THE DARK NEST VOLUME 1

 

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STUMPWORK

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Cicely tries to make her own embroidered version of the great paintings, with unexpected results

THE TALKING
DOG

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A dog's mistress learns to hear his voice, but she is disappointed by what he says

THE MINK
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A fantasy in which a woman wakes up in a room lined with mink

THE GROWLER

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Clarissa's nether regions are talkative

CARGO CULT

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An attic with a mind of its own

MRS HUDSON'S TALE

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As told by Mrs Hudson, the landlady of Sherlock Holmes

DAVID BOWIE IN BLACKWELL'S BOOKSHOP

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David Bowie is accidentally reincarnated in Portsmouth

THE CONNOISSEUR

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Henry is a collector of miniature figurines, but his treasures turn against him

THE SETTLEMENT

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Sarah’s realistic doll takes on a new identity

THE MYSTERIOUS LOVER

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A lover who is not what he seems at first

THE SHINING FURROW

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A woman’s skin becomes transparent, showing the workings of the organs beneath

HOMUNCULUS

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A very unusual ventriloquist's dummy

FIELD OF REEDS
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Punishment and revenge, inspired by Ancient Egypt

BEWARE WHAT YOU WISH FOR

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A woman who falls in love with a man much younger than herself, and finds a novel way of overcoming the problem. Or so she thinks

MARICI

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The story of Sacha, a woman who grows a set of wings

DENTAL HYGIENE

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Jasper is a dentist who dislikes kissing, and this inhibits his success with    women,  but he finds a way round the problem

THE SALT PANS

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In a future global catastrophe there is an acute shortage of the wherewithal for survival

GOLDEN FLOOR

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Sarah and Willliam find a sinister floor in their new house

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