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The Plankton Collector by Cath Barton

November 7, 2019 Phil Olsen Cath Barton, Dipika Mummery, New Welsh Rarebyte, New Welsh Review

-Reviewed by Dipika Mummery- What if the grieving process could be alleviated by a kind stranger who somehow manages to

Collection Short Stories

Midnight Laughter by Paul McDonald

November 5, 2019 Phil Olsen Paul McDonald, Rhys Knapman, V. Press

-Reviewed by Rhys Knapman- Midnight Laughter is a collection of short stories by Paul McDonald, published by V. Press in

Collection Flash Novella Novella-in-Flash

the everrumble by Michelle Elvy

October 31, 2019 Phil Olsen Ad Hoc Fiction, Cath Barton, Michelle Elvy

-Reviewed by Cath Barton- Zettie, at the age of seven, stops speaking. Her mother tries to find out why, but

Anthology Flash Short Stories

Story Cities: A City Guide For The Imagination edited by Rosamund Davies, Cherry Potts and Kam Rehal

October 7, 2019 Phil Olsen Alexandra Penland, Arachne Press, Ash Lim, Cherry Potts, Dave Murray, Kam Rehal, Kristin D. Urban, Kristin Urban-Watson, Maja Bodenstein, Quiet Man Dave, Rosamund Davies

-Reviewed by Kristin D. Urban- 112 pages of 51 flash fiction stories from 42 authors underneath nine different sections, Story

Anthology Flash Short Stories

Things Left and Found by the Side of the Road — Bath Flash Fiction Volume Three

October 2, 2019 Phil Olsen Ad Hoc Fiction, Bath Flash Fiction Award, Ingrid Jendrzejewski, Jo Gatford, Jude Higgins, Kapka Nilan, Linda Grierson Irish, Rhys Knapman, Rosamund Davies

-Reviewed by Rhys Knapman- Things Left and Found by the Side of the Road (Ad Hoc Fiction) is an anthology

Collection Short Stories

Sweet Home by Wendy Erskine

September 2, 2019 Phil Olsen Edge Hill Prize, Edge Hill Short Story Prize, Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2019, Edge Hill short Story Prize Longlist, Edge Hill Short Story Prize Shortlist, Sam Edwards, Stinging Fly, Stinging Fly Press, Wendy Erskine

-Reviewed by Sam Edwards- With Sweet Home (Stinging Fly), longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2019, Wendy Erskine

Collection Short Stories

Live Show, Drink Included by Vicky Grut

August 31, 2019September 2, 2019 Phil Olsen Edge Hill Prize, Edge Hill Short Story Prize, Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2019, Edge Hill short Story Prize Longlist, Edge Hill Short Story Prize Shortlist, Holland Park Press, Joshua Lambert, Vicky Grut

-Reviewed by Joshua Lambert- Live Show, Drink Included (Holland Park Press), is a collection of short stories from Vicky Grut,

Collection Short Stories

Elsewhere, Home by Leila Aboulela

August 30, 2019September 2, 2019 Phil Olsen Dipika Mummery, Edge Hill Prize, Edge Hill Short Story Prize, Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2019, Edge Hill short Story Prize Longlist, Leila Aboulela, SAQI, Sudan, Sudanese, Telegram, Telegram/SAQI

-Reviewed by Dipika Mummery- What is it really like to move across geographical and cultural borders in a way that

Collection Flash Short Stories

How The Light Gets In by Clare Fisher

August 29, 2019September 2, 2019 Phil Olsen Cath Barton, Clare Fisher, Edge Hill Prize, Edge Hill Short Story Prize, Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2019, Edge Hill short Story Prize Longlist, flash fiction, Influx, Influx Press, short stories

-Reviewed by Cath Barton- In physical terms light brings energy, and darkness is the absence of light. So it makes

Catholic Boy by Rosemary Jenkinson

August 28, 2019September 2, 2019 Phil Olsen Doire Press, Edge Hill Prize, Edge Hill Short Story Prize, Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2019, Edge Hill short Story Prize Longlist, Jenny Booth, Rosemary Jenkinson

-Reviewed by Jenny Booth- Catholic Boy (Doire Press) is Rosemary Jenkinson’s third collection of short fiction, shortlisted for the 2019