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Huff and Puff
Flash ficlet 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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Fish
Out of Water
A short dark-but-fun tale about a
disastrous blind date, available in this
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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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. |
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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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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 phone and tell them the first
number they dial will be the partner of
their dreams. Patrick accidentally calls
the local pet store, with unexpected
results. |
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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. |