Bits and Pieces

Bits and... you know... pieces.

"Sanger" & "Books"

Sanger Sometimes a cheese'n'pickle sandwich is just all you need!... Books Thousands of words on hundreds of pages, encased within the confines of a book...

"What's That You're Reading, Dear?"

books you don't want to catch your 'better half' reading!

Andrex

The starship Kittensoft drifted inexorably towards the event horizon of the black hole.

Karri and Vyk Narrowly Avoid Death by Falling Piano

"It has happened many times in movies and television, but in real life it's pretty rare. No statistics have been gathered on this!"

Book

In this age of iPods, PS3's, blogs and HDTV, let us not forget the simple pleasures of the printed word.

Cars

A dark road on a cold winter’s morning…

Convention

The minotaurs walked into the room, feeling very self-conscious.

Danny the Duvet Diva!

"Oh look at my duve-e-e-et!"

Discontinuity

Sam the fireman finished his breakfast, slid down the pole and jumped on his scooter, arriving at the burning building just in time to join the rest...

Effluence

"I don't believe it," said the skeptic tank. The sewage treatment plant explained its inner workings. "And these so-called 'sewers' are all...

Galactonauts

The future of Virgin Galactic...?

HB1

Horrid Borrid sat on the chessboard and peeled a banana. His brother Morrid shoved some mud in his left ear and laughed maniacally. "Horrid!" said...

In Plain Sight

They had infiltrated. Gathered. Before the unwary eye of the humans - who had thought themselves masters, but would soon be slaves. Unnerving with a...

Johnny and the Caffeine Shaman

It was an enormous coffee pot. Of all the coffee pots he had ever seen, it was of truly gargantuan proportions. It was a whopper and no mistake.

Perception

"The glass is half empty," said Gary. "No it's not, it's half full," said Rick. Gary took a sip. "What of it now?" "Now it's forty-nine percent full...

Pontiff

His swirling robes tickled his knees and swept up dust from the floor, which made him sneeze. The Sneezing Pope of Pashmina , they would call him,...
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Proclamation

"Today is the day," said the King, "that we must do things! We must gather our strength and fight!" "Yawn," said the Guard at the back. "You must not...

Pyramid Sales

The Egyptian queen Flhambey picked up her ankh and gave it a lick.
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Rancid Exokirubg and the Potato

"Dude." It arrived. He skidded to a halt. He examined. A hatch opened. "Far out." He went inside. *Ping!* --- Glass. Opening. A human hand. A scream...

Reclined

As he approaches the station, the knees of the enormous robot lady loom over the platform.

Religion

A long time ago, in a faraway place...

Royal Flush

"Do hold your tongue, prince," said the queen; "as the lady is eating her soup!"
Cherry

Sar-chasm

The explorers hoisted up their backpacks and regarded the desolate snowy wastes before them. "Brrr," said Captain Crab.

Scurvy

The busty pirate lady put down the lemon...

SEQ 1-3

SEQ 1 A: Andy Serkis. B: No! A: Why? B: Parisian dust mites! A: You fool! B: I'm not in love with Andy Serkis! A: You're in love with a concrete bell boy!

Soap ^ Water ^ Dryer

PROLOGUE He had a wee. 1. Soap Dispensation. 2. Water Saturation. 3. Dryer Dehydration. EPILOGUE He forgot to flush.

Stupid Unicorn! (Union Human)

"Stupid unicorn!" said the fairy princess.

Tales of the Unplanned

Regurgitating peanuts, to feed the small, furry memories that will crawl on uncountable stunted legs towards the white plastic garden chair upon which I sit.

Ten Utterly Pointless Questions That Are Asked in Offices

“Have you had a haircut?”… to which the only sensible response would be “Yes” or indeed, on the more controversial side of the spectrum, “No.”

The Doer of Things

‘Who are you?’ said Harry. ‘I am the Doer,’ said the man, ‘of Things!’
Cherry

The Silly Wizard of Chumberly

The Silly Wizard of Chumberly danced on one leg...

The Wild Man

"Erm..." said the wild man, as he sat on the stool, surrounded by all the little people. And then he realised he couldn't speak and the words he...

They pt1

"Come on," said Us to his good friend Them, as they entered the cafe...
Cherry

Time Machines Made of Carrots

"What you working on there, Bradders?"

Trains

What kind of life is it for a train?

Waiting for a Train to Remember

[ Good morning, platform dwellers! I regret to notify you of the lateness of the incoming train. It should be here at 0757, but it seems it will be here at 0819. May I, however, ask you to forgive me if this information is not accurate? I assure you I will do my very best to update you when I am better informed. ]
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Cherry

Dr Procrastination

As Superchap was ironing his cape, supping brandy and watching Newsround , something came on that caught his attention. "Police are now on high alert...
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Trevor

"I've found Trevor!" she said. "Don't you mean 'treasure'?" "No. Trevor." The sand flew and the spade was a blur. A dry, throaty groan emerged from...

