Story Title: 'Cats and Elephants' by Nastasya Parker. Collection/Anthology?: Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology 4 (Bristol Review of Books) Briefly: Ms Favrell and Cindy are in love with one another, but disapproval and worry put a taint on their … [Read more...]
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Short Story Review: Cats and Elephants by Nastasya Parker
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Short Story Review: The Girls and the Dogs by Kevin Barry
Story Title: The Girls and the Dogs by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: Dark Lies the Island (Jonathan Cape) Briefly: On the run from the law (and just about everyone else), the narrator decides to lay low for a bit, staying in a decrepit … [Read more...]
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Short Story Review: What’s Eating Him? by Paul O’Reilly
Story Title: 'What's Eating Him?' by Paul O'Reilly. Collection/Anthology?: Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology 4 (Bristol Review of Books) Briefly: Earl doesn't come from the town but it's the second Sunday in a row that he's visiting its diner. … [Read more...]
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Short Story Review: Doctor Sot by Kevin Barry
Story Title: Doctor Sot by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: Dark Lies the Island (Jonathan Cape) Briefly: The aged Doctor Sot suffers from terrible headaches and to dull the pain he continually swigs on naggins of Jamesons whiskey. During a trip … [Read more...]
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Short Story Review: The Flies by Miha Mazzini
Story Title: 'The Flies' by Miha Mazzini. Collection/Anthology?: Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology 4 (Bristol Review of Books) Briefly: A Bosnian now living in Berlin with a German wife and a young daughter, is haunted by the terrifying memories … [Read more...]
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Short Story Review: Wistful England by Kevin Barry
Story Title: 'Wistful England' by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: Dark Lies the Island (Jonathan Cape) Date Read: 15th March 2012 Briefly: Displaced and depressed, fibre optic cable layer Daniel wanders through his new life in London, in a … [Read more...]
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Short Story Review: Katie’s Sandpit by Naomi Lever
Story Title: 'Katie's Sandpit' by Naomi Lever. Collection/Anthology?: Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology 4 (Bristol Review of Books) Briefly: Katie has an affinity with sand, or more particularly the sand in her playground sandpit. This sand not … [Read more...]
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Short Story Review: ‘The Mainland Campaign’ by Kevin Barry
Story Title: 'The Mainland Campaign' by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: Dark Lies the Island (Jonathan Cape) Briefly:A young Irish terrorist gets his first assignment in London. Will emotional attachment get the better of him? Afterthoughts: … [Read more...]
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Short Story Review: The Milk Jug by Eluned Gramich
Story Title: 'The Milk Jug' by Eluned Gramich. Collection/Anthology?: Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology 4 (Bristol Review of Books) Briefly: Little Maksim is glued to the cartoons on his TV. Living all of his young life in Kiev he's never seen … [Read more...]
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Short Story Review: Nativity by Adrian Stumpp
Story Title: 'Nativity' by Adrian Stumpp Collection/Anthology?: Various Authors Anthology 1 (The Fiction Desk) Briefly: Teacher Ed Devereaux is worried about the future. He's thirty-five-year-old and he's about to become a father for the first … [Read more...]
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