Do you think that you have no time to read? This pocket rocket has you covered.One hundred snapshots. One hundred unmissable tales of intrigue, humour, love, woe, surprise, and all themes in between. This wide-ranging collection makes the perfect companion for fiction lovers, who enjoy an unexpected perspective.Each Drabble (yes that is its real name!) stands alone, and with no categorisation, you never know where the next delectable bite will take you. Each has a unique vo...

So... you still think that you have no time to read? Allow me to change your mind.Volume One brought you G.D. Maher's first hundred tales, now it's time to really get down to business.One hundred drabbles. One hundred flashes of love, loss, seriousness, cheekiness and animal magic.This collection of tales of incredible breadth and depth continues to be the perfect companion for fiction lovers, who enjoy a plot twist (yes, in one hundred words!).So...the new ...

On February 4th 2013 Neil Gaiman embarked on a fantastic art project in partnership with BlackBerry and millions of his fans. He tweeted twelve questions to the world, one for each month of the year. From the tens of thousands of responses he received, Neil picked his favourite answers and wrote twelve short stories inspired by them. Releasing these back to the world, Neil asked people to contribute art to illustrate the stories. To Find out more about A Calendar of Tales visit www.blackbe...

The cat sat comfortably on the wall.Are you sitting comfortably?Then I will continue.As you know cats like to sit. Sometimes they like to sit and think, and sometimes they just like to sit. But on this occasion the cat was sitting and thinking,'What a lovely day'.But little did the cat know that it was all going to go horribly wrong.

In her prize-winning fourth collection, Mean Time, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy dramatizes scenes from childhood, adolescence and adulthood, finding moments of grace or consolation in memory, love and language amid the complexities of life. These are powerful poems of loss, betrayal and desire.

I don't suffer fools gladly I bleed when I'm cut I get disappointed easily I knee jerk to most situations, and always regret it afterwards I always strive to achieve the best I can I then revert to Number 3 on my list I always argue that I'm right

Riley has to do something. He can't sit by any longer. He's in a car, he has a gun. He can't believe what he's about to do.He must take action, despite the cost. He must do it...it's right, and she's worth it.

1940's Chicago, a black female detective is asked to discover what happened to a rich gadabout whom disappeared mysteriously from his hotel room.Unfortunately, she does.

In this witty tale of insistent parents and talking animals, a child questions his purpose.In the country, there's nothing to do, except: admire. It's the same as being bored, but with your eyes wide open.The hilarious story of grumpy city-child Leonard, forced to go for country walks with his greenery-loving mum and dad, is a wonderful reminder of what use we may be to the world. What do we know? What can we do? And is any of it of real value?The Pointles...

The ‘Creative Writing Tutor’ scheme provides a lively series of themed booklets that will stimulate your child’s imagination and inspire him or her to write in a more interesting way and to achieve better results. The booklets provide ‘a tutor’ for the child, fun features and stories to read, follow up activities to complete, harder vocabulary to prepare children for more advanced writing and many helpful tips and techniques to improve writing style.Written by an experienced teacher, they ...

The night the love of his life, Stacey, informed Hunt of her intentions to marry another man kicked off a horrific, mind-bending domino effect upon his life. Crushed by her rejection and brash spurning; Hunt soon finds himself in a self-inflicted entanglement of rage, delusion, lust and demolishing darkness. His reaction to her contempt soon brings him to a bloodcurdling incident and a mysterious twist of events. Accompany Hunt through his eerie retelling of the night that ushered in devas...

For Days and A Night is a collection of short stories and skits written by award-winning author Seun Odukoya. The book contains sixteen stories, four skits (yes; SKITS), and a couple of other things not usually found in a book. It was released online on December 17, 2012 and has since been receiving several accolades and enjoying strong positive views and criticisms. It is a memorable read.