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This is a story of the little that's left after the world has gone to shit. When anyone still alive is a wee bit dead already. The Banjax started in a MA Creative Writing workshop, and was refined with feedback from my friends in the Oxford Writing Circle. Particular thanks to my friend and fellow … Continue reading New Short Story: The Banjax
This was hands down one of the best books I read last year. The Once and Future Witches is a beautifully-written homage to rebellious women, and delivers a fresh take on classic folk stories. You can read the full text of my review on Breaking the Glass Slipper. BtGS is an epic, intelligent podcast that … Continue reading Review: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow
My short story, Hawthorn and Cherry Cola, has been published today by Fairlight Books as part of their series of shorts! Read it here. This particular story started life as an assignment on my Creative Writing MA at Oxford Brookes when we were challenged to write from the perspective of a secondary character in one … Continue reading New Short Story: Hawthorn and Cherry Cola
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George SaundersMy rating: 5 of 5 stars'Does this feed energy to the heart of my story?' That was my key take-away from George Saunders' practical guide to the writing, as illustrated through the … Continue reading Book Review: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders
I am going to be a novelist. That’s a fact, because it has to be. That is a goal I need to achieve in the same way that some people need to have children or need to get married. Writing lets you live beyond yourself. It lets you talk to the world through your imagination, … Continue reading Starting out, part way there.
Sarah Jones 