Cafe Noir tells the story of an intimate online friendship between two artistic women who never meet but sustain each other emotionally during the rigours of Covid lockdowns. They share so many highs, lows and confidences from one personal bubble to another. It seems the perfect, sustainable friendship until something goes wrong with only one of the women truly understanding what is happening.

All That Glitters tells the story of two women whose lives have become intertwined. One has a father who is a murderer and the other has survived an upbringing by two drug addict parents. Thei wiomen's paths cross and they become a support for each other until a certain threatening incident unravels their friendship, leaving them both with less clarity.

Floating tells the story of lying in a float tank in zero gravity with no sounds and nothing but darkness and the highly creative potential of this weightless, silky environment It looks at how and why the float tank was invented and some of its current uses including inspiration for actors, musicians and sports people as well as those seeking deep mediation or enhanced learning. It looks at usage by the military for accelerated language learning and also for psychological and physiologica...

Illiterate looks at the local and global issue of illiteracy in 2026. It looks at the difficulties and problem solving involved in being illiterate or having a low level of literacy. It looks at famous men and women throughout the centuries who have overcome illiteracy, becoming leaders in their fields. It states that the vast number of illiterate adults on a global scale are women and that many illiterate adults are from sub Saharan Africa and parts of Asia. It also looks at modern techno...

This story tells the frustrating but sometimes humorous journey of the author's interactions with the virtual world where she combats chat bots, racks her withering brain for passwords, almost has a hissyfit at the supermarket checkout, accidentally buys online goods she doesn't want and gets all scrambled regarding pins, passwords and cyber theft. She used to have a childhood toffee stall to raise money for Freedom From Hunger. Now emails remind her to help save the world, the planet, com...

Dream Cafe tells the story of a baker and seller of delicious cakes who makes the most gorgeous delicaciies at her railway cafe, She is not only interested in these marvellous creations but she is fascinated by dreams and nightmares - both hers and other people's, particularly during the Covid 19 Pandemic. She wonders if there is a communal subconscious elicited during night dreams, manifesting various or similar aspects of this global health crisis, Madeline sets out to find out more, onl...

Just Do It implies high action, taking a leap, defying the odds, making a go of things. But there is the nagging daily obligation of Just Doing everyday chores. What are these and what were they for the average person in the Middle Ages in Europe. And what nay Just Doing It mean in the next 24 years, in the next 100 years and even in the next 200 years. This audio story with effective sound effects takes the listener into the distant past, the modern present and in an imagined future with ...

Queuing is about the history of queuing, strange things that have happened in queues, the longest queues ever, when did humans form the first queues, which animals queue and why. What have been the most unusual queues and where, The future with virtual queuing,

Sandman tells the story of the origin of the Sandman, cultural sleeping habits around the world, sleeping in the Middle Ages, sleep remedies and potions, how humans fall asleep and where. and cultural customs and views regarding sleep as well as the plethora of things which keep us awake.

The power and ancient symbology of the raven carries this story through its historic presence for centuries at the Tower of London to current landscapes including the sandstone monolith of Mount Arapiles in Western Victoria. The ravens seemingly gloating presence adds to the atmosphere at this ancient Aboriginal rock site where many have taken up the climbing challenge and some have fallen. The story moves from this climbing area to one at Hanging Rock - principal scene of the famous novel...

Haberdashery looks at elements of the Rag Trade from Medieval times with the earliest haberdashers of the 1300s to tailoring in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries along with secret pattern making, famous drapers such as famous writer H.G. Wells and the earliest tailoring guidebook of the 1530s, It also looks at early pattern making for home seamstresses from the 1860s, the history of the safety pin and aspects of the contemporary fashion industry.

Remote looks at the extensive use of the word and in particuar the invention and increasing use of remote controls from flushing toilets and closing garage doors to drone warfare to plantary exploration. The story lools at future uses of remote controls, their contribution to an enormous amount of ewaste and what happens to remotes when they die. It also explores unusual incidents involving remotes and what sort of animals have been known to destroy them. The story is enhanced with dynamic...