From saucy erotica to futuristic musings, come along and take a peek at these diverse short stories.
The first story, "The Headmaster and the Hockey Starlet" is a venture into erotic writing, and those of a delicate disposition toward wanton sauce should look away now...
"Michael le Poisson Island" details a futuristic game show with a booby prize of being euphenised in front of a global audience. Sounds gloomy, but it's good fun.
Intergalactic Halitosis Table Tennis is the unusual subject of my third story. Martians around the time of HG Wells were actually incredibly amiable and lovely beings. This tale chronicles Trevor Lavatore's attempts to become Mars' first ever winner of what was regarded as the blue-ribband event in bad-breathed sport.
Ah, leather against willow, freshly cut grass, and cucumber sandwiches. Is there anything quite as quintessentially English as tucking into your hamper and watching a game of village cricket? This story shows the other side of the coin: Colin 'Fatso' Crowe has eaten most of the sandwiches, cakes and baby-pasties during tea, and later, in inclement weather, he could become a hero - if he can avoid shitting his pants.
The final story is a tragic tale of corporate negligence...