Why Rob is going to be ‘shorting out’ throughout the month of May

And so here we are into the month of May, and If the reading schedule at RobAround Manor wasn't packed enough already - with both my Independent Foreign Fiction Prize shortlist and Totally Knut reading projects running at full throttle at the moment … [Read more...]

Shot of Short #57: Killer Heart by Barb Johnson

Title: Killer Heart by Barb Johnson Date Read: 06 December 2009 Available Online?: YES (as one of the stories posted by Harper Perennial on their website Fifty-Two Stories, which promises a new (or classic) short story from their collection, posted … [Read more...]

Shot of Short #55: 1647 Ocean Front Walk by Dan Fante

Title: 1647 Ocean Front Walk by Dan Fante Date Read: 04 November 2009 Available Online?: YES (as one of the stories posted by Harper Perennial on their website Fifty-Two Stories, which promises a new (or classic) short story from their collection, … [Read more...]

Shot of Short #54: On the Weekends Sometimes by Ben Greenman

Title: On the Weekends Sometimes by Ben Greenman Date Read: 03 November 2009 Available Online?: YES (as one of the stories posted by Harper Perennial on their website Fifty-Two Stories, which promises a new (or classic) short story from their … [Read more...]

Shot of Short #53: Beneath All That Bone by Jess Walter

Title: Beneath All That Bone by Jess Walter Date Read: 03 November 2009 Available Online?: YES (as one of the stories posted by Harper Perennial on their website Fifty-Two Stories, which promises a new (or classic) short story from their … [Read more...]

Reading Journal: Wednesday 16th September 2009

(Tuesday 15th September) - I ran out of time last night (15th) to post a journal entry for the day’s reading, so I guess I’ll do that first - it won’t take long: As I want to keep every reading commitment I’m involved in progressing, … [Read more...]

Shot of Short #52: If You Eat, You Never Die by Tony Romano

Title: If You Eat, You Never Die by Tony Romano Date Read: 15 September 2009 Available Online?: YES (as one of the stories posted by Harper Perennial on their website Fifty-Two Stories, which promises a new (or classic) short story from their … [Read more...]

‘Shot of Short’ #51: The Kitchen Boy by Alaa Al Aswany

Title: The Kitchen Boy by Alaa Al Aswany Date Read: 15 September 2009 Available Online?: YES (as one of the stories posted by Harper Perennial on their website Fifty-Two Stories, which promises a new (or classic) short story from their collection, … [Read more...]

‘Shot of Short’ #50: Good Girl by Holly Goddard Jones

Title: Good Girl by Holly Goddard Jones Date Read: 15 September 2009 Available Online?: YES (as one of the stories posted by Harper Perennial on their website Fifty-Two Stories, which promises a new (or classic) short story from their collection, … [Read more...]

‘Shot of Short’ #41: Immortal by Alex Burrett

Title: Immortal by Alex Burrett Date Read: 28 June 2009 Available Online?: YES (as one of the stories posted by Harper Perennial on their website Fifty-Two Stories, which promises a new (or classic) short story from their collection, posted every … [Read more...]