Ritual, 1969 by Jo Mazelis
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- A modern school built ‘in the brutalist style’ sits on the top of a hill. On
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Short Stories
The End: Fifteen Endings to Fifteen Paintings ed. Ashley Stokes
-Reviewed by Adrian Slatcher– Ekphrasis, or writing that describes a work of art, is commonplace in poetry, but less so in
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Being Dad: Short Stories About Fatherhood – ed. Dan Coxon
-Reviewed by Richard T. Watson– Forgive me for bringing a shed-load of politics into this review, and arguably swamping the
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The Numbers by Christopher Burns & Jackdaws by Neil Campbell
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- Nightjar Press publishes single-story chapbooks in limited editions of 200 copies. Elusive, like the bird of
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He Runs The Moon: Tales from the Cities by Wendy Brandmark
– Reviewed by T. F. Rhoden – Sometimes the setting of stories, the barrios and backstreets and weighty avenues of
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Shore to Shore: River Stories by Tamsin Hopkins
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- Hani is a hot-air balloon pilot, but not in a setting or situation which most of
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Treats by Lara Williams
-Reviewed by Nick Murray- Reading Treats feels like swooping in through someone’s window and slowing down just long enough to
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Lost in the Land of Bears by S. Kay
-Reviewed by James Knight– There are many writers on Twitter who play with the tweet as a literary form, exploiting
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Texaners by T. F. Rhoden
-Reviewed by Jessica Gregory- ‘…those perfectly imperfect souls of expansive, yet common diversity.’ -Texaners What comes to mind when thinking
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