The Futility of War and all that Gubbins

Nothing ultimately mattered. Everyone knew this. It was necessary, however, to have a purpose. The purpose was to send young folk to their deaths. By...

Recipe for a Good Night in

Ingredients tracky bottoms from Q+S (well worn and a bit smelly) an old white vest (stained)

Transport

'Never, in the history of humankind, has there been such needless and unnoticed death on this kind of scale.' Peter said this as he lounged on a luxurious black leather sofa...

Wonder

The workmen stood around, looking at the big pile of dirt they had created. They had only meant to dig a small hole in which to bury their master's cat, but they had got a little bit carried away.

Mexican Stand-Off

The Old Gods and the New Gods looked at each other across an interdimensional void.

The Seven Theories of 'Pear Shaped'

A story inspired by the Wikipedia entry "Pear Shaped

Inky and the Sea Squirt

Inky the squid lay at the bottom of the ocean trench and raised his right eye languorously to the promise of light above.

Pepsoid's Book of Quotes (an ongoing project)

Just wanted to start collecting 'em. Don't ask why. (starting with whatever I can remember off the top of my head from my fave films)

Right Where it Belongs... by Nine Inch Nails

Okay, so I didn't actually write this, but see Gen.Dis. topic (3-Jul-06) for why I posted it...

One Year On!

About a year ago I undertook The Great Summer Purge of 2005.
Cherry

Anachronistic Harry

1. A thought popped randomly into Harry’s head: anachronism: something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time,...
Cherry

Spotty Oik

“Watch that wall, mate, it eats people,” said the Spotty Oik. Then he barked into the face of the passing stranger, who inevitably flinched, upon...

The Leafblower

His lolloping gait complemented the motion of the machine he swept pendulously before him. It blew not only leaves, but all manner of detritus: grass...

Letters of Complaint

As previously seen on ukauthors.com...

Britney and Shania

- a tale of friendship in eight parts. Pt1 “You’re, like, literally standing on my toe, Britney.” “I’m, like, so sorry, Shania. I totally never meant...
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Disaster Man

“Oh no, disaster!” “What is it, husband?” “I can’t get the lid back on my soda bottle.” “Give me that...” “Oh no, disaster!” “What is it, husband?” “...

The Visitor

'What is your name?' said the Wise One from his dark throne in the shadowy corner of his cave. 'My name,' said the weary traveller, 'is Soneep E. Yesswon.'

Simon Says

A story about the ever popular party game, Simon Says.

Waiting Room Quandary

If you are sitting in a quiet train waiting room and there is someone sitting directly opposite you, do you... (A) Stare blatantly at them like some...

The Magic Door

There was a magic door. He walked through it. It wasn’t a magic door. ... “Everybody concentrate,” he had said. Everybody did so. Someone farted. He...

The Demands of the Villain - pt1> Chocolate Limes

“I simply must have a bag of chocolate limes!,” said the evil supervillain. “But how shall I acquire this delightful confection?” The evil...

The Freedom to be Weird

A story inspired by these frisky fellows: ‘Inside a pony fetish festival’ 1. After a fifty hour week of purchase ledger, there was nothing he liked...

Flatpack Frustration

1. The boxes arrived. She emptied out the contents and scrabbled around for the instructions. Upon finding them, since her Arabic was not up to...

All the Fridges! ... PART ONE

There was some confusion over the location of the Resource Cupboard. Some said go past the Finance Office and turn left at Music. Others asserted you...

All the Fridges! … PART TWO

< Have you read PART ONE yet? If not, go and do so, or else none of this will make sense… > The light from the photocopier and the light from...

Wanda the Corner Destroyer

The following is based on a true story. T he instigator in the true story is really called Wanda. And she really did destroy the corner of a table...

The Origin of the Eucharist

After a hard day’s sermoning, Jesus (who was the Christ) was sitting in a dark corner of a tavern, having a glass of wine and some bread. He also had...

S-s-s-story

So Sally saw Simon. "'Sup?," said Sally. "Safe," said Simon. Sally sighed. Simon sighed (simultaneously). "See!," said Sally (she seemed scared). "...

Transparent Fashionable Bricks on a Mountain of Toilet Paper

"The problem is," said Dr Flagstone, as he contemplated the latest addition to the gallery, "I find it impossible to discern the presence of the...

Snitty Von Hoobar and the Spognoglication of Trim

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