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The Early Bird Catches the Worm but the Wise Worm Stays in Bed

Rhys Hughes

First published 2018
Publisher Gloomy Seahorse Press
Format Trade Paperback
Type Collection
Cover art Brankica Bozinovska
Pages 280
Price $10.99
ISBN 9781720800651

A collection divided into two parts of early and late stories.

  • No statement of edition.
  • No stated publication date or price. Both are taken from the listing on Amazon.com.
  • Subtitled "Early and Late Stories" on the front cover only.

Page Title Author(s) Type
5 Foreword (The Early Bird Catches the Worm but the Wise Worm Stays in Bed) Rhys Hughes Essay
10 Raindancing Rhys Hughes Short Story
15 Big Game Rhys Hughes Short Story
19 The 4-D Mind Rhys Hughes Short Story
20 Nathaniel Rhys Hughes Short Story
24 Reflections of a Brass Head Rhys Hughes Short Story
31 Friends Rhys Hughes Short Story
37 The Faust Business Rhys Hughes Short Story
42 Death of an English Teacher Rhys Hughes Short Story
47 The Myth of Sisyphus Rhys Hughes Short Story
52 Under the Tree Rhys Hughes Short Story
58 The Dungeon Rhys Hughes Short Story
62 Consolations of the Wild One Rhys Hughes Short Story
65 The Roof of the World Rhys Hughes Short Story
70 Multicoloured Leaves in Bright Spirals Rhys Hughes Short Story
75 The Manticore Rhys Hughes Short Story
82 Zumbooruk Rhys Hughes Short Story
88 The Achilles Tendency Rhys Hughes Short Story
92 The Duvet Thief Rhys Hughes Short Story
97 Sucking the World's Thumb Rhys Hughes Short Story
101 Passengers Rhys Hughes Short Story
106 Loop Rhys Hughes Short Story
111 Romance with Capsicum Rhys Hughes Short Story
114 There's a Woman with a Cactus Instead of a Head Rhys Hughes Short Story
119 Miserable with Groceries, Cuddly with Stubble Rhys Hughes Short Story
125 Bracket Rhys Hughes Short Story
135 The Glossolalia of Hideo Frigg Rhys Hughes Short Story
142 The Apology Rhys Hughes Short Story
147 Primate Suspect Rhys Hughes Short Story
148 The Pelican of Venice Rhys Hughes Short Story
154 Simplicity Rhys Hughes Short Story
162 Letters from My Windmill Rhys Hughes Short Story
167 Spoiling the View Rhys Hughes Short Story
170 Nozzles Rhys Hughes Short Story
178 Jekking the Oofers Rhys Hughes Short Story
185 When the Tide Comes In, Belinda Puts Out Rhys Hughes Short Story
191 What Did You Do for Doomsday? Rhys Hughes Short Story
197 The Tatty Bye Rhys Hughes Short Story
204 Hepcats Are from Neptune, Bum Notes Are from Uranus Rhys Hughes Short Story
212 Barbarian Gran Rhys Hughes Short Story
219 Alphabet Soup Rhys Hughes Short Story
224 Shelf and Safety Rhys Hughes Short Story
230 The Pink Canoe Rhys Hughes Short Story
236 Hey! Big Spengler Rhys Hughes Short Story
242 Counting the Pennies Rhys Hughes Short Story
249 The Sleep Patterns of Björn Wakeman Rhys Hughes Short Story
270 The Little Bridge Over the River Rhys Hughes Short Story
276 Afterword (The Early Bird Catches the Worm but the Wise Worm Stays in Bed) Rhys Hughes Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Early Bird Catches the Worm but the Wise Worm Stays in Bed Cover 2018 Gloomy Seahorse Press eBook Collection Brankica Bozinovska