Paul Childs

Cloakroom Duty

An updated and expanded version of The Conductor will appear in Paul’s book Tales From Badgers Crossing (coming spring 2022 from Greenteeth Press), so for now this has been taken down. Details of how to buy and/or pre-order a copy will be posted soon. For now, you can still read the notes on the inspiration […]

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The Grey Path

An updated and expanded version of The Grey Path will appear in Paul’s book Tales From Badgers Crossing (coming spring 2022 from Greenteeth Press), so for the time being this has been taken down. Details of how to buy and/or pre-order a copy will be posted soon. For now, you can still read the notes

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On Blerrow Peak

I’ve done this, oh it must be thirty times now, and it still scares me as much as the first. But I could do this over and over. The steep staircase carved into the cliff face is uneven, hard going and takes ages, but the difficult climb is worth it. I love it on Blerrow

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Johnson

I got a message from an old friend today. Someone I haven’t thought of in a long time. He first came into my life when I still lived in Badgers Crossing, back in England. When I started secondary school my friends and I decided to form a band. We’d sit against the gym wall at

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The Approaching

It’s just a nightmare, Mike thought. He’ll go back to sleep soon enough. But more cries came, and with greater urgency. Mike heaved himself out of bed, draped on a dressing gown and crossed the landing to Cameron’s room. “What’s up mate?” he asked as he flipped on the light. Cameron was at the window

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The Conductor

An updated and expanded version of The Conductor will appear in Paul’s book Tales From Badgers Crossing (coming spring 2022 from Greenteeth Press), so for the time being this has been taken down. Details of how to buy and/or pre-order a copy will be posted soon. You can also read The Conductor in Greenteeth Press’s

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