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Matt Kinnison

Sun, 08 May 2011 06:47:03 +0100

Matt died three years ago today. It seems a long time and no time at all. I have a glass of bubbly wine and I am toasting Matt and all who miss him. His friend Andie posted this track on her facebook…

Want to know my favourite short stories?

Sat, 07 May 2011 14:30:44 +0100

Want to know my favourite short stories?:

Well, you could always head over to Dan Powell’s blog and read his interview with me.
My Life in Short Fiction.

Notes To Keep a Life Going at Metazen

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 04:12:21 +0000

Notes To Keep a Life Going at Metazen:

My story “Notes To Keep a Life Going” has been published at Metazen. The story originates from the weekly Flash Factory challenge at Zoetrope where the remit was to write a story using list form….

Notes To Keep a Life Going at Metazen

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 03:18:42 +0000

Notes To Keep a Life Going at Metazen:

Emma Forrest - "Your Voice in my Head" review

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:47:13 +0000

Emma Forrest - "Your Voice in my Head" review:

Wow, Emma Forrest is just so fascinating. Truly. Mesmerising. Heartbreakyachey. Gorgeously sexy. I was greedy for this book, guzzling down her terrible sadness like it was some kind of…

Emma Forrest - "Your Voice in my Head" review

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 02:00:10 +0000

Emma Forrest - "Your Voice in my Head" review:

Wow, Emma Forrest is just so fascinating. Truly. Mesmerising. Heartbreakyachey. Gorgeously sexy. I was greedy for this book, guzzling down her terrible sadness like it was some kind of…

Salted 2010 - more random than ever.

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:01:35 +0000

Salted 2010 - more random than ever.:

I do this annual best of the year with salt thing. Well I did. It’s a random collection of good things from the year and I think I’ve written one the last five years maybe. This blog is my…

Salted 2010 - more random than ever.

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:40:34 +0000

Salted 2010 - more random than ever.:

I do this annual best of the year with salt thing. Well I did. It’s a random collection of good things from the year and I think I’ve written one the last five years maybe. This blog is my…

Three things.

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:52:54 +0000

Three things.:

1) Vanessa Gebbie has signed a deal with Bloomsbury for her novel “The Coward’s Tale” to be published in hardback in November 2011 and paperback 2012. This is simply wonderful news. Vanessa is a…

Wee bit of nice news:

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:14:13 +0000

Wee bit of nice news::

My story “Yeah, yeah it takes two” made the top 10 in The Glass Woman Prize.

(Please be kind and ignore my typo on the 3:AM page if you do click through!)

Wee bit of nice news:

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 11:52:08 +0000

Wee bit of nice news::

My story “Yeah, yeah it takes two” made the top 10 in The Glass Woman Prize.

(Please be kind and ignore my typo on the 3:AM page if you do click through!)

Polly Samson "Perfect Lives" review

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:32:27 +0000

Polly Samson "Perfect Lives" review:

As I sometimes write brief book reviews for WBQ magazine, or squish thoughts onto bookseller recommends cards, I thought that perhaps I’d occasionally post some reviews under 100 words here &…

Polly Samson "Perfect Lives" review

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:56:22 +0000

Polly Samson "Perfect Lives" review:

As I sometimes write brief book reviews for WBQ magazine, or squish thoughts onto bookseller recommends cards, I thought that perhaps I’d occasionally post some reviews under 100 words here &…

Susannah Rickards is super smart!

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:44:30 +0000

Susannah Rickards is super smart!:

I’m lucky to be part of a very small writing group which includes Susannah Rickards. Seriously, she is an outstanding writer and offers the best, the absolute best, critiques of others fiction…

Susannah Rickards is super smart!

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:28:16 +0000

Susannah Rickards is super smart!:

I’m lucky to be part of a very small writing group which includes Susannah Rickards. Seriously, she is an outstanding writer and offers the best, the absolute best, critiques of others fiction…

Words and pictures

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:06:50 +0100

Words and pictures:

I think that the coolest thing about reading at Sparks is the privilege of seeing how someone has visually interpreted your story. I feel very lucky that my story ended up with Nikki Acott of…

Words and pictures

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:40:48 +0100

Words and pictures:

I think that coolest thing about reading at Sparks is the privilege of seeing how someone has visually interpreted your story. I feel very lucky that my story ended up with Nikki Acott of…

Linktastic stuff!

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:58:52 +0100

Linktastic stuff!:

I keep forgetting to mention that I am in The Best of Every Day Fiction 2 - an anthology from those EDF peeps. It’s available in hardback or softback. Thanks to EDF for including my wee story…

Linktastic stuff!

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:46:19 +0100

Linktastic stuff!:

I keep forgetting to mention that I am in The Best of Every Day Fiction 2 - an anthology from those EDF peeps. It’s available in hardback or softback. Thanks to EDF for including my wee story…

Ye Olde Bookshoppe bits...

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 23:47:27 +0100

Ye Olde Bookshoppe bits...:

If you say “Where are your guide books?” with a Scotch accent it really does sound like “Where are your gay books?” And if you ask this question in Brighton, which is known as the gay capital of the…