FUN NEW FLASH FICTION / PHOTOGRAPHY EVENT, BRIGHTON

Writer Jo Horsman is organising a new series of monthly Flash Fiction and Photography evenings starting this October.

Guaranteed to be a sparkling event, the series, (yet to be named, it's that new!) will be held at the tiny, fab theatre called UPSTAIRS AT THREE AND TEN



Tis above a pub called Three and Ten, in Brighton...CLICK HERE FOR WEBSITE

Details of submissions criteria will be appearing soon. Link then.

SHORT FUSE READING

Had a lovely evening yesterday, a party in Lewes , then a quick flit to Brighton where I was reading at Short Fuse, Brighton's literary short story fun event held at the Komedia... bar, music, and short stories, read by the writers.

Stories from Tara Gould, one of the organisers, fab stuff. Some lovely images, transparency, glass, birds, surrounding a moving story. Wonderfully read, too. Then a writer called Jak who turned out to be female, a great piece set on a beach in South Africa, and children defacing a sign. Though-provoking. Again, superbly read.

Then Jo Horsman, with 'Sparks', a story that's also caught the eye of Steve Finbow and he's published it on Red Peter.

JO'S STORY HERE ON RED PETER

Then me, with Dodie's Gift. And a great natter later on with the other writers, and a wee bit of book selling, which makes the world go round and keeps me in ink cartridges.

Thanks for the invite, Tara and Polly. I love this event. One of Brighton's best!

ALBA ...V's second published poem, only...

Interesting, Ive discovered this thing called found poetry. Where other people make the phrases, and the poet strings them together.

Alba Journal of Short Poetry liked this one, a necklace made from the last words of the famous.


TOO LATE FOR FRUIT, HERE


and Jo Horsman has a Frog Poem in the same issue. Great stuff.

TALES OF THE DECONGESTED

Friday night, last Friday of the month, it's Tales of the Decongested short story readings at the Gallery space, Foyles, Charing Cross Road.

I travelled up with Workhouser Jo Horsman (who has been sort of working with me for about 18 months, and who has her own style, magic stuff. I don't think she has subbed work that hasn't been accepted somewhere, yet...). Jo was reading for the second time.

Also reading was writing friend Steve Finbow. Steve brought along his writing friend Toby Litt, so that was nice, meeting Toby.

Lovely to meet and have a drink later with another reader, Justine Mann, who came second in this year's Fish International Short Story Comp. Congrats!!