Stories published online
Winning story in WestWord's final ever Monthly Micro competition January 2025. The prompt was Party. Read The Other Party... here.
Second place in WestWord's Monthly Micro competition November 2024. Prompt was Science Fiction genre. Read Dog Eat Dog here.
Recital: Repeat from Memory
Shortlisted in The Cambridge Prize for Flash Fiction 2024. It will be published on TSS The Short Story's website later in the year.
Out of Kilter
Runner up in Bath Flash Fiction's technical challenge from their November 2023 Online Festival Day. It will also be published in their Flash Fiction Festival Anthology, Vol 7, in 2024.
Keeping an Eye
Published by Visual Verse October 2023, Vol 10 Chapter 12, p44
Breaking the Spell
Winning story in Flash 500.competition first quarter 2023. Read Breaking the Spell here.
Three Ways to Lose a Friend
Winning story in Bath Flash Fiction's Triptych Challenge from their January 2023 Online Festival Day. It will also be published in their Flash Fiction Festival Anthology, Vol 6, at the end of the year.
The Candy Store Thinks She's An Ocean
Winning story in 100 word story's monthly photo prompt, December 2022. Read The Candy Store here.
Some Things My Mother Said on My First Day at Another New School. And Some Others I Wish She Had.
Longlisted in Reflex Fiction's Winter 2022 competition. Picked as one of Coffee and Paneer's Short Story Sunday choices for that week. No longer available to read online.
The Last Fall
Published in Flash Frontier 'Wonder' issue December 2022. It also appeared in The Best Small Fictions anthology 2023.
Taco Truck
Winning story in 100 word story's monthly photo prompt, August 2022. Read Taco Truck here.
Lilac Trees and a Little Black Cat
Longlisted in Reflex Fiction's Autumn 2022 competition. No longer available to read online.
Pain Relief
Winning story in the Retreat West courses competition August 2022. No longer available to read online.
A Mythical Creature of Unknown Power
Published by Ekphrastic Review April 2022 in their Rose Mary Boehm writing challenge
Published by Visual Verse March 2022, Vol 09 Chapter 05, p41
Hare in the Moon
Published by Ekphrastic Review March 2022 in their Nebra Sky Disk writing challenge.
Turbulence
Second place in the Retreat West Monthly Micro competition January 2021. Prompt 'Flight' provided by Janice Leagra. No longer available to read online.
Published by Visual Verse October 2020, Vol 7, Chapter 12, p36
Detour
Published by Paragraph Planet 30 July 2020.
Like Sand
Published online by National Flash Fiction Day (NFFD) 2020 in their annual Flash Flood event - read Like Sand here. This piece was previously short-listed in the Bridport Annual Flash Fiction competition in 2017.
Late Home; Space Trip; Baking Enough; Home Safety
These pieces were published online by National Flash Fiction Day (NFFD) 2020 in their brilliant annual Write-In event - read Late Home; Space Trip; Baking Enough; Home Safety.
Santa Sighted
Published online by Reflex Fiction in their Winter 2019/20 competition. No longer available to read online.
Lunch at Luigi's
Winning story in Bath Ad Hoc Fiction Weekly competition November 2019 - read Lunch at Luigi's here.
Booted
Winning story in Bath Ad Hoc Fiction Weekly competition October 2019 - read Booted here.
Probably Nothing
Winning story in Bath Ad Hoc Fiction Weekly competition November 2018 and Honourable Mention in Best Microfiction 2019 - read Probably Nothing here.
Or Hats
Winning story in Bath Ad Hoc Fiction Weekly competition October 2018 and included on the BIFFY50 (Best Fifty British and Irish Flash Fiction) list 2018-19 - read Or Hats here.
Hair Line
Longlisted in Reflex Fiction's quarterly competition, Spring 2018 and published in Reflex Fiction's print anthology 2019, The Real Jazz Baby No longer available to read online.
Angel Wing
Published online by Reflex Fiction in their Spring 2018 competition. No longer available to read online.
Still Breathing
50-Word Stories micro story of the week 11 March 2018 - read Still Breathing here.
Lost Downstream
Published online by 100 Word Story, February 2018 and Honourable Mention in Best Microfiction 2019 - read Lost Downstream here.
Oxygen
Winning story in Flash 500 quarterly competition October 2017. No longer available to read online.
The Perils of I-Spy
Published online in Flash Frontier 'Journeys' issue June 2017, co-edited by David Gaffney - read The Perils of I-Spy here.
Anew
Published online in Issue 13 of Unbroken Journal, April 2017 - read Anew here.
Not Meeting My Mother
Included in 'William Faulkner's Typewriter: Short Stories by New Manchester Writers' eBook, available on Amazon. These pieces were all written on the Comma Press Short Story Course facilitated by Michelle Green in Manchester. There are some great stories, including the beautifully compelling title story. With thanks to Michelle and Comma Press for enabling this.
The Shapes We Make
Published online in Flash Frontier 'Birds' issue November 2016 - read The Shapes We Make here.
Diner
Winning story in Bath Ad Hoc Fiction Weekly competition August 2016 and nominated by them for 2017 Best Short Fictions - read Diner here.
Crossing
Thin Air
Published online in Flash Frontier 'Stolen' issue June 2016 - read Thin Air here.