Snow may no longer be a big story but not even the locals can remember a time when Beaumaris beach was covered like this. And I’m glad I took the photos when I did, as after a sudden thaw on Boxing Day night we were woken by the sound of snow and ice sliding off … Continue reading Anglesey Snow
I consider myself more a reader of novels than of short stories, but just as I have found time for writing short fiction, I am also learning to give it a place in my reading schedule – and for pleasure as well as for ‘educational purposes’. For this I am also developing some rules, e.g. I don’t want to … Continue reading Short Story Time
It seems reasonable to celebrate, or at least mark, National Short Story Week with a round-up of the stories short-listed for the BBC National Short Story Award as broadcast last week on Radio 4. Unfortunately I missed the first one and also the ending of one of the others, and with a busy week ahead … Continue reading Venturing an Opinion
It has only recently occurred to me that I should think before submitting work to absolutely any magazine or competition who will have me, but when Slingink announced they were unable to award prize money for their July competition, I did stop and work out that if they selected me as a prizewinner , the story would get published; … Continue reading The Last Hurrah
I may only have read around half of this year’s Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology which arrived last week, but have decided this needn’t stop me posting a few reflections on what I’ve seen so far. My first observation is this is a collection which is easily digestible in a way I find short story collections usually are … Continue reading Stories so far
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