The Great Fly Panic of Elm Street
Elara prided herself on her zen-like composure, a woman impervious to minor annoyances. That was, until Tuesday afternoon. A housefly, an insignifican...
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Operation: Minor Abrasion
Arthur Piffle considered himself a man of refined sensibilities, which, in layman's terms, meant he had a flair for the dramatic. His latest performan...
Barty Buttercup vs. The Bloodthirsty Beast
Bartholomew "Barty" Buttercup considered himself a connoisseur of calm. His evenings were a meticulously curated symphony of silence, classical music,...
The Splinter That Shook Barty's World
Bartholomew 'Barty' Butterfield was enjoying a perfect summer afternoon on his new, slightly weathered deck chair. The sun was warm, the lemonade was ...
Percival Piffle and the Paper-Induced Apocalypse
Percival Piffle considered himself a man of robust constitution, though his constitution was mostly robust against strenuous exercise. He was certainl...
The Great Toe-pocalypse
Marvin wasn't just a man; he was a walking, talking, overreacting symphony of human emotion. So when his pinky toe had an unscheduled, high-velocity m...
Barry's Bristle with Mortality
Barry Butterfield considered himself a man of refined sensibilities and delicate constitution. Others, however, considered him a human alarm bell, per...
The Perilous Papercut of Bartholomew Buttercup
Bartholomew 'Barty' Buttercup wasn't just a man; he was a walking, talking, highly-calibrated alarm system for the mundane. A raised eyebrow for a luk...
The Epic Splinter Saga of Arthur Piffle
Arthur, a man whose emotional range could rival a Shakespearean soliloquy, encountered his nemesis one Tuesday morning: a splinter. Not a large, gnarl...
The Static Shocking Revelation
Arthur, a man whose personal space extended three feet in every direction (even when alone), was having a perfectly unremarkable Tuesday. He’d just fi...
The Biscuit-Related Brain Trauma Incident
Bartholomew "Barty" Buttercup was a man of exquisite sensitivities, a veritable human seismograph registering every tremor of existence. His latest tr...
The Paper Cut Catastrophe
Harold was a creature of habit and, more importantly, a creature of *drama*. His mornings typically involved a precisely brewed coffee and a 9:00 AM e...
The Great Toe-pocalypse
Bartholomew 'Barty' Buttercup was a man of refined sensibilities and, it turned out, extraordinarily fragile toes. His pinky toe, to be precise. One T...
The Great Papercut Catastrophe
Bartholomew "Barty" Bumble was a man who approached life with the cautious optimism of a squirrel crossing a busy highway – that is to say, with a pro...
The Great Trip and Fall: A Buttercup Odyssey
Barty Buttercup lived a life of quiet over-dramatics. His morning coffee was an existential crisis, stubbing his toe a national emergency. But nothing...
The Great Mosquito Melodrama
Bartholomew "Barty" Butterfield was a man of precise habits and, it turned out, extraordinarily delicate sensibilities when it came to his corporeal f...
The Ballad of Barty's Big Toe
Bartholomew "Barty" Buttercup considered himself a man of unflappable composure. A stoic, a sage, a connoisseur of calm. Until Tuesday. Tuesday, at pr...
Bartholomew Buttercup and the Papercut Apocalypse
Bartholomew Buttercup considered himself a man of refined sensibilities, a connoisseur of fine linens, and an expert in the art of theatrical sufferin...
The Great Toe-pocalypse
Evelyn, a woman whose stoicism was legendary (she once diffused a bomb-scare involving a suspiciously ticking lunchbox with a mere eyebrow raise), pos...
The Catastrophic Dermal Breach
Bartholomew "Barty" Bumble was a man of theatrical flair, a quality particularly evident when faced with minor inconveniences. So, when a rogue corner...
The Shaving Catastrophe of Gerald Pringle
Gerald Pringle, a man whose daily routine bordered on religious ritual, was mid-shave when it happened. A tiny, almost imperceptible tremor in his han...
Bernard and the Arachnid Armageddon
Bernard prided himself on his unflappable composure. A man of quiet dignity, whose blood pressure registered a calm 120/80 even during tax season. His...
The Great Toe Catastrophe
Bartholomew 'Barty' Butterfield was a man of refined tastes and, more notably, utterly unrefined reactions. His quiet Tuesday morning took a violent t...
The Great Toe-pocalypse of Barty Butterfield
Bartholomew "Barty" Butterfield was a man who believed in the full theatrical experience of life, especially when it involved his own minor discomfort...
The Epic Saga of Arthur's Thumb
Arthur considered himself a connoisseur of calamities, though his actual life was as exciting as a beige wall. This Tuesday, however, promised a seism...
The Pinky Toe Apocalypse
Bartholomew "Barty" Butterfield was a man who approached life with the delicate precision of a surgeon defusing a particularly unstable soufflé bomb. ...
The Tarantula-Sized Threat of a Teacup Spider
Bartholomew "Barty" Buttercup considered himself a man of refined tastes and even more refined anxieties. So, when a creature with eight legs and a fr...