Fiction Tiny Stories
The Choir That Rehearses in the Launderette
When the hall roof began to leak, the Thursday choir moved into the launderette next door, and the spin cycle turned out to have excellent timing.
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Fact-based Cosmic Questions
Why Do Songs Get Stuck in Your Head?
Nine in ten of us get a tune stuck on repeat at least once a week, and researchers have worked out which songs do it, when they strike, and why a stick of gum can help.
Fiction Tiny Stories
The Station Piano That Learned One Tune
Every weekday a stranger plays the same little waltz on the platform piano, and the one morning he did not turn up, the whole station found out it had been listening.
Fiction Animal News — Fiction
Pond Frogs Postpone Evening Chorus Citing Sore Throats
The frogs of Millbrook Pond have called off tonight's chorus, and one small tree frog has flatly refused to go along with it.
Fiction Useless Inventions
The Recital Toaster
A toaster that marks the completion of your toast with a short brass fanfare, played approximately three minutes after the toast is done.
Fiction Made-Up Words
Melodwell: The Art of the Car-Stereo Stall
Have you ever arrived at your destination but found yourself utterly unable to open the car door? You might be experiencing a sudden, beautiful bout of melodwell.