Ridgwell Stories and others by Joseph Ridgwell
–Reviewed by Markku Nivalainen– Joseph Ridgwell’s individually published poem, Where are the rebels?, asks what happened to the revolutionary dreams
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Short Stories
Saboteur Awards 2017: Spotlight on the Short Story Collection Shortlist
From zombies to boys with fox-tails, there’s something for everyone in this year’s shortlist of Short Story Collections. Remember to vote
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Bunbury Creative Anthology: Volume 1 ed. by Keri-Ann Edwards & Christopher Moriarty
– Reviewed by Deirdre Hines – Rejection letters are commonplace in a writer’s life; rarer are the places that foster the
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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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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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