Tales from the Funny Farm I

Folk whose mental equilibrium is temporarily disturbed; those who are plain crazy in latter-day asylums or modern mental hospitals; the mad, the bad and the dangerous who must be locked up for their own safety or that of others – all have a tale to tell. In “Body Parts” a woman is driven mad by her attempt at gaining a full body transplant; “Bookwurmery” deals with a man whose library is invaded by a giant bookwurm; “Don’t Touch the Handles” is about an asylum employee who believes that mental illness may be caught like a germ; “The Qliphoth” is concerned with someone who is impregnated by a giant wasp; “The Shadowflakes” has to do with the disappearance of places and people; “Moving House” is on the subject of houses which vanish; “Ixion’s Wheel” regards a poor lost soul who is consigned to an asylum in error. Voices from the past and nowadays relate their experiences of insanity or unreality or both for there is always a question as to whether they have experienced weird occurrences or are merely mad. Whether or not they are is an open question…

About the Author

Roger Martin Tudor is bipolar and has had personal experience of mental hospitals. During his stays, he has learned from nurses and patients and has developed stories based on what they have told him. In all cases, sources have been heavily disguised in order to protect true identities.

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