Marvin had been working at the buttons factory for a long time, an exceedingly long time indeed. It used to be the job…

When we were boys in Penzance, Marvin and I would accompany each other to school each day. Marvin would ride his bicycle and…

As I oiled Marvin’s body for the evening’s show, I thought back to the beginning of this amazing journey, three months earlier. I…

In celebration of Marvin’s thirty-fifth birthday, I had arranged a small gathering of some of his closest friends at our favourite tavern, The…

At dinner with Keiko’s family, Marvin couldn’t help but feel nervous. He had been going steady with Keiko for some months now and…

“Magnifique,” Marvin murmured to himself. He exhaled slowly and opened one eyelid, and then the other. His beady eyes glinted as he gazed…