost hunter

First published on January 30, 2011 - 16:56 | 507 reads

The ghost room

First published on January 30, 2011 - 16:54 | 488 reads

Spelunking

First published on January 29, 2011 - 19:03 | 710 reads

Granny and the ghost

First published on January 29, 2011 - 13:57 | 495 reads

Direct line to god (IP)

First published on January 16, 2011 - 18:38 | 770 reads

The day I met God

First published on January 15, 2011 - 10:26 | 368 reads

Monkey man

First published on January 15, 2011 - 10:24 | 288 reads

Journeys you should and shouldn't make

First published on January 14, 2011 - 11:01 | 284 reads

(2)Lost at sea in a rowing boat in the middle of a war zone with a just a cage full of penguins and a bucket of fish for company

First published on January 14, 2011 - 10:59 | 526 reads

Lucky numbers

First published on January 13, 2011 - 14:30 | 562 reads

The Falklands War (1)

First published on January 13, 2011 - 14:25 | 542 reads

Hero de la resistance

First published on January 13, 2011 - 14:04 | 522 reads

Redundant

First published on January 8, 2011 - 11:15 | 338 reads

Checks

First published on January 8, 2011 - 11:13 | 350 reads

Numbers (the ultimate sensory experience)

First published on January 5, 2011 - 13:00 | 274 reads

Number 5

First published on January 5, 2011 - 12:56 | 310 reads

The Trojans

First published on January 3, 2011 - 23:23 | 324 reads

The austerity statue

First published on January 3, 2011 - 02:45 | 398 reads

The not elected manifesto

First published on January 2, 2011 - 23:46 | 494 reads

Liberty Prison

First published on January 2, 2011 - 19:26 | 616 reads

The monster turkey

First published on December 23, 2010 - 17:41 | 408 reads

Christmas presents

First published on December 23, 2010 - 17:36 | 304 reads

Clog against Clegg

First published on December 4, 2010 - 14:14 | 498 reads

Hot Metal

First published on December 2, 2010 - 16:52 | 411 reads

In which a time traveller shows the historical artefacts he has collected

First published on November 14, 2010 - 16:50 | 350 reads

Hearts and arses

First published on November 14, 2010 - 13:50 | 400 reads

Her daily excursion

First published on November 7, 2010 - 15:48 | 407 reads

Grandad's literary masterpiece

First published on November 6, 2010 - 14:03 | 290 reads

The books in the Window

First published on November 6, 2010 - 14:02 | 308 reads

Mushroom risotto

First published on November 6, 2010 - 14:01 | 324 reads

A night in the old well (200 words)

First published on November 5, 2010 - 17:11 | 322 reads

Mask

First published on November 4, 2010 - 16:44 | 329 reads

The importance of good signage

First published on November 4, 2010 - 16:43 | 431 reads

The UnSleep - Chapter 1

First published on November 4, 2010 - 16:42 | 447 reads

Our future (200 words)

First published on November 3, 2010 - 13:28 | 366 reads

Out of body experience

First published on October 26, 2010 - 20:34 | 656 reads

Levitation lessons

First published on October 23, 2010 - 11:13 | 926 reads

Rubber chicken

First published on September 5, 2010 - 14:06 | 654 reads

The park bench social club

First published on September 5, 2010 - 14:01 | 503 reads

The Mind/Body Experiment

First published on September 4, 2010 - 11:22 | 431 reads

Goldilocks and the three beers (IP)

