Our story of the week is a manipulative story from the writer Numair A. Choudhury. Numair started writing in secondary school. He cultivated his talent by enrolling in Oberlin College Creative Writing Program. After graduating he joined Andrew Motion’s Creative Writing Department. Numair has published over a dozen short stories. H
Our story of the week is an outsider's view of a troubled marriage from the writer Miriam Burke. Miriam is from the West of Ireland and now lives in London. She has a PhD in Psychology and worked as a clinical psychologist before becoming a full-time writer. Miriam has had stories published in anthologies and magazines. Some of her
Our story of the week is a story about loss from the writer Miriam Burke. Miriam is from the West of Ireland and now lives in London. She has a PhD in Psychology and worked as a clinical psychologist before becoming a full-time writer. Miriam has had stories published in anthologies and magazines. Some of her stories have won awards
Our story of the week is a fatherhood story from the writer Lee Wright. Lee writes fiction, non-fiction and reviews. He studied under Man Booker winner Alison Moore and is currently taking an MA in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester. Lee began writing a weekly sports column for the Hinckley Times newspaper in 2008. He p
Our Story of the Week is a fairy tale from the writer Paul Blaney. Paul is a British fiction writer who now lives in the United States. He works as an assistant professor at Rutgers University. He also enjoys hiking and coaching football. Paul’s first story won him a beautiful hardback of The Wombles, which was presented by Elizab
Our Story of the Week is a playful story from the writer Michael Downes. Michael was born in Northern Ireland but currently lives in Victoria, Australia with his eldest son. He enjoys travelling and has worked a variety of jobs. It wasn't until his late twenties that he started writing. Michael now has a novel published in the UK a
Our Story of the Week is a death row story from the writer Jim Bartlett. Jim was born in California and spent the better part of his life living and working in the small slice of heaven known as Santa Barbara. Both he and his wife worked within the telecommunications industry. After developing an internal corporate audience Jim decided
Our Story of the Week is a startling story from the writer Sophie van Llewyn. Sophie is a Romanian-born author of short stories, flash fiction and, most recently, a Fairlight Moderns novella Bottled Goods, coming on 11 July from Fairlight Books. Sophie grew up in Tulcea, south-east Romania, close to the Danube delta. She is now liv