But… there was something about Pair Who Found Dead Fish Were in No Danger that I could not resist: it is a perfect example of flash-fiction, an novel in one sentence.
The subtle merging of what we see as reality and some strange absurd and surreal other word suits this blog where I want the freedom of having nothing to be taken as true.
The full story is told in a headline and three sentences, so to save you the bother of having to click the link I have pasted it in below.
I have also adapted the story for the theatre and hope to sell the film rights after a successful West End Run.
Morecambe Coastguard was called out to Sandylands in Morecambe after several reports of lights in the bay.
The coastguard team saw two people out on the sands and with a loud hailer and torches spoke to the pair.
They confirmed they were in no danger but were concerned by several dead fish they had found.
The team was stood down after it was established that the people were safe and needed no assistance.
The call out was during the evening of Thursday, April 23.
Space geckos seen playing in zero g. This is a headline in the current New Scientist.
And here is the movie!
I find it very interesting because play is so rare among reptiles but I speculated that it was not non-existent and had hoped to find some young lizards playing around like puppies or kittens and catch them on film. Now proof of play has been filmed in space.
Non mammalian play has not been much researched and I wish I had more time to go out and look for it among birds, reptiles and fish.
Insect play, now that would be something!
There is, of course, an Insect Play, by Karel Capek - inventor of the word robot.