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Some bits of good news
This morning I signed the contract on a short story being included in an anthology: Final Flight will be in Air: Sylphs, Spirits and Swan Maidens edited by Rhonda Parrish for Canadian publishers, Tyche Books. No idea about the publication date yet! Needless to say, the heroine of my story is not as ethereal as…
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International Women’s Day Women on the Move reading
On 8th March Arachne Press held an International Women’s Day of readings from female authors and poets, surrounded by the Tatty Divine exhibition at the Stephen Lawrence Gallery. Many thanks to Greenwich University Galleries for hosting. Here I am reading my short story from Departures, Cloud Island.
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Brockley Max fundraising reading at Halloween
Here’s a snippet of audio of my reading of Red Dress, at the Brockley Max fundraiser at Halloween. We raised around £200, but more is needed – If you’d like to support our local festival, there’s a crowd fund here If you liked the audio, Red Dress is available to buy as an e-story…
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Foundation myth -again!
Foundation Myth is getting out and about – this is the audio recording of a reading of Story Cities we did at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich for Design Week. That was a lot of fun, there was a storytellers’ chair!
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Story Cities – Foundation Myth
Story Cities is an Arachne Press project, bringing together 42 writers and 51 stories about the city – any city, every city, in flash of under 500 words. The brief for the book was: no names, no recognisable landmarks, and to fit one of the themes – termini, transport, hotels, cafes, squares and parks, markets,…
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City Writes Mini Solstice Shorts
I will be reading The Midwinter Wife from Longest Night, at this term’s City Writes at Northampton Suite C, City University, Northampton Square EC1V 0HB on Thursday December 13th doors 6.30. the venue is quite a way from the entrance on Northampton square, so allow time to get up to it! I will be joined by…
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Stories out loud
Back in October, we were in Shoreham for their Word Fest, with Liberty Tales and Songs of Protest, which meant I was hosting, reading and singing alongside a sliver of Vocal Chords Choir. And also in October, at Archway With Words, I read Mirror. (from Lovers’ Lies) It’s the first time I’ve read it myself,…
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The Speed of Light – Story Fridays
If I could travel at the speed of light, I would be reading my flash story Rising Dawn, at Story Fridays ‘Speed of Light’ event in Bath this Friday, 22nd September, but I’m booked on a film course Saturday morning and it’s one thing too many. Fortunately actor Kirsty Cox is there to read it…
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TODAY: Songs of Protest at Brockley Max
Vocal Chords are reprising our Songs of Protest repertoire for Brockley MAX Festival today, Sunday 4th June at 3.30. St Hilda’s Church, Courtrai Road SE23 1PL We are joined by Carrie Cohen & Silas Hawkins who will read poems from Arachne Press’ Liberty Tales anthology. £7 on the door (proceeds to Wheels for Wellbeing)…
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Brockley Max – urban myths
Here’s a recording of me reading Algorithms, written specifically for the Urban Myths event at Brockley Max last night, which showcased the work of my fellow WooA writers. Still recovering from an epic evening of communal writing!
Cherry Potts, Writer 