Spelk, The Nottingham Review and Other Stuff
A casual viewer of this blog over the last few months would scarcely guess that it’s been running pretty much continuously for […]
Category: Acceptances
Refugees Welcome Anthology
Back in the middle of September, the excellent Greg McQueen put out a call for stories to make up a new charity anthology, […]
Hairdressing
A couple of months ago I was asked if I fancied submitting a 300-600 word short story on the theme of “Unisex” […]
Structo and a Return to Liars’ League
There are few more satisfying things that can happen to a short story writer than finding a good home for a much-loved and much-passed-over […]
York Literature Festival Poetry
I’ve probably said this before, but I do find poetry a little baffling. I think I have a reasonable idea of what constitutes […]
Sleeping with the Fishes, and other stuff
Several odd bits and pieces to report. First of all, my rather peculiar flash, “Sleeping with the Fishes” is now up at […]
The Caterpillar Again and Other Stuff
I’m beginning to think there are essentially two publication strategies open to the short story / poetry writer. Strategy 1) is to […]
The Caterpillar and the Beeb
Lots of excitement here at Pinnock Towers. First of all, I had a sudden urge yesterday to see if I could get […]
TAKE IT COOL Hits the Broadsheets!
One of the essential activities for a writer who has just had a book published is to Google their own name at […]
Paradise Found Wanting
Didn’t have time to post about this before I went off on my hols (and very nice they were to, thanks for […]