Updated in a new edition, with a new Foreword and including the extra story 'The Second Spark.'Containing 31 stories written in the 31 days of January 2011, this collection of flash-fictions spans a wide range of genres and styles: from science-fiction to an unconventional love story, from pulp noir to the apocalypse, from magical realism to the magic of life. "There's a surreal fantasy about a town struck by an attack of metaphors, a futuristic investigation into prosthetic noses, and a poignant contemplation on holding hands. Calum Kerr's flash fictions are funny and moving and leap off the page with all the immediacy and urgency with which they were written." - David Gaffney, author of The Half Life of Songs "Such a treat... I was reading it thinking ah, so this is what good flash fiction is like. These should have won prizes and been lauded to the skies... The best and most energetic book of flash I've read for aeons!" - Cathy Bryant, author of Contains Strong Language and Scenes of a Sexual Nature Calum Kerr is the director of National Flash--Fiction Day.
It's the end of the world as we know it.Fire is raining from the sky, monsters are rising from the deep, and the human race is caught in the middle.This collection features 31 flash-fictions in a range of genres and styles, which cross the globe to examine what happens when the planet is faced with ultimate extinction. There is love, excitement, death, mystery, adventure, sex, and humour, all wrapped up in a series of bite-sized stories.Apocalypse is the latest output from the mind of Calum Kerr, writer of Undead at Heart, Braking Distance, Lost Property and 31. This book is the first in the 2014 Flash365 series.
Motorway Service Stations are places where people pass through on their way to somewhere else: somewhere better, somewhere brighter. But every traveller has a tale to tell, a story of their own, and sometimes they're not what you'd expect. Braking Distance is a glimpse beneath the surface. It brings you love, death, lust, loss, betrayal, belonging, murder, aliens and a time-travelling adventuress being chased by a dastardly foe!This collection is made up of loosely connected stories, all occurring in the same place at the same time, sprawling out across different genres, styles, perspectives and emotions. The camera swings from place to place, and over the course of eighteen short stories, builds up a picture which is surprising, exciting and strange.
An introductory book for new and experienced writers alike, on the wonders of flash-fiction, what it is, what makes it work, and how to write them. Topics include: Using Prompts Crafting Characters Unpicking Plots Using Dialogue Perspective and Structure Experimentation Reflection Editing and Rewriting Dr Calum Kerr, academic, flash-fiction writer and Director of National Flash-Fiction Day UK, shares the knowledge and experience he has gained from years of writing, reading, teaching and publishing flash-fictions.
Fire fell from the skies, the dead rose from the ground, and aliens watched from orbit as the Great Old Ones enslaved the human race. That was the Apocalypse. This is what happened next. Brandon returns, in thrall, and Todd continues his worship. Jackson finds unconventional ways to fight back, and General Xorle-Jian-Splein takes new control of his mission. The world has ended, but in these 31 flash-fictions, the story continues. Post Apocalypse is the latest output from the mind of Calum Kerr, writer of Undead at Heart, Braking Distance, Lost Property and 31. This book is the twelfth and last of the 2014 Flash365 collections.
A new collection of flash fictions from the mind of Calum Kerr, author of 31, Braking Distance, Lost Property, the 2014 Collections, and much more.These stories span Calum's writing career from his very first flash fiction through to his most recent. And they also span the full range of stories, from love to death, from space to suburbia, from the hilarious to the horrific. Whatever your taste in stories, you'll find something here to love.
