Category: Short Stories

• Artist in Residence

  

  Emily Hay’s charming short story charts the perseverance of an artist.

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  16th Sep 2026

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• People, Passing, on Tyne

  

  In this short story, Ian Johnson’s protagonist finds hope in seeking change.

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  9th Sep 2026

  Short Stories, Uncategorized

• Something Other Than Fear

  

  In Katherine Smythe’s moving short story, a woman grapples with grief and life-changing circumstances.

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  8th Oct 2025

  Short Stories

• The Lavender Shroud

  

  Esther Kearney’s magical short story draws upon the history of the lavender flower.

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  8th Oct 2025

  Short Stories

• Troubled Skin

  

  In C. S. Daugherty’s haunting short story, a shapeshifter writes to a lost loved one.

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  3rd Oct 2025

  Short Stories

• The Black Hand Boys

  

  In Neil O’Dwyer’s short story, a newspaper boy gives in to peer pressure.

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  29th Sep 2025

  Short Stories

• One Another’s Forever

  

  Ian Johnson’s short story follows a transformative affair.

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  22nd Sep 2025

  Short Stories

• Lessons

  

  Catherine Whitehead’s short story follows a protagonist finding their feet in Prague.

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  19th Sep 2025

  Short Stories

• Two Months

  

  Maria Beville’s short story follows a mother navigating the changes within her son.

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  15th Sep 2025

  Short Stories, Uncategorized

• Afterbirth

  

  Kelley Dundas’ short story reckons with the transformative nature of early motherhood.

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  15th Sep 2025

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