Category Archives: Blogs

Launching Pangea

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

Pangea is here! Or, more accurately, Pangea is all over the world. As hinted at in the title, Pangea: An Anthology of Stories from Around the Globe is a collection of stories written by writers from far reaching corners of the world … Continue reading →

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‘Twisted Tales: Flash-fiction with a twist’ A new anthology from Raging Aardvark Publications.

Posted on May 16, 2012 by

(And I’m pleased to say ‘Twisted Tales’ features one of my stories!) What do Hemmingway, Kafka, Chekov and Lovecraft have in common (other than they are writers?) They wrote powerful stories in what is now coined Flash Fiction, so while there’s … Continue reading →

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Flash-Fiction South West Anthology:

Posted on May 10, 2012 by

This arrived yesterday and I must say it’s a beautiful piece of work. What’s more it’s filled with 53 beautiful pieces of flash fiction - and one of them’s mine! All thanks to Rachel Carter who arranged, co-ordinated and generally oversaw and bore the … Continue reading →

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World Book Day

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

I had a wonderful afternoon on Thursday (World Book Day), reading a number of my stories to the lovely people at the Headway Charity at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol. They invited me to share the event with the fantastic Bristol … Continue reading →

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A River of Blood (Flash Fiction No. 7)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

(This story was in the final six shortlisted for the Swanezine 2011 Short Story Competition) Blanche sat up in bed staring at the wallpaper opposite; at red roses playing on a pale blue sky, till they slipped out of focus and … Continue reading →

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A Cure for Writers’ Block (Flash Fiction No.6)

Posted on November 1, 2011 by

First, a word of explanation. As part of the fantastic Bristol Festival of Literature in October, the lovely Tania Hershman hosted a fun exercise for curing writers’ block. Tania asked the writers who took part in the Citywide Story event, … Continue reading →

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National Flash Fiction Day

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Have you heard about National Fiction Day yet? The idea was recently launched by Calum Kerr and it has already attracted a lot of attention. Flash Fiction worthies such as Tania Hershman, Vanessa Gebbie, David Gaffney, Kirsty Logan, Valerie O’Riordan, … Continue reading →

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Cazart 1st Prize Winner: The Black Widow (Flash Fiction No.5)

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

I’m thrilled to say this story (below) won first prize in the June 2011 Cazart Flash Fiction awards and will be published in their anthology. You can buy the anthology here.   THE BLACK WIDOW A silken web slips across … Continue reading →

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I’m Back!

Posted on July 10, 2011 by

As many of you will know I’ve had a short sabbatical from social media due to family circumstances. While I’ve been gone, I’ve been truly amazed at the friendship and support of so many lovely Twitter and Facebook friends, some … Continue reading →

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Versatile Blogger Award

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

Thanks to my good friend, Elizabeth Currie at Wayward Lady, I’ve been awarded the ‘Versatile Blogger Award’. It doesn’t come free though. First, I must nominate seven other bloggers to receive it. Hopefully, that’s the easy bit. The difficult bit … Continue reading →

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