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Author: Phil Olsen

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Collection Flash Short Stories 

The Clarity of Hunger by Cheryl Pappas

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022 Phil Olsen cheryl pappas, kathy fish, Peter Jordan., word west, word west press

— Reviewed by Peter Jordan — Cheryl Pappas’ debut collection, The Clarity of Hunger (word west press), contains sixteen pieces

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Chapbook Short Stories 

A Middle Eastern No by Jill Widner

November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 Phil Olsen Cork International Short Story Festival, Jill Widner, Mikiko Fukuda, Munster Literature, Southword Editions

— Reviewed by Mikiko Fukuda — Jill Widner’s chapbook, A Middle Eastern No (Southword Editions) is a collection of three

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Collection Edge Hill Prize Short Stories 

The Earth, Thy Great Exchequer, Ready Lies by Jo Lloyd

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Phil Olsen Edge Hill Prize, Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2021, Edge Hill short Story Prize Longlist, Jo Lloyd, Ruby Cowling, Swift Press

– Reviewed by Ruby Cowling – Jo Lloyd’s The Earth, Thy Great Exchequer, Ready Lies (Swift Press, 2021) is an

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Novella 

Inside the Bone Box by Anthony Ferner

July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 Phil Olsen Anthony Ferner, Cath Barton, Fairlight Books, Fairlight Moderns

– Reviewed by Cath Barton – The portrait that Anthony Ferner paints in this Fairlight Moderns novella, of Nicholas Anderton,

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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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