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Author: Phil Olsen

London Gothic book cover with green text on a lilac background
Collection Place Writing Short Stories 

London Gothic by Nicholas Royle

April 4, 2021April 4, 2021 Phil Olsen Confingo, Confingo Publishing, gothic, London, Neil Campbell, Nicholas Royle

–Reviewed by Neil Campbell– You know what we’re in for when the creepy second person narration of ‘Welcome’ refers you

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Collection Short Stories 

The Goddess of Macau by Graeme Hall

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Phil Olsen Ben Cassidy, fly on the wall press, Graeme Hall

–Reviewed by Ben Cassidy– When crafting stories, it is vital to consider whether the chosen form is going to be

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Chapbook Short Stories 

The Violet Eye by Mike Fox & The Message by Philippa Holloway

March 9, 2021March 9, 2021 Phil Olsen Alex Needham, Cath Barton, Mike Fox, Nicholas Royle, Nightjar Press, Philippa Holloway

–Reviewed by Cath Barton– The art of the short story is about suggestion. It is about offering something that invites

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Collection Saboteur Awards Short Stories 

Table Manners by Susmita Bhattacharya

March 4, 2021March 4, 2021 Phil Olsen Best Short Story Collection, Dahlia Press, Dipika Mummery, Saboteur Awards 2019, Susmita Bhattacharya

–Reviewed by Dipika Mummery– Winner of the 2019 Saboteur Award for best short story collection, Table Manners (Dahlia Press) by

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Flash Study Text 

Going Short—An Invitation to Flash Fiction by Nancy Stohlman

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Phil Olsen Ad Hoc Fiction, Nancy Stohlman, Neil Campbell

–Reviewed by Neil Campbell– I came to Nancy Stohlman’s Going Short (Ad Hoc Fiction) with some trepidation. I’ve been writing

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Collection Edge Hill Prize Short Stories 

What Are You Like by Shelley Day

December 6, 2020December 6, 2020 Phil Olsen

—Reviewed by Sam Edwards— What Are You Like (Postbox Press) is a collection of short stories from author Shelley Day.

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Collection Edge Hill Prize Short Stories 

It’s Gone Dark Over Bill’s Mother’s by Lisa Blower

December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 Phil Olsen

—Reviewed by Sally Shaw— It’s Gone Dark Over Bill’s Mother’s (Myriad Editions, 2019) is a collection of twenty short stories

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Collection Edge Hill Prize Short Stories 

Paris Syndrome by Lucy Sweeney Byrne

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Phil Olsen

—Reviewed by Sam Edwards— In her debut collection Paris Syndrome (Banshee Press), author Lucy Sweeny Byrne pierces the glamour bubble

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Collection Edge Hill Prize Short Stories 

To the Volcano, and other stories by Elleke Boehmer

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Phil Olsen

—Reviewed by Mikiko Fukuda— Transnationalism and tourism have allowed people greater freedom of movement—both to travel and emigrate. Elleke Boehmer

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Collection Edge Hill Prize Short Stories 

This Taste for Silence by Amanda O’Callaghan

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Phil Olsen

—Reviewed by Jenny Booth— The stories in Amanda O’Callaghan’s debut short fiction collection, This Taste for Silence (University of Queensland

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