Pet dog finds dying womanPosted 13 April 2019A pet dog has been described as a hero for finding an as yet unidentified young woman and sitting with her through the night.The patterdale terrier, known as Dora the Explorer, has a history of rambling on her own and is a familiar sight to locals of Sandalbeat Woods. She was found in the early hours of this morning beside the body of a woman by another dog, Duke, and their owner, Andrew Pembroke.A spokesman for the police force said that inquiries... more

I open my eyes. It doesn’t look like anything has changed.“You’re going to need to look at every portal,” said the rotting frog. “One of them will point home for you.”“Portal?”She sighs at me. “The arches, you idiot.”I swear I hear someone scream, “That one!”I look at the frog but she doesn’t make any kind of movements. She doesn’t stop staring at me to look in the direction of the sound. I must be imagining... more

“She might have got you here but she ain’t shown you how to use it,” a voice says near my feet.About the same time as I look down, I also notice the smell of rotting meat. I’m surprised there aren’t more flies around here. Specifically, I’m surprised that there aren’t more flies around the cloaked frog that’s looking up at me. It doesn’t look particularly healthy, being kind of swollen and brown-grey with flesh falling off it and green pus.... more

The panda disappears. I’m not entirely sure how that worked, not that I know how anything works around here, but I’m pretty sure I saw a bright blue dot of light for a moment afterwards. I’m not sure whether it was an after-image or something more dangerous. I did not approach in the fraction of a second it existed to find out.I call out. “Um. Empanda?”One moment, Caller.“What?”Please hold. Your Call is important to us but the line is currently busy.... more

Do not sigh, child. Do not cry. Whatever ill it is that pursues you, I shall provide you peace from.I take my head out of my hands to see who this woman is who likes to use ominous phrases that make me wonder about running away.Oh. It's you. Aren't you supposed to have gone home? a small, red, furry creature says.Or not, as the mouth didn't actually move. She does, however, raise her arms and fluff up enough to seem double the size I first thought she was. The display might be... more

As I'm trying to organise my thoughts and find a decent way of showing my new grey friend I'm not totally puddled, the Eagle screams so loudly I can hear the "Ow!" despite their height.The bird falls rapidly and a couple of red drops hit the ground in front of us. The grey man licks his lips.The bird isn't managing to pull itself together ad flap away again, the wriggling of the salmon in its talons seems to be unbalancing it and I can hear muffled words from the salmon... more