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Presented here is a selection of my short stories which have been published
in anthologies or magazines.
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‘Route Offline: a festival of short stories’ | |
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Synopsis:A collection of stories from editors Crista Ermiya, Katherine Locke, Daithidh MacEochaidh, Susan Tranter and myself. Info: Hardback release of Byteback ebooks, includes 'The Three and a Half Day Parent'. Publisher: Route, 2008 |
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‘The Back Door Step’ | |
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Synopsis: An Insomniac loiters on a doorstep. Info: Featured in Issue 68 of Staple Magazine Publisher: Staple Magazine, 2007 Extract: Click to read this story online |
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‘Oh Nottingham, is full of fun...’ | |
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Synopsis: Poetry on the terraces. Info: Featured in the December Issue of LeftLion Magazine Publisher: LeftLion Magazine, 2007 Extract: Click to read this story online |
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‘Waiting for God’ | |
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Synopsis: The British Love to Queue... Info: Featured in Issue 5 of this online magazine Publisher: Creature Mag, 2006 Extract: Click to read this story online |
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‘DJing for Dogs’ | |
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Synopsis: Breaking up is hard to do so try performing telepathy with a Labrador... Info: Featured in Edition 18 of this online arts magazine Publisher: Stimulus Respond, 2007 Extract: Click to read this story online |
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‘How the loneliness of the Dartford Toll Operator made me miss a digital miracle’ | |
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Info: Featured in Issue 7 of Transmission Magazine Publisher: Transmission Magazine, 2007 |
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‘Trying to Find Van Breukelen’ | |
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Synopsis: A story about life and death and footballers.... Info: Included in the new Route anthology, 'Ideas above our station'. ISBN: 1 901927 28 8 Publisher: Route, 9th November 2006 |
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‘Wheelie Bins and World Wars ’ | |
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Synopsis: A story about bins and things.... The Roundtable Review site is no longer online. You can view an archived version here. |
‘The Cocco-Bella Man’ |
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Synopsis: Not a holiday romance Info: One of the lucky thirteen stories found in 'Wonderwall', the new collection from Route. Price: 8.99 ISBN: 1 901927 24 5 Pages: 176. Publisher: Route, 7th September 2005 Link: Click to visit the publishers site |
‘The Three and a Half Day Parent’ |
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Synopsis: 6 short stories about break-ups, parenting, and neighbours who drive big white vans. Info: An ebook, published as part of the 'byteback' series for Route Price: Free Download Pages: 48, enough for one session in the bath. Publisher: Route, March 2005 Click here to read my interview with Route magazine. |
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‘Why I have to wear a pair of Wranglers everyday for
the rest of my life, | |
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Synopsis: A 101
uses for a dead dog that is really alive Info: This appeared in ‘Naked City’ (Route 15) ISBN: 1 901927 23 7 Pages: 272 Price: £8.95 Publisher: Route, 9th November 2004 Extract: Click to Read the Whole story Order this title from Amazon |
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‘Oral Communication’ | |
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Synopsis: A modern
day version of Chaucer’s ‘The Clerks Tale’ which twists
the notion of unconditional female submissiveness. NB: This story was published as ‘The Housewives Tale’ and was adapted slightly to contain more facts about York, such as place names etc Info: This appeared in ‘York Tales - whän that Aprïlle’ ISBN: 0-9543247-7-3 Pages: 244 Price: £9.95 Publisher: Endpapers, 1st December 2004 Extract: Click to Read the Whole Story Order this title from Amazon |
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‘Three Across, Two Down’ | |
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Synopsis: The solution
for a happy funeral is perhaps the solution to a happy life Info: This appeared in ‘Nought Point Three’ ISBN: 0-9541337-3-0 Pages: 147 Price: £4.99 Publisher: Launderette Books, 2004 Extract: Click to Read the Whole story  13.6Kb |
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‘The Birthday Boy’ | |
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Synopsis: The story
of a spoilt brat or perhaps an over bearing father or maybe something completely
different. Info: This appeared in ‘Nought Point Three’ ISBN: 0-9541337-3-0 Pages: 147 Price: £4.99 Publisher: Launderette Books, 2004 Extract: Click to Read the Whole Story 20.1Kb |
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‘Hamadryas Baboons and Lisa Lashes’ | |
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Synopsis: About
relationships, dented cars and dented egos. Info: Winner of the Jo Cowell International Short Story Award 2003. This appeared in The New Writer no:64 Feb 2004 Extract: Click to Read the Whole Story |
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‘The Man with the Voice’ | |
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Synopsis: About
an elderly man who is a lover of tea, talking, and entertaining single
mothers in the daytime. Info: This appeared in ‘Man of Trent’ ISBN: 0-9541337-2-2 Pages: 133 Price: £4.99 Publisher: Launderette Books, 2003 Extract: Click to Read extracts 22.6Kb |
‘The Holy Trinity: How the National Lottery, Dale Winton and the Millennium Wheel can bring about World Peace’ | |
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Synopsis: Everything
which the title suggests and nothing more. Info: This appeared in ‘Straight Up’ ISBN: 0-9541337-1-4 Pages: 114 Price: £4.50 Publisher: Launderette Books, 2002 Extract: Click to Read extracts 25.6Kb |
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