Pauline Carr

John is a socially awkward man in a downward spiral of debt, until a lucky accident propels him into a new career as a black-market pet exterminator. In these difficult times, some families can no longer afford a pet. John has some inventive ways to help them.

A struggling fashion designer, living with her sick mother, is offered a job from a philandering theatrical backer. At one of his parties, she's caught in a compromising position by her boyfriend. Will there be a fairy tale ending?

An astronaut moves to a riverside town in England to enjoy his retirement. His old fame stirs a little scene in the local café but when a moon conspiracy theorist visits the local town, the astronaut's career is thrown into a question.