Sleeping with the Fishes, and other stuff
Several odd bits and pieces to report. First of all, my rather peculiar flash, “Sleeping with the Fishes” is now
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The Caterpillar Again and Other Stuff
I’m beginning to think there are essentially two publication strategies open to the short story / poetry writer. Strategy 1)
Where’s the Careers Advisor?
I got into a minor spat on Facebook recently, after someone posted a link to the BBC Opening Lines submission
Opening Lines
It’s that time of the year again, when the BBC open their virtual doors to unsolicited short story submissions from
My Year of Reading
Last year I read 95 books. I was a little disappointed at this, because I really wanted to break the
The Canonisation of St Geoff and Other Stuff
I haven’t had much in the way of short stories or poetry published this year, but this one, “The Canonisation
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Happy Birthday, Jane!
Yes, it’s Jane Austen’s birthday today. And quite coincidentally, it’s also the fifth anniversary of the online publication of the
When the Man from Del Monte Says Meh
So, do we start this with “What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger” (always a bit suspect, that one) or
National Short Story Week
Is it that time of year already? Apparently it is, and I’m not talking about that festival beginning with C
TAKE IT COOL on Kindle!
We’ll kick off this post with some excellent news for those of you out there who suffer from paper allergies: