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Jason Donovan has been living under my bed in a Vitalite margarine tub since yesterday afternoon and he is a terrible listener, likes eating insects, and has a difficult relationship with Kylie Minogue. Also, he won’t let me introduce him to the girls at school because he’s only about as big as my hand and he says they might grab at h

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When Misha lost her fifth baby tooth, she understood that she was going to die one day. She couldn’t say why it was this tooth in particular that had caused this revelation, but there it was, plain as the bloody molar in her palm: the truth, plucked out into the open from a place where it had been hiding, snug, and dark, and safe. To

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Living in central Scotland, Eilidh G Clark is a writer of touching short stories and poetry. She recalls lazy summer holidays spent in the back garden, drawing pictures in her notebooks, writing short stories to go with them and imagining that she might one day become a modern day Enid Blyton. Eilidh continued to scribble her way through

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Our Story of the Week is a literary story from the writer Paul Sutton Reeves. Paul’s writing experience covers a range of styles. He wrote the biography of avant-garde musician Bill Nelson and worked as a freelance journalist on the topics of music and economics. Paul also teaches economics and is a ‘veteran of a number of obscure

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Abi Hynes is one of Fairlight Books' most eloquent short story authors. Her two fantastic stories - Ready or Not and The Ghosts from Kathmandu are available on our website. Based in Manchester, she is a drama and fiction writer whose writing have been published in a variety of places online and in print, including Litro, Syntax &

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Wendy Holborow is one of our poetic short story writers. Her beautifully elegant story Crows Caw in Cwmdonkin Park is available to read here. Wendy was born in South Wales, UK and lived in Greece for fourteen years. She founded and co-edited Poetry Greece magazine. Wendy has won prizes for her short stories, notably the Philip Good M

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Our Story of the Week is a haunting story from the writer Greg Forrester. Greg started writing in secondary school, producing four chapters of a clear Lord of the Rings rip-off, that, ‘thankfully’, no longer exists. Since then, he’s continued to pursue his passion, earning creative writing degrees from the University of Sunderlan

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Neal Mason is the imaginative short story writer behind one of the most popular stories published on Fairlight Books website - Stocktaking. Neal was born in Middlesex. After finishing his education in Norfolk he spent most of his life tutoring for the University of Wales, WEA and Fairfield Arts Centre, and travelling. Neal is a fan of

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