The Priest
The old priest was dying. He had been diagnosed with prostate cancer six months or…
Browsing: The Idler
A Comedian in Tennessee, Part II
In the second part of his stint gigging in Dollywood, Angus Dunican discovers both an…
A Comedian in Tennessee, Part I
As the Edinburgh Festival gets underway, Angus Dunican reflects on jobs comedians take out of season.…
The Gower Street Hoax, Part II
In the second part of Rupert Millar’s Edwardian caper, Thaddeus’s plan has come together and…
The Gower Street Hoax
Following the hapless buffoonery of Biffo and Mungo foiling the dastardly plans of Baron von…
The Secret Army Aeroplane, Part III
The Secret Army Aeroplane, Part III (In which, imprisoned by the devious Baron von Spätlese, our…
Le Meilleur Ami de L’Homme, Part II
In the second part of Harry Chapman’s short story, Louis’s situation goes from bad to worse as he finds himself at the bottom of a well, injured, and with the snow falling incessantly…
Le Meilleur Ami de L’Homme
It’s Sunday fiction and we have the first part of a short story from Arb regular Harry Chapman. Cut off in a wintry wilderness, Louis and his faithful hound, Loupo, are running out of options…
A Month in a Super Hospital
Following his second novel, Books, we have another short story from Charlie Hill, pushing limits both for subject matter and for the reader. The clue’s in the title, this is not for the squeamish…
The Art of Shooting
Shooting, like any other skilled sport is undoubtedly more enjoyable if you do it well. …
The Secret Army Aeroplane, Part II
In part II of his tribute to A A Milne’s short story of 1909, Rupert Millar sends his intrepid Edwardian heroes into the clutches of the Reich in pursuit of the stolen military plans…
The Secret Army Aeroplane
Tally-ho! With high jinx and jolly japes, Rupert Millar conjures up the close of the Edwardian age, a time of dashing heroes and dastardly villains, the brink of the storm over Europe in sight…