Val’s Tales and Aliens

The production of our Val’s Tales YouTube channel has kept us sane in what has turned into a Christmas to suit the rest of 2020. Bah Humbug. Despite everything thrown at us, the second storycast hit the waves this week. In total contrast to last week’s story this one is a little bit of silly …

Alien Birth and Weird and Peculiar Tales

With so many people on lockdown, escape for a short while to a world of fantasy. For a FEW DAYS only, the price of our collection of short stories, ‘Weird and Peculiar Tales’ will be reduced to 99p/99c. Even if it's not a genre you usually enjoy, there really is something for everyone. Check out …

Inner strength

I wrote this story some years ago, but recently decided to post it on social media, before current world news made it strangely appropriate.  Several people asked for a follow-up; watch this space for developments. 😉   Johnny had always been a wimp, which was not surprising considering his upbringing. His father walked out when …

Cheeky

I appeared on earth at Easter, along with my brother and sister. The bushes which were our home provided some shelter from the rain and wind. Normally we slept during the day but at night we would go out foraging; sometimes all the family together, sometimes independently. Like all siblings we fought over the best …

Alien BEM

The recent discovery of new planets which could support life reminded me of this story I wrote a few years ago. I firmly believed there could be other civilisations living on alternative planets, and was proud to be involved in the development programme to reach beyond the stars. We managed to create transportation to finally …

Encounter- Space Travel

When we think of space travel we imagine encountering alien species, but perhaps the aliens are with us all the time.  One by one we woke from our long slumber, and after twenty years of inactivity resumed our designated duties. Thanks to the pulses connected to the sleeping pods our limbs were only slightly stiff …

Chippy

I once asked my Mother to give me a theme for my next short story. She suggested ‘a fish swimming in the sea-with chips!’ She always said I had a quirky mind-Now you know where I get it from!  😀 I was created from my mother board in a secret research laboratory. At first my …

BEM

If we can't get on with our own species, what chance would we have with aliens? Do you believe there is intelligent life on other planets? When you consider the myriad of stars, how can there not be? We are mere embryos in the grand scale of evolution, and even in the time I have been …

Wide eyed and legless

This story was inspired by a post in a newspaper, and a challenge from a fellow writer to tell the story behind it.  'Reveller leaves false leg outside Doncaster pub.' Wide eyed and legless. At first it had been a steep learning curve to try to blend in without being noticed. That had been the …