By Giles Darling “I’m going to speak to the union.” a pea turns to its neighbour. “We didn’t sign up for this.” “Yeah.” the neighbour joins in. “One minute we were photosynthesizing in our pods. Next without warning we were plucked from our bush, stripped from our homes, and tipped into boiling water.” “Bobbing to the surface,” the first pea …
Sahara Ice
by David Chubb The Great Pharaoh’s Pyramidal Treat Rameses II was in a reflective mood. The most powerful, the most venerated man-god in the known world, and possessor of all that could be possessed, was bored. He summoned his high priest Atatep. “We desire something cool, get us something cool.” “Sire”, said Atatep, “you will be the god of cool, …