This is where you can find published stories that are not available elsewhere online. Occasionally, I will also share other writing here that has not been externally published.
Warp and weft: set in the twisting streets of Edinburgh this story was a finalist in the Edinburgh Short Story Awards 2023 (formerly Scottish Short Story Awards).
Jim and Pearl: a joyful little flash from a few years ago. Read the related post Motherhood and magpies.
A green cloak: a short story set in Donegal and first published by Glittery Literary.
Advent: my first published short story written in December 2021.
Gatsby reimagined: a short piece created for a genre exercise in a writing class.
The giant’s wife – or Ailsa the irked: a flash monologue written after a visit to the Giant’s Causeway in August 2021.
A construction of loss: a short story about loss and the things we live for.
Someone, No-one: a retelling of a classic tale
To see a full list of my published pieces take a look at my Publications page.
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