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‘Everything is Fine’ in Ellipsis Zine
Read more: ‘Everything is Fine’ in Ellipsis ZineEllipsis Zine is back, and it’s so good to see this wonderful literary magazine back after closing in 2024. Ellipsis Zine has always been a brilliant home for flash fiction, and so I’m hugely pleased that they’ve given some space for my small, strange piece ‘Everything is Fine’.
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On reading: The Power by Naomi Alderman
Read more: On reading: The Power by Naomi AldermanTitle: The Power Author: Naomi Alderman From the back: All over the world women are discovering they have the power. With a flick of the fingers they can inflict terrible pain – even death.
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On reading: Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
Read more: On reading: Borne by Jeff VanderMeerTitle: Borne Author: Jeff VanderMeer From the back: “Am I a person?” Borne asks Rachel, in extremis. “Yes, you are a person,” Rachel tells him. “But like a person, you can be a weapon, too.”
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Quit your clowning around
Read more: Quit your clowning aroundOn clowns, Hanson and all things scary
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On reading: Shattered Minds by Laura Lam
Read more: On reading: Shattered Minds by Laura LamTitle: Shattered Minds Author: Laura Lam From the back: She can uncover the truth, if she defeats her demons Ex-neuroscientist Carina struggles with a drug problem, her conscience, and urges to kill. She satisfies her cravings in dreams, fuelled by the addictive drug ‘Zeal’. Now she’s heading for self-destruction – until she has a vision…
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On reading: The Boy on the Bridge by M R Carey
Read more: On reading: The Boy on the Bridge by M R CareyTitle: The Boy on the Bridge Author: M R Carey From the back: Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived.
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On reading: The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J Walker
Read more: On reading: The End of the World Running Club by Adrian J WalkerTitle: The End of the World Running Club Author: Adrian J Walker From the back: Edgar Hill is 35 and caught in his own headlock. Overweight slob, under-performing husband and reluctant father – for Ed, the world may as well have already ended.
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News Bash
Read more: News BashToday I return to the Dust Lounge to move some dust around, and generally bash your eyes with NEWS, sweet NEWS. And this news doesn’t involve any voting, politics or fact-checking so y’all can relax.
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On reading: A History of British Serial Killing by David Wilson
Read more: On reading: A History of British Serial Killing by David WilsonTitle: A History of British Serial Killing Author: David Wilson From the back: In this fascinating and informative new book, Professor David Wilson tells the stories of Britain’s serial killers from Jack the Ripper to the extraordinary Suffolk Murders case.
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On reading: The Death House by Sarah Pinborough
Read more: On reading: The Death House by Sarah PinboroughTitle: The Death House Author: Sarah Pinborough From the back: Toby’s life was perfectly normal . . . until it was unravelled by something as simple as a blood test.
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Do you write with plots or pants?
Read more: Do you write with plots or pants?Here’s the question – are you a plotter or a pantser? Do you work out the ins-and-the-outs of what’s going to be happening in that story you’re about to tell, or do you sit down and let your pants take you where they will? Are you an organised planner, or do you set a fire…