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Presented here is a selection of my short stories which have been published
in anthologies or magazines. |
‘The Long silver legs after midnight’ |
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Synopsis:A troubled man drives around in the early hours of the morning. He pulls over to scribble down his thoughts but when the Police arrive they’re convinced he's up to something else... Info: Appears in Hearing Voices, Vol. 3. Publisher: Crystal Clear Creators, 2011 Read this story: PDF Download |
‘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 |
‘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 |
‘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 |
‘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 |
‘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 |
‘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 |
‘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 |
‘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’ |
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 |
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‘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, | |
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’ | |
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’ | |
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 |
‘Hamadryas Baboons and Lisa Lashes’ | |
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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