David E. Cooper

An author staying in NW Scotland finds inspiration in an old man and his dog, each a victim of war.

A man becomes increasingly averse to various sounds, with problematic results.

A husband and a wife each decide to contract a hitman to kill the other - with unexpected results.

An old and ill Buddhist monk is reunited with the dog that once saved his life.

Colleagues try to retrieve a typescript after its author suffers a stroke - with unexpected results.

An elderly man's relationship with his old leather belt takes a strange turn

After a traffic accident, a retired postal worker finds that he is able to speak only a private language that he had invented for himself.

A fox-loving recluse has a fatal encounter with a man intent on shooting a fox. The tragi-comic fall-out from this leads to an unexpected ending.

A woman is attracted to a young artist who is sketching her. When he betrays her trust, she takes a shocking revenge.

An old and ill Buddhist monk is reunited with the dog that once saved his life.

An author staying in NW Scotland finds inspiration in an old man and his dog, each a victim of war.

Arthur has befriended the crows who live on a bleak Northunberland moor. When a man shoots two of them, Arthur and the birds exact a terrible revenge.