A collection of short stories. Thirteen stories that journey between the gothic past and the very far future: where a washing machine arrives unannounced to change the course of a life, and the colours at the end of the world are our oldest enemy. Discover why the mushrooms in the cellar bite back, how a little girl's birthday present can have a life of its own, and why, in the wrong hands, imaginary guns can still be very, very dangerous. Includes the previously published 'Cleanliness', 'Something Else', and the prize-winning story 'Watching'.