Our short story of the week is a story about connections by Jill Owen. Jill Owen lives in Leamington Spa, but is a London girl at heart. She is busy being an accountant in the daytime but is trying to cut down on working hours in order to write. Her favourite things to do are going to an exhibition or to see a band with her husband,
Read MoreOur short story of the week is a story about eating by Sam Mills. Sam Mills is from Maidenhead, Berkshire. He studied Psychology and Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He currently lives in London, writing and working part-time as a tutor. He began writing fiction in 2015. After graduating from university, he took an internship
Read MoreOur short story of the week is a historical adventure story by India Heaton. India Heaton was born in Lancashire in 1998 but moved down to Cornwall when she was three years old. She spent her school years torn between pursuing the sciences or writing. After some debatable A-level results, she chose writing. India spent two years at Rus
Read MoreOur short story of the week is a historical fiction story by Nick Cooke. Nick Cooke was born in London in 1961 and attended Christ’s College Cambridge, where he graduated in English Literature. He spent six years in Turin, Italy, as a teacher and translator, before returning to London in 1989, since when he has worked in Further Educ
Read MoreOur short story of the week is a dreamlike story by Mulix. Mulix is a Latin American writer who is studying theatre, creative writing and performance arts. She wants to explore alternative forms of narrative as well as raw human behaviour. The origins of her writing are in competitiveness. When she was in primary school her older br
Read MoreOur short story of the week is a folk tale by David Calcutt. David Calcutt lives in the West Midlands and is a playwright, poet, and author of several books for young people. He is currently working on a new performance piece in collaboration with fellow writer Sarah Sayeed and director David Allen. The Willow Tree follows a man wh
Read MoreOur short story of the week is a story about stalking by Stephen Hargadon. Stephen Hargadon’s writing has appeared in various places, online and in print, including Black Static, Tales from the Shadow Booth, Crimewave, Confingo, Structo, Popshot, Litro, Thresholds and LossLit. He was a runner-up in the 2018 Dinesh Allirajah
Read MoreOur short story of the week is a story about hospitality by Andrew Edgeworth. Andrew Edgeworth is a former journalist who has been writing short fiction since 2013. He was awarded the 2017 Origins flash fiction prize by Creative Industries Trafford and was runner up in the 2019 Splash Fiction competition run by Victoria Baths. He lives
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