Here is a collection of brilliant and poignant parables and stories, for personal reading and public use. Each offers a penetrating insight into some aspect of the human condition. They include:
*The Spider Who Believed in Himself: a cautionary tale for millennials.
*An Artist Tries to Create the World: she tries and tries again . . . but she still can’t get it right.
*The Divine Call Centre: ‘Your call is important to God. Please don’t hang up.’
*An Atheist Troubled by His Doubts: he just wishes that he had the simple faith of other atheists.
In a career lasting forty years, Murray Watts has written many plays for theatre and radio, and numerous screenplays for TV and film. His work as a playwright, screenwriter and children’s writer has won awards nationally and internationally. He was one of the founding directors of Riding Lights Theatre Company. His plays have been seen in major theatres throughout the UK and in the West End.