THE DARK NEST VOLUME 1
STUMPWORK
Cicely tries to make her own embroidered version of the great paintings, with unexpected results
THE TALKING
DOG
A dog's mistress learns to hear his voice, but she is disappointed by what he says
THE MINK
ROOM
A fantasy in which a woman wakes up in a room lined with mink
THE GROWLER
Clarissa's nether regions are talkative
CARGO CULT
An attic with a mind of its own
MRS HUDSON'S TALE
As told by Mrs Hudson, the landlady of Sherlock Holmes
DAVID BOWIE IN BLACKWELL'S BOOKSHOP
David Bowie is accidentally reincarnated in Portsmouth
THE CONNOISSEUR
Henry is a collector of miniature figurines, but his treasures turn against him
THE SETTLEMENT
Sarah’s realistic doll takes on a new identity
THE MYSTERIOUS LOVER
A lover who is not what he seems at first
THE SHINING FURROW
A woman’s skin becomes transparent, showing the workings of the organs beneath
HOMUNCULUS
A very unusual ventriloquist's dummy
FIELD OF REEDS
Punishment and revenge, inspired by Ancient Egypt
BEWARE WHAT YOU WISH FOR
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
The story of Sacha, a woman who grows a set of wings
DENTAL HYGIENE
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
In a future global catastrophe there is an acute shortage of the wherewithal for survival
GOLDEN FLOOR
Sarah and Willliam find a sinister floor in their new house