Our Comic Short Stories
Over-the-top Austen fiction fun by Laura Hile and Susan Kaye

(This is what we do when we hit snags in our longer writing projects. Enjoy!)


Walls for the winds, a roof for the rain, tea beside the fire, laughter to cheer you...
(from an Irish blessing)


Lust Suffers Not At All And Is Instantly Gratified
For those longsuffering readers of Love Suffers Long and is Kind who desperately wish to see Frederick and Anne's separation brought to its customary close...right away! (1999)


Lust Suffers Not At All and is Instantly Gratified ... Especially At Christmas!

Frederick and Anne's happiness is blocked only by the bulk of old Mrs Musgrove, who sits between them on the sofa. (1999)


Lust Suffers Not At All On Valentine's Day

A sweet tale of love involving two of Jane's more overlooked lovers. (1999)


Nothing to Keep Them From Their Appointed Rounds

On New Year's Eve, when the snow flies thick and fast in Bath, Anne and Frederick find themselves unexpectedly together ... (2009)

Sir Walter On Safari
Unable to travel to the Metropolis for the Season, Sir Walter Elliot uses his Frequent Buyer miles to book a safari adventure for himself and his three daughters. Eco Tourism. Cross-cultural interaction. Natural healing. And a little Romance. When Anne Elliot goes on vacation, anything is possible. (2008)

Sir Walter Sends a Valentine

It's Valentine's Day, and Captain Wentworth's courtship of Anne Elliot has come to a standstill. His friend, Admiral McGillvary, decides to put pen to paper. And that was only his first mistake. (2009)

Sir Walter and the Leprechaun

Sir Walter has seen a leprechaun! Or a freak...he's not sure which. Still, anything can happen on March 17th. And so, with an eye on the rainbow overhead, he abandons his plans and follows. (2009)

Sir Walter Feeds The Sheep

One Sunday in Kellynch, the rector loses his voice and cannot continue. Sir Walter must exercise his noble privilege and deliver the sermon!
(In production, post date undetermined)




Susan Kaye
Laura Hile
Love Suffers Long and is Kind