Twenty weird n' wonderful tales, all set in the small town of Westhaven.List of Stories:
1 - The Beginning: and he saw that it was good
What happens when a scientist creates life itself in his lab?
2 - What's in a name
Old Basil has been on a hill staring at a tree for hours, but no-one knows why - until a young boy called Tommy escapes his parents to find out.
3 - The gaps between the words
A young couple fall madly in love, but there's a catch: they can't speak each other's language.
4 - Cynical about cemeteries
David visits his father's grave, but starts wishing there was a better way to visit the dead.
5 - The best view in the house
Samuel Alderton is a painter like no other. When Samuel paints a flower, it looks nothing like a flower. When he paints a man, it looks nothing like a man, and yet, he claims to paint things exactly as he sees them.
6 - Sitting in a relinquished garden waiting for the sun
A young woman living in a housing complex is frustrated that her neighbours never speak to each other. So, one perfect summer, she takes it upon herself to make all of the neighbours meet and become friends.
7 - My friend
Two parents who violently abuse their 8-year-old son, receive an anonymous letter through the front door that reads: 'I know what you do to your son. Leave him alone, or you'll suffer.'
8 - Healthy mind, healthy body
Mr. Pinkerton is a genius, a scientist who's created the world's first Age Prevention Machine.
9 - The wait
Joel is thirty-two and single, and life changes for the better when a beautiful girl moves in across the street. They meet and get along and absolutely everything is wonderful, until she starts ignoring him after he sends her just one regrettable text message.
10 - Welcome to my world, leave a comment
Denny releases his first video to YouTube and as a result, becomes an internet sensation overnight. Overwhelmed, fame is absolutely everything he'd ever hoped for, or so he thinks.
11 - Pig in a blanket
Mr. Danvers, a local farmer, wakes up in the morning to find that his wife has been murdered. Due to his and her argumentative history, he fears that maybe he murdered her in his sleep.
12 - An evening of far, far away
Harold is a writer, whose partner Sara wants him to take her out for the evening. But Harold has an idea: he thinks he can take her out without ever actually leaving the house.
13 - Something wrong with that boy
Alvin is perhaps the most enthusiastic boy in town, obsessed with films, books, videogames and more, and he's fairly popular too - but once he reaches age 20, his parents grow worried that his enthusiasm may be a form of madness, and so the neighbours get involved to help change him.
14 - A very handsome paycheck
Howard, enjoying his life working in a diner and speaking to customers, is unexpectedly offered $2 million dollars by an old woman, to stand guard of an old hut in the middle of the woods. But why?
15 - Taking root
An attractive girl moves in next door to Darryl's apartment, and he finds that he's almost instantly in love with her. The only problem is, there's something about her that he doesn't yet know.
16 - Playtime
What happens when a nine-year-old boy orders a toy gun from the back of a cereal box, and is accidentally sent a real one?
17 - The Greatest, in all the world
What if you met the greatest man who's ever lived, but didn't know it? Well here's the story of when that very man came to Westhaven.
18 - One plus one equals one
Geoffrey regrets having learned about his wife's past - but what can be done about it now?
19 - Safe as Houses in the Ballpark World
Mark Bingham refuses to read newspapers or watch the news. His neighbours, who feel he's living in a world of make-believe, unite to try forcing some reality into his life
20 - The end
The grand finale to Safe as Houses in the Ballpark World begins...
