This is a commission for my patron Sarah, who sent me this prompt: ‘So you’re saying that you want me,…
Just Desserts (Justice, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Burke
If asked, tourists leaving the Sweet Memories Family Run Pâtisserie and Ice Cream Parlour in Carnaby Street would usually describe their…
Inheritance Tax (The Hanged Man, Major Arcana Series) by Francesca Burke
Stephen Defoe was not usually one for introspection, but it struck him that he was acutely aware of every…
Nail Varnish (2012)
This was originally written in 2012, for The Story Shack, where it was illustrated by Sherri Oliver. I never normally…
Chapter Three | The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes by Francesca Burke
The next morning, the High Council assembled around a huge olive wood table in the Great Hall, tucking into jugs…
Chapter Two | The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes by Francesca Burke
‘Lovely fish soup, Dad,’ Amelia ventured, as she sat down to dinner with her parents later that evening. The family…
Chapter One | The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes by Francesca Burke
The Kingdom of Mirrors, the loudest, southernmost and most magical of the Three Kingdoms, filled the bottom third of the…
Prologue | The Princess and the Dragon and Other Stories About Unlikely Heroes by Francesca Burke
Not all fairy tales have happy endings. Some end with a marriage, which could be a happy ending or a…
The Elastic Band Theory Article V | Local artist sells elastic effigy of Botticelli’s ‘The Birth of Venus’ to the highest bidder
Article I Article II Article III Article IV By Connor St. James, local reporter 3rd March Upton Chipping-on-the-River resident Ms.…
The Elastic Band Theory Article IV | Rubber price soars as UK faces shortage
Article I Article II Article III By Connor St. James, local reporter 22nd January The price of rubber in the…
