Frustrated after a hard day at work, school teacher Richard Gardner takes a jog in the forest. Sheltering from rain, he seeks refuge in a wooden blue outhouse. Only to realize he has found a lot more than he bargained for…

“Flushed Away” is an affectionate parody of a popular British science-fiction series, one also featuring a blue cubicle. Written during one of the show’s darker eras, it offers a more optimistic take in a world that seems to need it. May contain toilet humour.

Read, in its entirety, by Alix Wilton Regan.