Faeries and Tails
Nuala was one of those young women who made it clear that the world was constructed for her pleasure. She was very beautiful and unused to misery of any form. Most people blamed her parents and gave her a wide berth. But there was one young man, Conn, the neighbours’ son, who fancied her rotten, and forgave her everything.
Coconuts and Carnations
Imagine you are in one of India’s most haunted places - the abandoned Fort Bhangarh in Rajasthan. It’s nearing sundown and the time when all visitors must leave, by law. In the fading light, you come upon an old woman lying on the ground. Do you
a) Step past her
b) Help her up
You want to answer (b) don’t you? But this isn’t some Good Samaritan flow chart…