Supernatural Tales

‘What’s Inside’ by Peter Kenny Hoppy Monday! Early to work for once, you stop to watch Happy Hoppy’s Summer Farm Experience getting ready for business. The annoying whack-a-mole machine is switched on, while the incongruous bucking bronco is stripped of its overnight canvas. You can just hear the excited squeaks of breakfasting guinea pigs in the animal petting zone. In the half-a-dozen local produce stands, the pale woman who sells cutesy wax candles, quince jam and lavender honey is staring into space.   ‘Bright By Name’ by Katherine Haynes “Fortescue has a second-rate mind.” These words weren’t intended for my ears, but I couldn’t help hearing them as I tiptoed past the staff room. At my daughter’s school the Principal had laid down a ‘no high heels’ rule—presumably to preserve the shining parquet of the new building—and I had been guilty of breaking it before. There’s something shaming in being told off in front of a bunch of kids, especially when you’re one of the...