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The Other Side of the Table
I recently found myself in the situation of being able to vote for my favourite novel extract. The author of the anonymous sample with the...
Legend of the Selkie
'Legend of the Selkie' started as a short piece for the Creative Writing Masters at UCC, Cork. After finishing the course, I decided to mould...
When We Shot the Last Rhino
. A fabled hunter from Milan or Mombasa or somewhere raised his arms high and screamed in bloody triumph. . A cameraman from Berlin or Budapest or somewhere...
On the shoulders of giants.
I’ve got to stop hanging out on X. The writing community has, yet again, been rent apart by a schism that seems completely unnecessary. This...
Lit Mags for Beginners – Part Two
Last time we talked about finding publications to send your work to. Now you’ve imagined your story or poem amongst the prestigious pages of Brilliant...
A Word from Nigel
This is Nigel. Nigel is a horse. More specifically, Nigel is a feral stallion responsible for a herd living on a windswept beach in northwest...
Lit Mags for Beginners – Part One
It’s less than a year since I started writing short stories, having only worked on novel-length fiction previously. But I’ve had beginner’s luck with my...
Days Like Those: Jacob, James and the BSG
February 2018… Mrs Treaclechops and I took grandchildren Jacob (aged four) and James (aged three) for a walk in Warley Woods Park, one cold but sunny...
Matt-y numty had a great fall
I had an appointment in Berlin’s Mitte recently. Since then, I’ve been thinking a lot. Now, the appointment mention is a bit of a red-herring....
Scheherazade’s Sandbox
The Year of the Snake, now coming to a close, promised introspection and wisdom. To help with this, my project for the year was writing...
Where is the Love?
I recently heard an author say that, when he’s editing, one of the questions he asks himself is ‘Where is the love?’ He does this...
A Young Man’s Fancy: Tanzen Bitte
. “Tanzen bitte. Wanna dance?” “Ja.” "Err... do you Kommen sie hier often?" “Jeden Samstag.” “Ah… err… Samstag?” “Ja… every Saturday.” “Ah… mit your freundins?”...
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