Tag Archives: Short Story

One Eye Grey: Stories from Another London Vol 3 Press Release

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

  My Story ‘Eye of the Beholder’ is in this collection.

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One Grey Eye

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

I’ve just had a story accepted for One Grey Eye, an electronic ‘Penny Dreadful’ available on  Kindle. My story, Eye of the Beholder will be available around Halloween in Stories From Another London along with other excellent stories to unsettle … Continue reading →

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A Second Hand Emotion, read by Gill Stoker

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

A recording of the lovely Gill Stoker reading (and singing – brave woman!) my story A Second Hand Emotion at Tall Tales at the Tavern, an event I co-curated with Bartle Sawbridge back in June. a second hand emotion by … Continue reading →

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Last chance to book Myth and Music

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

WRITING WITH YOUR EARS: Myth and Music will be cancelled if there are not enough takers.  if you were thinking of coming please book asap! Explore the enduring power of fairy tale as part of the Blackheath Community Opera experience, … Continue reading →

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Tall Tales at the Tavern

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Tall Tales at the Tavern Join WOOA Brockley Writers’ Group for an evening of stories by local writers: Bartle Sawbridge, Cherry Potts, Clare Sandling, David Bausor, Joan Taylor Rowan, Rosalind Stopps Read by Gill Stoker and Mike Burnside Followed by … Continue reading →

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Why Short Stories?

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

There’s been a lot of chat going on recently about short stories, including on the radio, this week’s Open Book had  Aminatta Forna giving a potted history of the short story from Poe, Chekhov and Saki to Helen Simpson, and … Continue reading →

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What the Well-dressed Witch is Wearing

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

The latest news from the catwalks … um … doorsteps of South London, where the fashions of the night come to your door for a minimal payment of handfuls of jellied eyes, chocolate bites and the occasional satsuma is… dayglo … Continue reading →

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BBC short story cuts


I’ll admit to an ambition shall I? I’d really like one of my short stories read on BBC Radio 4. What’s more I’d like it read by Emma Thompson. How likely is that? Not very, perhaps, but the chances are … Continue reading →

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A Night Off from the Opera

Posted on July 15, 2011 by

It feels really weird not being in Onegin-land for a day.  I actually go to work, and talk about something other than music, very strange!And despite not getting to bed until 1am and being awake again at 5, I decide … Continue reading →

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What’s folk got to do with it?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

I was brought up on a diet of Beatles, Blues and Ballads. (I once had a cat who loved to be sung to, and the sadder the song the better: he was very partial to John Dowland, but his favourites … Continue reading →

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