short fiction, sunday short

Sunday Short: ‘Stone Mattress’ by Margaret Atwood

But old habits die hard, and it’s not long before she’s casting an appraising eye over her fleece-clad fellow-travellers dithering with their wheely bags in the lobby of the first-night airport hotel. Passing over the women, she ear-tags the male members of the flock. Some have females attached to them, and she eliminates these on… Continue reading Sunday Short: ‘Stone Mattress’ by Margaret Atwood

festivals, national young writers festival

The Owlish Guide to National Young Writers Festival

It's that time of year again! I'm pretty stoked. This will not only be my third NYWF but the first time I've gone not-working, which gives me a ton of feels.It's also an awesome program, which is DOUBLY exciting. I'm looking forward to heading down.THURSDAY 2 OCTOBERComic JamLive comic drawing!Launch OrgyThis is always ridiculously fun.… Continue reading The Owlish Guide to National Young Writers Festival

2014 in books, books, review

‘What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us’ by Laura van den Berg (36/52)

An actress finds herself while imitating Big Foot. A woman falls out of love with her husband, her student, and etymology after her father drowns. Another looks for a twinflower while others search for the Loch Ness Monster. Laura van den Berg's debut collection explores myths, legends and those who seek meaning in them.I wasn't… Continue reading ‘What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us’ by Laura van den Berg (36/52)

2014 in books, books, review

‘We are All Completely Beside Ourselves’ by Karen Joy Fowler (35/52)

The Cooke's are, in many ways, your typical family. Mum, dad and 2.5 kids, they bounce around from house to house, avoid confrontation and tease like any other. Or at least they used to. With Rosemary in college, her brother missing and her sister gone, she's successfully avoided any real reflection on it until she… Continue reading ‘We are All Completely Beside Ourselves’ by Karen Joy Fowler (35/52)