Birds with Horse Hearts by Eleanor Walsh
–Reviewed by Cath Barton– In Eleanor Walsh’s story of three women’s push and pull with life, with the men who
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The Therapist by Nial Giacomelli
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- A man and his wife travel separately, as heavy snow begins to fall, through a landscape
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The Plankton Collector by Cath Barton
-Reviewed by Dipika Mummery- What if the grieving process could be alleviated by a kind stranger who somehow manages to
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the everrumble by Michelle Elvy
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- Zettie, at the age of seven, stops speaking. Her mother tries to find out why, but
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How The Light Gets In by Clare Fisher
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- In physical terms light brings energy, and darkness is the absence of light. So it makes
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Soul Etchings by Sandra Arnold
-Reviewed by Cath Barton- New Zealand author Sandra Arnold is a prolific writer of flash fiction, with over 80 pieces
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Peterborough Service Area by Krishan Coupland and Eloise Shepherd
– Reviewed by Cath Barton – The more I try and pin down the notion of liminality, the more it
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A Witness of Waxwings by Alison Lock
– Reviewed by Cath Barton – There are elemental forces writ large in Alison Lock’s collection of short stories, especially
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Finding a Way by Diane Simmons
– Reviewed by Cath Barton – From Liz sorting through jewellery intended for her daughter Becky to inherit, to 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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