Thirty years ago the author decided to send a different sort of Christmas card, and provide his fans, friends and readers with some inexplicable stories: The Schoolmarm's Tale became the first of what turned out to be popular Tales From The Other Side. This first collection by Ian Mackenzie-Blair is a selection of this highly popular tales.
A mountaineer who finds a still-smoking pipe on a ledge halfway up a Very Severe climb decides to return it to the unknown climber who was obviously just ahead of him and only then discovers....
An understanding Primary School Reception Class teacher warmly welcomes the last, extremely shy, new boy on his first morning, when he arrives some time after the school day has started...but only understands why he was late when the Head tells her why...
...and much much more...