Issue Five of Neither Fish Nor Foul is all about cake - but true to form it isn’t really about cake at all. Enjoy! https://www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/issues/issue-five
Neither Fish Nor Foul: Issue Five
Tag: creative
National Flash Fiction Day
Purely volunteer run, National Flash Fiction day is a highlight of the flash fiction world. In the UK we have Flash Flood, swiftly followed by The Write-In. I’m exceptionally fond of the NFFD because they were practically the first to publish my writing, in their 2022 anthology (see below). I also had a piece in … Continue reading National Flash Fiction Day
Neither Fish Nor Foul: Issue Four
I am very proud of my Lit Mag, Neither Fish Nor Foul - and in particular of this Issue, which is my first as sole Editor. There are ten lovely flash pieces by extremely talented writers, all with original illustrations by my friend Holly. Neither Fish Nor Foul: Issue Four
Short Story: Living a Little
I wrote this as part of my MA but only the heatwave, Bridget and the Elvis impersonator survived the various re-writes. Willesden Herald published it as Story of the Month in September 2023 and I'm reposting because the links have changed. Living a Little
The Propelling Pencil – Second Place
My flash story Grief Is A Thing with Claws won second place in the Spring 2024 Propelling Pencil Charity Competition. You can read it and the other placed stories below. Very chuffed, given I know the calibre of the other entrants, the readers and the judge. Also feels like a lesson in not giving up … Continue reading The Propelling Pencil – Second Place
Pushcart Nominated
Ever since I started writing I’ve read Pushcart Nominated short form writers and thought ‘what’s that, then?’ and wondered if I’d ever, could I ever …? A Pushcart Nomination means a small press has selected your work (they put up to six pieces forward a year) which means many writers are nominated but few are … Continue reading Pushcart Nominated
Poem: On the birth of my daughter
On the birth of my daughter Asleep in a fishtank darkest hair dipped in gold. 3am. All is still. I watch you alien fish child. Somewhere an owl bags a mouse a man punches a wall a woman begs her lover to stay a boy cries himself to sleep a fox screeches. Here the clock … Continue reading Poem: On the birth of my daughter
Micro: You will not always have a warning these sudden, deadly floods are coming
Very long title for a very short 79 word story. I’m so fond of this one - one of the rare times I was sure I liked it just the way it is. Delighted it’s been published by Roi Faineant who I admire tremendously and that they like it as much as I do. https://roifaineantarchive.wixsite.com/rf-arc-hive/post/you-will-not-always-have-a-warning-these-sudden-deadly-floods-are-coming-by-jackie-morris
Flash Fiction: The mural on the playroom wall
Delighted to have this short story published today. Love the image that goes with it too https://freeflashfiction.com/fiction/the-mural-on-the-playroom-wall/
Review: The Shipping News
by Annie Proulx Tried to read this pre-MA days. A couple of times. Captured by the characters and the idea but never got further than meeting the Aunt. Why? Maybe it was the prose style. The disjointed sentences. The head hopping. The MA has done something, because I finished the whole book yesterday and when … Continue reading Review: The Shipping News
Just waving 