THE TALL OWL AND OTHER STORIES
10 stories, spanning different times and places, examining the bonds which build, influence and sometimes constrain our lives. Whether it's the necessary journey back home, the asking of a favour from an old friend, or the escapism of a work trip, the bonds that have been formed in the past reappear to affect the present and direct the characters’ actions, despite their best intentions. Guilt, loyalty, love and lust are all brought together, and the outcome is often beyond their control. Within these pages, side by side, bumping against each other and jostling for space, are characters in different parts of the world, with different motivations and facing different problems, with different destinations but all moved by the momentum of the heart. |
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'While taking place on different continents with mostly dissimilar characters, there are threads that bind them: they all navigate the line between love and duty, and they subvert what we know to be reality with the kind of magical realism whose scope we are left to decide. They leave us to ponder human conditions like grief, love, guilt, shame and pleasure, whether we have a choice over those feelings, and what we have the power to change.' Megan Thomas BUZZ MAGAZINE 'This is a fantastic collection of individual short stories. Beautifully crafted, descriptive and thought provoking.' K O'Leary ★★★★★ 'Wide ranging, intriguing, some beautiful writing.' S. Pugh VINE VOICE ★★★★★ ' A great collection of stories by a talented writer' C Slane ★★★★★ 'After reading the first story, Born In A Fire, I dreamt of fire that night and most of the other stories have had me pondering them each night after putting the book down.’ M. Williams ★★★★ |
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BORN IN A FIRE
A beautifully written love-hate story of two strong women who are bonded by a birth in a fire. It traces their separate struggles to make sense of their lives that are marred by forces beyond them' Jose Varghas Featured in the FIRE Anthology Published by Strands Press 2017 |
BULLETS
'This coming of age tale of friendship amidst the distorting shadows of the Irish troubles is cathartic in the most wondrous of ways... A triumph of hope for these seemingly worst of times' Brett Alan Sanders Featured in the Quill and Ink Nivalis 2017 Anthology Published by Fabula Press |
WEYBURY RIDGE
'Weybury Ridge is a scary, scary story about an affair. Surprising and gruesome, told with taut control and precision, it will stay with you for a long time' Barrie Llewelyn Featured in Secondary Characters and Other Stories Published by Opening Chapter Press |
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WEBURY RIDGE as performed with The Dandos live at Tongwnlys |