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The Man Who Could See Demons

July 15, 2015 by Tom Thumb No Comments

Berlin is a city where you expect to see everything. With the cheapest beer available for 45 cents, there are…

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Reading time: 9 min
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The Story of the Dream Walker

July 2, 2015 by Tom Thumb No Comments

Alison work up one morning and was startled to find that her hair was soaking wet. She pressed her hand…

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Reading time: 15 min
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The Story of the Old Man and the Sea

June 10, 2015 by Tom Thumb No Comments

An old man once lived on a beach alone, listening to the sea and telling stories to the children who came to visit him. So why did the adults hate him so?

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Reading time: 7 min
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The Tale of Tails

June 10, 2015 by Tom Thumb No Comments

Walking in the Egyptian desert, I discovered some paintings that made my head spin…

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Reading time: 4 min
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The Story of the Dream Gypsies

May 23, 2015 by Tom Thumb No Comments

There are times in our lives when we don’t know who we are any more. We leave behind who we…

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Reading time: 17 min
the most beautiful sunset in the world is on a greek island
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The Painter

July 17, 2014 by Tom Thumb No Comments

High above a village on the Greek island of Kalos, there lived an old painter in a small stone house…

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Reading time: 23 min
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The Greatest Love Story of All Time

October 19, 2013 by Tom Thumb No Comments

When Elsa Schenkel came of age there were no shortage of suitors. Her family was wealthy and respected and could…

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Reading time: 8 min
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The Story of Simon Simonov

September 24, 2013 by Tom Thumb No Comments

The day that Simon Simonov won the presidential election was the happiest moment of his life. ‘For my part I…

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Reading time: 7 min
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Wandering Viola – With Strings Attached

April 15, 2013 by Tom Thumb No Comments

This is for me the best of the stories we’ve published so far on the web comic, Wandering Viola –…

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Reading time: 1 min
the most beautiful sunset in the world is on a greek island
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The Story of the Painter

December 19, 2012 by Tom Thumb No Comments

  High above a village on the Greek island of Kalos, there lived an old painter in a small stone…

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Reading time: 23 min
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The Almost Complete Audio Stories

June 2, 2012 by Tom Thumb No Comments

Here are some of my latest stories to listen to as you’re falling asleep, on a bus or just in…

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hokusai's japanese dragon
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The Tale of the Dragon

December 28, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

The sounds of the men drinking and laughing in the garden of the tavern echoed off the surrounding mountains and…

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Reading time: 12 min
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The Night I Met Father Christmas – the Tramp

December 25, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

Para mi Alma. When I was 5 I saw Father Christmas. I know what you’re already thinking: I saw my…

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Reading time: 6 min
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Bozo and the Storyteller – the Audio Book Online

November 3, 2011 by Tom Thumb No Comments

This is the audio book of my novel Bozo and the Storyteller read by the talented Emily Bennett. There are…

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Hitchhiker at the Crossroads – Travel Comic

December 17, 2010 by Tom Thumb No Comments

With the wonderful artwork of Daniela Petrozzi, this is my first comic – a voyage through themes of hitchhiking, immigration,…

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Reading time: 1 min
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The Tale of Abu Hasan and the Fart – 1001 Nights

November 30, 2010 by Tom Thumb No Comments

Although it was ancient wisdom that marriage was joy for a month and misery for a life, yet everyone agreed that Abu Hasan should marry. With a healthy personal fortune, a keen wit and a generous heart, he was quite the most eligible bachelor in Baghdad…

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Reading time: 4 min
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The Inichua – The Amazonian Tribe Who Believed Everything

October 15, 2010 by Tom Thumb No Comments

The indigenous tribe in the Colombian jungle had no word for ‘to lie’ or ‘to deceive’ and so were tragically ill-equipped to meet the modern world.

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Reading time: 4 min
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Salim and the Flying Carpet

October 15, 2010 by Tom Thumb No Comments

Our story concerns a kingdom deep in the Middle Easy, long ago, ruled by an old sultan whose wise and…

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Reading time: 6 min
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Fea – The Most Beautiful Girl in the World

October 15, 2010 by Tom Thumb No Comments

There was once born a baby girl so beautiful that one of the nurses screamed in delight, picked her up…

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Reading time: 9 min
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