When Henry buys a "pet" down the pub one winter’s night, he has no idea he’s bringing home a forgetful little dragon named Chufty. Before long, the creature grows too big for the shed, sets fire to the neighbour’s fence, and attracts the attention of a witch, a knight from the council, and a rather annoyed elf who claims the dragon as his own. Chaos, comedy and a touch of magic unfold in this quirky modern fairy tale of pints, pyromania, and a dragon who just can’t remember not to breathe fire.
Story available in the short story collection here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Odd-Little-Things-Short-Stories/dp/B095GCZNDQ

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The Elf, The Witch, And The Forgetful Dragon

Accompanying song for a short story available from this collection: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Odd-Little-Things-Short-Stories/dp/B095GCZNDQ

Leela, aka Cath, leads a determined scout troop on a wild and bumpy adventure from Birmingham to South America in search of the legendary Lost City of El Dorado. Battling language barriers, skeptical captains, and unexpected detours, their quest turns into a hilarious, frustrating, and unforgettable journey filled with quirky characters, towering alpacas, and golden disappointments. Will these scouts earn their badges or just return with stories of grit, friendship, and wild ambition?

Proficiency Badge

Song from a short story, available from this collection: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Odd-Little-Things-Short-Stories/dp/B095GCZNDQ

When an ordinary job interview takes a turn for the surreal, Scott finds himself tangled in a bizarre conversation with a woman who insists his name is Colin, cares only for hypothetical machines, and smiles with lethal precision. As she presses him to design an absurd “gobbling machine,” reality unravels and the line between interviewer and interviewee blurs. With a cavalcade of strange staff, unexpected outbursts, and mounting chaos, Scott discovers this company isn’t what it seems—and neither are its inhabitants.

Darkly comic, unsettlingly plausible, and brimming with wit, Gobbling Machine is a tale of performance, pretence, and the wild machinery that motors beneath the surface of everyday life.

Gobbling Machine

Two strangers meet in a quiet, fading autumn landscape, sharing a tender moment suspended between hope and melancholy. As they reflect on the beauty and fleeting nature of life—through conversations marked by gentle humour, silence, and honest questions—they discover the delicate connection between memory, loss, and the small acts of grace that linger even as time slips away.
Accompanies a short story from the collection available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Odd-Little-Things-Short-Stories/dp/B095GCZNDQ

Small Talk

A 1990s style indie rock/pop track accompanying a short story about that stupid situation we all face from time to time when you’re walking towards someone on a pavement and you both go the same way… dialed up to the ridiculous max!

Step Change (Alternate Version)

A young woman named Penny is locked away in a stone chapel by the sinister reverend, her hope fading with every passing dawn as hunger and isolation gnaw at her spirit. But when Bradley arrives at the vicarage—tractor rumbling, clutching a mysterious artefact in need of translation—possibility stirs anew. As Penny struggles to call out for help with her weakening, rasping voice, a tale of resilience unfolds where sunlight, birdsong, and the courage to hope might mean the difference between captivity and rescue.

Morning At The Chapel

Song to accompany a short story found in this collection: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Odd-Little-Things-Short-Stories/dp/B095GCZNDQ
When a curious angel discovers seven identical stones in the shadow of volcanic fire mountains, he sets off across the heavens in search of answers. But even the wisest of angels cannot explain their perfect symmetry or impossibly light weight. As the mystery deepens, the stones reveal a secret no one—celestial or mortal—could have foreseen: from within, life stirs. A plucky little creature hatches from stone, sparking the most unlikely origin story of all—the first chicken. Part parable, part cosmic comedy, this whimsical fable unfolds among angels, miracles, and a wink at the age-old question: what came first, the chicken or the egg?

Seven Stones

Hidden deep in the wintry forests of western Europe stands a strange home: doorless, windowless, and untouched by the outside world for generations. For the family who lives within, life is a cycle of digging, singing, and quiet contentment—until a wandering inventor arrives with his greatest gift yet: a door. As modernity and tradition collide beneath the pines, both visitor and hosts must reckon with change, belonging, and what it truly means to let the world in—or keep it out.

The House With No Doors

Track to accompany a short story.
A whimsical decorator with a flair for the impossible, Mister Van de Boor transforms chaotic homes where thunderstorms crash in lounges and snowstorms settle on chairs. With wit, charm, and a bucket of paint, he braves roaring sofas, monkeys on staircases, and leopard-print doors, taming wild décor disasters with calm precision. In High Pressure at Mulberry Cottage, expect laughter, imagination, and a storm of style—because no disaster is too wild when Van de Boor is on the job.

High Pressure At Mulberry Cottage

Song to accompany a short story. A retired detective, a haunted mill, and a curse that just won’t quit—Drake’s Mill has secrets buried deeper than its waterlogged floors. When Chief Inspector Carlisle calls in her one last favour, grumpy ex-inspector Packard finds himself dragged from golf-course misery straight into a night of supernatural chaos, where local legends prove deadly real and escape is far from guaranteed. With sharp banter, unlikely heroics, and a healthy dose of British stubbornness, this quirky mystery weaves together friendship, folklore, and floods—because at Drake’s Mill, no one leaves the same…and some never leave at all.

Discontent At Drake's Mill

Song to accompany a short story. When a black hole abruptly appears outside the chip shop on the high street of Upper Strettington Under Horsnorth, the sleepy village is thrown into cosmic chaos. As curious locals, hapless delivery boys, and entire vans vanish into oblivion, residents scramble to make sense—and business—out of catastrophe, with cones, chalk lines, and cut-price chips. The arrival of a government task force only adds to the farce, as eccentric townsfolk hatch a wildly unscientific plan to oust their unwelcome visitor. In a darkly comic twist, the villagers rally together with rope, ridiculous logic, and stubborn resolve, determined to drag the universe’s biggest problem onto someone else’s doorstep. A wry and whimsical tale of small-town spirit, cosmic inconvenience, and the eternal urge to pass the buck

How To Relocate An Inconvenient Black Hole

Karl is a designer, writer, illustrator - of sorts - who enjoys the end to end process of creative endeavours. The music created relates to writing and team projects, often with tracks to accompany short or collaborative stories (such as the tracks for the Encounter at Penzance playlist) and as a result the style and themes can be wide raning, depending on the stories the tracks are supporting.

The Elf, The Witch, And The Forgetful Dragon

Karl Binder

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