First published on August 27, 2010 - 14:23 | 624 reads

Peter Brumby

First published on August 25, 2010 - 13:03 | 380 reads

Phantom Limb

First published on August 15, 2010 - 14:19 | 401 reads

You

First published on August 7, 2010 - 15:15 | 549 reads

Vicky Spong and the Ghost Museum: Chapter One - A late night visitor

First published on July 26, 2010 - 09:25 | 456 reads

Brian Wilson was ten years old: Chapter 1

First published on July 26, 2010 - 09:23 | 345 reads

Chapter 1: beginning in a giraffe's cage

First published on July 24, 2010 - 12:41 | 495 reads

Madness is all in the mind: Chapter 1: first day in the madhouse

First published on July 24, 2010 - 12:40 | 364 reads

The man who lives under the floorboards chapter 1: week 1

First published on July 24, 2010 - 12:38 | 581 reads

Gods

First published on July 18, 2010 - 13:14 | 453 reads

Seven Pence Piece

First published on July 17, 2010 - 14:54 | 444 reads

There's an elephant in the way

First published on July 17, 2010 - 14:52 | 467 reads

Farts

First published on June 27, 2010 - 14:17 | 912 reads

Industrial Processed Nutrition

First published on May 16, 2010 - 14:14 | 406 reads

Ears

First published on May 16, 2010 - 14:12 | 389 reads

The continuing appeal of Tombo Harrison

First published on May 1, 2010 - 13:42 | 878 reads

Democracity

First published on May 1, 2010 - 13:41 | 766 reads

Meet you at the elephant at 3.00

First published on February 28, 2010 - 14:55 | 438 reads

The well in the garden

First published on February 28, 2010 - 14:52 | 468 reads

Slight

First published on February 28, 2010 - 14:39 | 479 reads

This penguin can dance

First published on February 14, 2010 - 14:35 | 443 reads

Precautions taken for the prevention of tiger attack

First published on February 13, 2010 - 12:37 | 1587 reads

I don't even have a name

First published on February 1, 2010 - 13:13 | 499 reads

My man in the moon

First published on January 31, 2010 - 14:37 | 449 reads

Is it you or is it me?

First published on January 30, 2010 - 11:01 | 445 reads

Billie Ritchie

First published on January 30, 2010 - 10:59 | 787 reads

Bad News

First published on January 30, 2010 - 10:55 | 534 reads

Spoon

First published on January 29, 2010 - 19:23 | 603 reads

Wellies

First published on January 29, 2010 - 19:21 | 727 reads

I don't want a cherry

First published on January 14, 2010 - 10:19 | 510 reads

Up mountains

First published on December 30, 2009 - 09:45 | 508 reads

A pink toothbrush

First published on December 30, 2009 - 09:42 | 697 reads

Bus Stop

First published on December 23, 2009 - 13:42 | 617 reads

The Phone Rang

First published on December 16, 2009 - 20:24 | 1388 reads

The Devil and Mr Alabanti's Right Foot

First published on December 16, 2009 - 16:25 | 451 reads

Hiccups (8) - Symptoms 12 to 14

First published on November 24, 2009 - 21:26 | 558 reads

Hiccups (7) - Symptoms 10 to 11

First published on November 24, 2009 - 21:20 | 493 reads

Hiccups (6) - Symptom 9 - entering a pact with the devil

First published on November 22, 2009 - 13:39 | 829 reads

Hiccups (5) - Symptoms 5 to 8

First published on November 22, 2009 - 13:36 | 535 reads

Hiccups (4) - Sypmtom 4 - extra time

First published on November 22, 2009 - 13:32 | 567 reads

Hiccups (3) - Symptoms 1 to 3

First published on November 21, 2009 - 23:10 | 589 reads

Hiccups (2) - cures 8 to 16

First published on November 21, 2009 - 23:06 | 657 reads

Hiccups (1) - The cures, 1 to 7

First published on November 21, 2009 - 22:42 | 1210 reads

The key

First published on November 17, 2009 - 22:43 | 473 reads

Smells and Bells

First published on November 14, 2009 - 21:30 | 695 reads

All of my clothes are like vegetables

First published on November 12, 2009 - 21:17 | 610 reads

This is Kelly, 3.00 a.m.

First published on November 9, 2009 - 00:55 | 971 reads

Life’s little elephants

First published on November 5, 2009 - 23:35 | 573 reads

She paints me naked

First published on November 5, 2009 - 23:28 | 698 reads

Getting Fat

First published on October 30, 2009 - 21:41 | 750 reads

Smoke

First published on October 30, 2009 - 21:37 | 489 reads

The Cat’s Letter

First published on October 30, 2009 - 00:33 | 517 reads

In which love is seen to be a cure for spontaneous combustion

First published on October 29, 2009 - 23:56 | 504 reads

Funeral

First published on October 25, 2009 - 15:36 | 605 reads

Splat

First published on October 25, 2009 - 15:34 | 620 reads

Wild Orchid Rage

First published on October 25, 2009 - 14:12 | 506 reads

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