Up The Staircase Quarterly publish 'Piece by Piece
22/08/10 13:25 Filed in: published stories
My flash fiction ‘Piece by Piece’ written in response to the editor’s ‘staircase’ challenge is live on Up The Staircase Quarterly.
The challenge was to write a flash fiction piece, no more than 250 words, that included the word staircase.
'Baggage' is live @ Metazen
16/08/10 13:25 Filed in: published stories
‘Sometimes parts of you are better off in a bag.’
'The Car Park' selected for Best of the New Flesh, Vol 1
08/08/10 21:52 Filed in: forthcoming publications | published stories
August 11th marks the one year anniversary of The New Flesh and to celebrate, the editors will be releasing a ‘Best of The New Flesh’ featuring 50 stories from the online journals first year of output. My story ‘The Car Park’ has been selected alongside a whole host of quality stories. The free ebook collection will be available to download in time for the site’s first anniversary from several ebook sites.
Up the Staircase Quarterly to publish 'Piece by Piece'
01/08/10 13:14 Filed in: forthcoming publications
Commended story in Winchester Writers' Conference 2010 Short Story Competition
28/07/10 10:51 Filed in: prizes
I received news today that my short story ‘Where’s Tracy?’ was commended in the Winchester Writers’ Conference 2010 Short Story Competition.
The judges praised the story for its intriguing opening and control of the action that built to wholly satisfying ending.
The judges praised the story for its intriguing opening and control of the action that built to wholly satisfying ending.
Metazen to publish 'Baggage.'
18/07/10 16:22 Filed in: forthcoming publications
My flash fiction ‘Baggage’ has been accepted for publication at metazen, the online literary magazine that publishes surreal and metafictional writing. ‘Baggage’ will appear there on August 16th. On the website the ‘How metazen works’ page describes the kind of story they like:
‘metazen likes odd stories and odd poems, but ones that touch you in a special way’
‘Baggage’ certainly fits both the criteria. In the run up to its publication be sure to check out the other ‘odd’ stories and poems in their archive and posted daily.
‘metazen likes odd stories and odd poems, but ones that touch you in a special way’
‘Baggage’ certainly fits both the criteria. In the run up to its publication be sure to check out the other ‘odd’ stories and poems in their archive and posted daily.
'Breaking Distance' in print.
07/07/10 12:40 Filed in: published stories
‘Gorgeous, Eye Catching, Coffee Table Worthy! The View From Here - The Best of the Best in the new and emerging literary scene! Issue 25 features interviews with Jean Kwok and Isabel Allende, original fiction by Joshua Rapp Learn, Dan Powell, Michael Spring, original poetry by Oritsegbemi Emmanuel Jakpa, Philip Leslie, Sarah Faith Ethridge , Joseph Farley. This month’s guest writer is Literary Agent Annette Green. Issue 25 also includes book reviews of The Hundred Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais, The Maestro’s Voice by Roland Vernon, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet and Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell.’
100 Stories Podcast episode 2 available now.
21/06/10 18:13 Filed in: 100 Stories for Haiti
'Breaking Distance' published at The Front View
16/06/10 09:28 Filed in: published stories
‘Breaking Distance’ is published today on The Front View online literary journal. It will also feature in the July print edition of The View From Here, along with the other stories published on The Front View this month. This story was produced as part of my Creative Writing studies with the Open University.
Interviewed for 100 Stories Podcast.
24/05/10 11:57 Filed in: 100 Stories for Haiti
Eclectic Flash to publish 'What Precise Moment'
08/05/10 09:24 Filed in: forthcoming publications
The View From Here to publish 'Breaking Distance'
29/04/10 08:45 Filed in: forthcoming publications
I received confirmation last night that my short story, ‘Breaking Distance,’ is to be published in the June edition of ‘The View From Here.’ Very excited about this as it is the first piece of longer fiction I have managed to find a home for, and its due to see publication around the same time as the arrival of my new baby daughter. Two reasons to be cheerful in June. In the meantime, check out The View From Here website. There is a lot of excellent stuff there.
Guest post @ Write Anything
13/04/10 14:31 Filed in: guest blog posts
Today I step into the Monday writer slot over at the ever excellent 'Write Anything' blog while regular Monday writer Jodi Cleghorn is away from keyboard. Click on the link to check out my post on Writing Music.
Flash 500 Shortlist
13/04/10 12:51 Filed in: prizes
While not a winning entry, my flash fiction ‘Half-mown Lawn’ made it as far as the shortlist for this months Flash500 competition. Details here. Congratulations to the winners.
100 Stories for Haiti published
03/03/10 12:33 Filed in: 100 Stories for Haiti | published stories
Today is the official publication date for 100 Stories for Haiti. You can buy the book here. It features 100 pieces of flash fiction, including my story, ‘Impact.’
For those of you who don’t know about this awesome charity anthology, you can find out all the details here.
'The Car Park' @ The New Flesh
07/01/10 09:37 Filed in: published stories
My flash fiction story, 'The Car Park,' is today's offering from the excellent The New Flesh, blogazine of the weird. Pop over there and leave a comment if you get the chance. While there, be sure to check out the other sci-fi, horror and bizarro fiction on offer.