I'm so thrilled that my story The 40-Litre Monkey has been included in The Penguin Book of the British Short Story. Editor Philip Hensher read over 6,000 short stories, going all the way back to Daniel Defoe, to make his selection for this incredibly handsome two-volume collection of British short stories. I can't quite believe that my story is … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2015
Tessa Farmer – In Fairy Land exhibition
Tessa Farmer's In Fairy Land exhibition at the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities deeply satisfies the part of me that has always wanted to see a Bacchanalian fairy feast on the back of a giant spider crab. When you first walk into the exhibition, it's kind of hard to spot. It's hidden amongst the hundreds of oddities (from a stuffed mermaid to … [Read more...]