BOOKS
& STORIESA current, up-to-date list of
all Fiona's books and stories available in
anthologies, e-books, magazines, and online.
Stories
in anthologies:
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The Visitor
A poignant gay time-travel romance
following one man's search for the lover
he left behind in his distant past. Out
now in 'Queer Dimensions' from
QueeredFiction, which features 17 short
stories, all gay, all sf and all with a
'time' theme. Available in print and e-
versions. |
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Rock and a Hard Place
This darkly humorous tale about an ageing
rock star pretending to be gay features
in 'Radgepacket - Tales from the Inner
Cities Volume 2' by Byker Books. |
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Salad Days
A kitchen-sink romp involving two men and
a fennel bulb, published in the charity
anthology 'I Do'. The book is available
in both electronic and print formats,
published by MLR Press. |
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Any Means Necessary
A darkly comic tale of bent
cops, in every sense of the word, in the
Lambda Award 2008 finalist Men of
Mystery anthology (a collection of
stories on the darker side of life,
edited by Sean Meriwether & Greg
Wharton) from Haworth Press. |
Stories in magazines:
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Huff and Puff
A flash story on the theme of bricks and
mortar, published untitled in issue #42
of Mslexia. Full
details of where and how to buy the
magazine (which is stuffed with useful
and inspirational articles and short
stories by and for women writers) are
available on their online 'subscribe'
page. |
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This Life Sucks
A short dark tale about a disenchanted
vampire published in the January 2009
issue of Flash Me! Magazine. The story
was inspired by a news report about
several dustbin men who found an unused
coffin propped up next to someone's
dustbins one morning. |
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Lizard King
A short story based on the Russian 'frog
princess' fairy tale. Three brothers
still live at home until their dad gives
them a phone and tells them the first
number they dial will be the partner of
their dreams. Patrick accidentally calls
the local pet store, with unexpected
results. |
Stories
online:
| The New
Flesh |
Clones
A very short flash about a science
experiment with a difference, featured in
The New Flesh magazine of short dark
fiction. |
| The Pygmy
Giant |
Lovers' Lane
A noir flash which concentrates on the
downside of having an affair and is set
in a grotty car park. |
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Concrete Jungle
A surrealist style poetic prose piece
inspired by the gardens at Las Posas,
Xilitla, Mexico, which were created out
of the jungle by the English surrealist
and patron Edward James in the early 20th
century. |
| The Pygmy
Giant |
Fish
Out of Water
A flash fic about a disastrous blind
date, in the online British journal of
flash fiction and poetry. |
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A Small Problem
This is a very short, very tongue in
cheek tale of a mission to Mars which
goes horribly wrong. Out now in Issue 13
of Gay Flash Fiction. |
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Heat Haze
A tantalising erotic story set in a
desert where nothing is quite what it
seems. Appearing now in the online gltb
magazine Velvet Mafia, where you can read
it for free. |
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Any Means Necessary
Byker Books are featuring a slightly
abridged version of this story in their
'Radgepacket' fiction collection. See
their website for more details, and to
read the story. |
Stories in e-books:
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Feathered Friend
Short story based on the north European
fairy tale, The Snow Maiden, about a
racing pigeon with a difference,
available in the shapeshifting anthology
'Shifting Perspectives' from Aspen
Mountain Press. |
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Steal the Sky
Charlie and Avery continue their
adventures in this sequel to Feathered
Friend, featuring in 'Shifting
Perspectives 2' from Aspen Mountain
Press. |
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logo next to each book will take you to a
separate page with more details including
excerpts, reviews and ordering info. Or,
in the case of stories available online,
it'll take you straight to the story
itself. |
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