Mother of Thousands

I had a story published on Free Flash Fiction yesterday. It’s inspired by a comment I once read in a group for lovers of succulent plants. I hope you will give it a read. Mother of Thousands – Free Flash Fiction

Editor’s Choice

I had a surprise email the other day telling me that one of my stories from last year has been shortlisted for Editor’s Choice Award over at Flash Fiction Magazine. Eight stories are in the list and present a really interesting variety of writing. I recommend heading over and giving them a read if you […]

Flash fiction in The Hyacinth Review

Yesterday, I had a story published in the first issue of The Hyacinth Review, a new journal for the arts. The piece was on the theme of ‘flowers’ and is based around elements of my upbringing and memories of parents. You can read the piece here.

Flash fiction on Ellipsis

My story, This Week, is now up on Ellipsis Zine. Read it here.

Bassline

The car inched forward as rush hour traffic crawled across the junction. A faint rhythm sailed over from the barbershop and Damien picked it up, tapping on the door while he surveyed the street. “So what about Keisha, man? What’s going on?” asked Jerome. Damien leaned back in the seat and put on a grin. […]

Two birds

Kevin glanced out of the window as a magpie landed in the neighbour’s garden. He quickly turned away, but the fear had already set in and he dragged himself back to the window. The bird was pecking at the ground, trying its luck in the cracks between the patio stones. Kevin pressed his face against […]

Not in this Family

Gayle held the pot to her abdomen as she stood in the middle of the front garden. “How about here, Sophie? What do you think?” Sophie contorted her mouth and looked down at the gravel space that was plugged with tufts of grass. Then she shrugged. “Okay.” “I think this is a good spot,” added Gayle. […]

Beneath a concrete sky

“Maybe we should call the police.” Steve shuffled down the steep incline, heart pumping while a river churned black below. “I just want to see.” He reached the gravel bank and looked carefully about. Up ahead, the canal swerved between graffiti covered columns, meeting with a shaft of sunlight that found its way beneath the […]

Nature’s Rhythms

I’ve got something up on Visual Verse this month. Not a topic I normally write about, but I guess they liked it…

Why

“Why?” screams Charlie. “Why?” His little voice wavers into falsetto tones as he swings his bag against a parked car. “Because I already bought you one, now come on!” She senses eyes on her, but they’re nothing new, like a lifetime of mosquitoes. Charlie’s wailing seems to take the capacity out of his legs, so […]