Writing Portfolio
Flash Fiction (5 minute reads or less)
Altercation
Fictive Dream (Biffy 50 Nomination)
"From its cutting edge, the shards of an onion dribble onto the worktop; sliced like rose petals; like tear drops; like acid rain."
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And Then, Ephemeral
"Unfurling, its pairs of legs judder into subconscious action. Spines bristle outwards. Its segmented body wriggles across the leaf."
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Blue Over Pink
Spelk
"A metropolis of vinyl-floor streets; quasi-buildings in Day-Glo cardboard; polyethylene windows into homes for puppets and dolls."
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Constellations
The Drabble
"The inner cavern is a spiral galaxy of planets and stars. It pulses like a bullfrog’s throat – alive but dying."
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Punctuation Marks in an Unknown Key
Reflex Press (Long List)
"Morning. Post-wake-up kiss. Stretch. Shower. Dress. Lingering gaze in your direction as I leave the bedroom."
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Rag-doll and Puppet-man
Bath Flash Fiction (Long List)
"Rag-doll skitters into the kitchen where she melts cheese strings over Doritos in the microwave."
COMING SOON
Short Stories (5-20 minute reads)
La Maldadita
The Cabinet of Heed
"Other times, I dream of anthropomorphic octopi who wear polka dot swimsuits and sip paper-umbrella-accessorised mojitos."
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Red Route
"The dull thumping of rubber against asphalt. Repetitively rhythmic as my trainers hit the slick surface of the pot-holed pavement."
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The Wall
Collective Unrest
"It sprung up overnight. Unexpected, it stood there as we all opened our curtains, bleary-eyed, in the morning. A divider line."
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Under an Aurora Sky
Lucent Dreaming
"Sometimes, an animal takes form within one of the little clouds, or a person, or even a landscape—places away from the harsh expanse..."