My father calls and says he can’t come over today, the coward. Mum will go without me, he […]
Short stories
Zoe’s starving. In half an hour, she can meet the other trainees in the canteen. Definitely the best […]
Funny Pearls are proud to present our 2020 short story competition winner BUFFALO GLUE by Kerrie Penney […]
It’s Christmas at the school and there’s fun to be had.. –ORIGINAL MESSAGE– From: Lisa To: Jo, […]
The Fairy Godmother arrived in a puff of smoke and surveyed the chaos. ‘What the hell is going […]
July 17th The new neighbours have finally moved in. Downsizing apparently, now that the kids have grown up […]
Once again, we visit the school where we met the unfortunate Linton who – without success – tried […]
The final episode in our long-running story about the life and loves of Lizzie, serial dater and insomniac. The […]
‘What on earth are you wearing?’ Penny sat at the dressing table, adjusting the enormous lilac pussycat bow. […]
On the kitchen table a seagull stood, picking at last night’s pizza. It was tugging at a string […]
‘My Charlie loves a pink wafer.’ Eileen set out a wheel of bright biscuits on the plate. ‘Even […]
The year I turned seventeen, Mom’s car died and our rental house developed wall-cracks in which ants lived […]
All I wanted was a sandwich. I asked Ma to make one and now, by some twisted mom-magic, […]
… the Centipede on Your Ceiling Because Your Husband is Laughing Too Hard to Help – And Why […]