The Complete Works of Miles Treegum

By Miles Treegum

Miles Treegum’s story of Tanglebrook and its inhabitants is a children’s story for adults. An unusual tale told as a series of very short stories, it pulls the reader into a faraway world that feels strangely familiar.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Writers Tribe Inc.
• Release date: Aug 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9781937746117

Miles Treegum

When it’s cold, Miles Treegum wears a hat.

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THE BIRTH OF

THE VERY FIRST GHOST

Simon was a puddle jumper. His tiny legs leapt vast expanses, leaving everybody breathless. Everyone but Simon. He’d been doing it for years. He was building up a tolerance to gravity. Simon bolted from his secret hiding place with his sheaf of paper stretched out in front of him. He tore across Tangle-brook like a thought. And there was Vivian, in the middle of Grady Park. She’d been twirling for hours. Simon didn’t stop to explain. He began to read her his story. It was called THE BIRTH OF THE VERY FIRST GHOST, and it went like this:

Adam fell for a very long time. And when he landed he couldn’t walk or talk or see. As his eyes adjusted to the light, he realized that he was in a cave. It wasn’t like any cave he’d seen before. It shimmered and sang. He soon discovered that he could speak to the cave and that it would speak back. The cave had a lovely demeanor. The cave reminded Adam of the mother he left back home.

Adam started to cry. He was sad being alone in the cave. The cave wanted to reach out and comfort him, but it couldn’t, and so it spoke to him, reassuring him that everything would work out. Sometimes Adam cried so hard he couldn’t hear the cave. Every night, when Adam fell asleep, he had the same dream. He dreamt that he was standing at the top of a hill with a group of children, looking down on a wondrous village. This village promised happiness and dream fulfillment and a girl dancing in a park. Then Adam would wake up, back in the cave.

One day, Adam left the cave to go exploring. He traveled for a long time and he saw many