Facts and Fantasies Volume 1: A Collection of Short Stories

This is the first of four volumes of delightful tales, every one written and illustrated by the author himself. The stories vary in length. They also vary in the proportion of imagination and actuality. All were inspired by real people and events sharply recalled by Dr Cox as he reflected upon his past eighty years. If you enjoy these tales, you will enjoy the author’s first full length novel Once Upon A Term published this year and available as a Kindle Edition. You can’t help getting older but you don’t have to get old - George Burns

The four stories in this volume:

1. The lawn A well-paid chemist quits his job. On the road to earning a living he meets frustration, laughter, joy and sorrow.

2. The Axeman cometh It’s 6 o'clock on Boxing Day morning. The front door is ajar and the house is a shambles. Frank Mitchell, a dangerous criminal has escaped from Dartmoor prison and is reported to be in the neighbourhood. The police are called to investigate.

3. A tick in a box Read this story and you will think twice about filling in an official form. When it comes to bureaucracy, British or Canadian, remember the words of Robert Frost, If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.

4. The journey of a canvas bag Six passengers share a compartment on a train unaware of the danger that lurks inside a canvas bag one of them has placed on a table by the window.