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A greedy man's come-uppance. An in-parrot experience (!). A modern-day Chaucerian romance. These are some of the ideas explored in this book. Novels are great. I’ve written several. But short stories are handy when you want something to distract you while you’re sitting in the dentist’s. Or you’re waiting for your bread to bake. Or you’re hanging around at the railway station and your train is late. In situations like this you don’t want a book. You need something short, sharp and satisfying with a start, middle and end. I suppose a collection of short stories could be compared ...

Want to walk a mile in Cornelius Tuckling’s fat shoes? Want to understand the psychology behind his fatness – and have a laugh at the same time? Why, at the age of 30, is he still a virgin? Why, despite his extreme shyness, does he agree to pose naked for a portrait? Want to see how he finally conquers his problems – both physical and psychological - and gets the girl…though not the right one?Why? Because you want to be entertained. Because you want to believe there’s always a way forward. Because underneath it all, he’s a nice chap, really.And he isn't ugly!

What would you do if you woke up to find you'd somehow acquired a halo - and it was burning your scalp? This is the problem William has to cope with and he doesn't even deserve the honour of sainthood. What if the Earth, abused and polluted, developed cancer? Are they women - or are they cars? These are some of the questions answered in this collection of quirky stories.