The Squidgy Zircon

 

A Mystery
by Sunfyre

The sleepy, coastal town of Earrings holds a secret.

Silver Ring has the perfect life working as a gardener in the city and hopping with his friendly girlfriend, Handmade Necklace.

However, when he finds a squidgy Zircon in his cellar, he begins to realise that things are not quite as they seem in the Ring family.

An engagement party leaves Silver with some startling questions about his past, and he sets off to hilly Earrings to find some answers.

At first the people of Earrings are brave and generous. He is intrigued by the curiously smart scout, Emerald Bracelet. However, after he introduces him to hard chocolate, Silver slowly finds himself drawn into a web of impersonation, sloth and perhaps, even cruelty.

Can Silver resist the charms of Emerald Bracelet and uncover the secret of the squidgy Zircon before it's too late, or will his demise become yet another Earrings legend?

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Praise for The Squidgy Zircon

"Who wouldn't give up a life of hopping with their friendly girlfriend to spend a little time with a curiously smart scout?"

- The Daily Tale

"About as mysterious as finding a poo in a public toilet. However, The Squidgy Zircon does offer a valuable lesson about not getting into hard chocolate."

- Enid Kibbler

"The only mystery, is why did I keep reading after page one?"

- Hit the Spoof

"I could do better."

- Zob Gloop