I am not at all sure how it came to be that I was on The Surface; someone must have given me wrong directions. I had been there a few times before, in the inexperienced days of youth, but I had not remembered how unpleasant it is. I am not, of course, alluding to the… Read More A Disagreeable Adventure: Flash Fiction
I’m not planning to make a habit of posting twice in a day(!), but – exceptionally – I wanted to post for the second time today, to share with you all the excitement of my book being featured on It’s Write Now’s selection of free ebooks! http://itswritenow.com/76555/an-animal-anthology-of-flash-fiction/ An Animal Anthology Of Flash Fiction will be… Read More Best Selection of Free Ebooks!
At sunrise, I leapt from the dustbin lid; I swung from leaf to leaf. Like a songless swallow, I flew, and dived like a dolphin through dewdrops. If I were a silkworm, you would prize me: trap me in a pampered prison. As it is, you looked through me; left me. In the morning cool,… Read More Daughter of Arachne: Flash Fiction
I left the salt at the Thames Barrier: its teeth consumed the ocean tide. I perched on the beach at Greenwich: there were scattered oysters shells, but no oysters; children, but no ice-cream; sand, but no waves. I took wing. I watched porpoises plunge in the quiet of dawn. I hitchhiked on City Cruises –… Read More A Seagull’s Summer Holiday: Flash Fiction
On the cusp between flash fiction and poetry, these are a short set of vivid, quirky reflections on life through animals’ eyes. From the acrobatic spider, to the feisty seagull, to the lowly donkey, each animal has an idiosyncratic perspective to offer. This anthology features: a seagull taking a summer holiday; the artistry of an… Read More FREE Kindle Book: An Animal Anthology of Flash Fiction
This book cost me nothing: it’s a free Kindle book. And, considering that it was free, it was a good addition to my Kindle library. The full title is The Motivation Switch: 77 Ways To Get Motivated, Avoid Procrastination, And Achieve Success. I’m a PhD student, and so, with a lot of unstructured time spent doing… Read More The Motivation Switch: A Review
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