Cherry Potts, Writer

Category: short story

  • Back in the Water – video

    The idea behind back in the water as a theme (Brockley Max festival, Writers of Our Age) was getting back to normal life. We still haven’t really, and we didn’t stick to that brief, but water definitely came into it! Two stories from me, Lift Off, which will be featured in FlashFlood 2021 on 26th…

  • Yes, Shortlisted for the Bridport!

    Had to keep quiet until now, but just been watching the award ceremony so it MUST be ok now. I was shortlisted for the Bridport Flash Fiction prize 2020 for my tiny story Medusa Wonders. Ta da!!

  • Some bits of good news

    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…

  • International Women’s Day Women on the Move reading

    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.

  • Shortlisted! WHQ FLASH QUARTERLY 2019: ROUND 1

    Shortlisted! WHQ FLASH QUARTERLY 2019: ROUND 1

    Knock me down with a feather, I got shortlisted with a bit of flash. Thanks to Writers’ HQ and congrats to the other shortlistees and the winners. https://writershq.co.uk/demonstrating-change-cherry-potts/ This was an unintentionally topical story, written a while back. For those of us of a certain age, demonstrating, even on the streets of London was not…

  • Video of Fish-fish at Liars’ League

    Math Jones embodying Joel’s confusion, excitement, fear and …

  • Stories out loud

    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,…

  • Brockley Max – urban myths

    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!

  • Liberty Tales Lewisham videos

    Liberty Tales Lewisham videos

    knitting-for-demons-snippet Videos of the Lewisham Library launch for Liberty Tales, with a snippet from Knitting for Demons… hmm. Reblogging recordings and videos doesn’t work! That’s annoying. I’ve uploaded my video, for the rest, follow the link to the original. Arachne Press Welcome to the Liberty Tales Lewisham videos (yes, I got the video to work!),…

  • Solstice Stories at Story Fridays & Greenlanders at Liars’ League

    Solstice Stories at Story Fridays & Greenlanders at Liars’ League

    Great fun at Bath’s Burdall’s Yard reading for Solstice  at Story Fridays. You can listen to my story, Midsummer Morris Marathon and the other stories here. And here’s the video of Tim reading Greenlanders at Liars’ League. It’s been a busy week!