Welcome weary traveller.

Pull up a chair by the fire and rest you tired feet a spell. You look like you have not had the best of times. It’s ok, you don’t have to tell me your problems; I’m not equipped to be a Samaritan. I can offer you a few moments of escapism though, if that is what you are looking for.

You see I’m building something of an archive here. It’s only small now, but it will grow. You see there are many stories in the world, many people and places. You all know them, have heard of them and have seen them. But you see it all from the front. There is another side, just as real and there, but somewhat changed and surreal to what you expect…a back side.

Have you ever wondered what Alice really got up to with the Mad Hatter, or where the dormouse’s fetish for having jam spread on its nose originated?

What did Jack and Jill really get up to when they went up the hill, and what drove Humpty Dumpty to suicide?

Were the Greek Gods really all inbreds, and was Jerry Springer the host of “Gods Give Birth In The Strangest Of Ways?

Everything you will find here as our collection expands will seem familiar but different, old but new, and in some cases comfortingly ordinary but disturbingly altered. That is what happens when you enter here. Nothing is quite as it appears.

So put your feet up and choose your

The first Tales From The Back Side book is now available for purchase.

A Christmas Carol Retold by Anthony Lund is the first volume of the Retold Series. Have a look at the Retold Series page for more information.

You can now become a fan of the Backside and keep up to date by clicking here.

Oh and feel free to click on the Request tab on the left if you would like us to hunt through our library for a Back Side. All subjects will be considered.

Enjoy yourself, and try not to get lost in the Back Side.

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