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FIONA GLASS
THROUGH A GLASS
DARKLY...
BOOKS & STORIES
A 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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Rock
and a Hard Place This darkly humorous
tale about an ageing rock star pretending to be
gay has just been released 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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Bricks
An untitled flash on the subject of bricks and
mortar, published in the latest 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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Washday
Blues This kitchen-sink style romp
involving two men, a washing machine and a pair
of navy blue socks features in the new issue of
Cobblestone Press Quarterly. You can download the
magazine free as a pdf file from the Cobblestone
Press website. |
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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 parents give them a
mobile phone and tell them the first number they
dial will be the partner of their dreams. Patrick
accidentally calls the local pet store, which
brings all sorts of unexpected results. You can
see more details including a list of contents at
the BENT website. |
Stories
online:
| 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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cover or logo of each book will take you either
to a separate page with more details including
excerpts and ordering info, or (in the case of
stories available online) it will take you
straight to the story itself. |
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