Our 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,
READ MOREOur story of the week is a story about being lost from the writer Katherine Pringle. Katherine grew up in Northern Ireland, but left at eighteen to study Graphic Design in London. She fell into publishing without really planning to, but it turned out to be the ideal career for her: she loves wor
READ MOREOur short story of the week is a story about regret by Owen Schalk. Owen Schalk is a fiction writer and a student of literature and history. His primary field of study is postcolonial writing from Latin America and the Middle East. He lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and his family owns and operates
READ MOREOur short story of the week is a story about sibling relationships from the writer Amanda Staples. Amanda has the usual pile of stuff she can’t look at without a pot of tea and a whisky chaser, but keeps it to remind her that writing is a process; there is always much to learn and improve upon.
READ MOREOur story of the week is a warm story from the writer Maggie Hellwig. Maggie graduated from Dickinson College with her BFA in English Literature in 2007, and with her MFA in Writing from School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2015. She is now a writer and instructor of English Literature at No
READ MOREOur story of the week is a story about independence from the writer Abhishek Pandeyar. Abhishek is a writer and dreamer from the scenic mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India. He started writing short poems when he was in his first year of university. His articles and stories were published severa
READ MOREEach week, we pick a short fiction piece from our Fairlight Shorts archives to feature as our story of the week. This week, we’ve chosen a story about possibilities by Bahar Brunton. Bahar Brunton lives and works in London. She writes fiction and theatre scripts, and has had three plays produce
READ MOREEach week, we pick a short fiction piece from our Fairlight Shorts archives to feature as our story of the week. This week, we’ve chosen a story about recovery by Becky Jones. Becky Jones is a seasoned content marketer, who lives in Reading, in the UK, with her husband and two boys. As a profes
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