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...
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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...