One Family. Seven Generations. A collection of 31 flash-fictions, spanning the years from 1865 to 2014, following a single family as it grows and changes with the years. These are stories which cover war and peace, birth and death, love and loss, all set against the background of change which was the journey from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first. But, more than anything, they are stories of people and of family. Calum Kerr is the writer of 31, Braking Distance, Lost Property and the other 2014 Flash365 collections
Bob and Jim have been friends for forty years, but still have plenty to say to each other - usually accompanied by a libation or two. Their topics are many and various, from the state of the world to the state of their health, from the rich and famous to the rich and infamous, and all of it is underscored with the duo's constant wit and friendship. This collections shines a light on an enduring relationship, the ups and downs, and the prospect of oncoming mortality. It is funny and poignant, and entirely told in dialogue. Calum Kerr is the writer of 31, Braking Distance, Lost Property and the other 2014 Flash365 collections
One office. Many lives. It is that time of day: the time for poorly-filled, pre-packaged sandwiches; the time to run errands you won't have enough time for; the time to fall in love, to kill or be killed, to take advice from an alien. It's the Lunch Hour. This collection of thirty flash-fictions examines the life of the workers in an office during the one time of day when they have the freedom to be who they want to be. It is linked series of stories from Calum Kerr, the writer of 31, Braking Distance, Lost Property and the other 2014 Flash365 collections.
Time. It's running out. It's flying. It's the most precious thing, and yet it never slows, never stops, never waits. This collection sees the birth of time-travel and all the terrible and wonderful possibilities it might bring. We visit the past, the future, and sometimes a present we no longer recognise. In these 31 stories, Calum Kerr weaves his usual flash-fiction magic to make us laugh, and cry, to hope and despair. And it's all about time. Calum Kerr is the writer of 31, Braking Distance, Lost Property and the other 2014 Flash365 collections.
Unrelated strangers are being murdered in a brutal fashion. At each scene, the killer is leaving a chess board. The deaths seem to represent moves in some ghastly game. Now it's up to crime-scene cleaner Mike Chambers, with the help of the police, in the form of his friend, DC James Worth, to track down the killer and stop the trail of carnage. The Grandmaster is the latest output from the mind of Calum Kerr, author of Undead at Heart, Braking Distance, Lost Property and 31. This book is the third in the 2014 Flash365 series.
In this collection, our intrepid heroine, Lucy Burkhampton, is orphaned and swindled out of her inheritance by her evil nemesis, Lord Diehardt. She must seek a way to prove her right to her family's wealth, to defeat her enemy, and more than anything, to stay alive. These stories are all that is left of this largely forgotten, but utterly unforgettable serial from the golden age of adventure. Lucy Burkhampton is a creation from the mind of Calum Kerr, the writer behind the flash-fiction collections Apocalypse, Lost Property and 31. This book is the second in the 2014 Flash365 series.
THE ULTIMATE GUIDES TO EXAM SUCCESS York Notes for AS & A2 are brand new and have been specifically designed to help you get the very best grade you can. They are comprehensive, easy to use, packed with valuable features and written by experienced examiners and teachers to give you an expert understanding of the text, critical approaches and the all-important exam. This edition covers The Kite Runner and includes: An enhanced exam skills section which includes essay plans, expert guidance on understanding questions and sample answers. You'll know exactly what you need to do and say to ge.
Life is good. Drugs, booze, sex, and plenty of money. But, when blank passports are found in an important client's wealth management office, these baby boomer professionals find themselves in terrible trouble. They can't trust their colleagues or their bosses and HMRC are after them as well. But much worse, so are the people working for Jorge Perez - the chief money launderer for the infamous Los Zetas drug cartel. "... He had only met Jorge once; on that occasion he was invited to dinner during which he had to watch a man killing someone's wife. It became apparent that a video of the killing was going to be sent to her husband because he had displeased Jorge in some way.
Finally bound into one collection, twenty three stories of creation and mutation. From twisted fairy tales and grubby nights to circus freaks and insect bites, these tales of depravity reveal the bride in her most scabrous form. Sein und Werden editor Rachel Kendall runs ISMs Press. You can find more of her short fiction in Cabala and in Women Writing the Weird.
THE ULTIMATE GUIDES TO EXAM SUCCESS York Notes for AS & A2 are brand new and have been specifically designed to help you get the very best grade you can. They are comprehensive, easy to use, packed with valuable features and written by experienced examiners and teachers to give you an expert understanding of the text, critical approaches and the all-important exam. This edition covers The Kite Runner and includes: An enhanced exam skills section which includes essay plans, expert guidance on understanding questions and sample answers. You'll know exactly what you need to do and say to get the best grades. A wealth of useful content like key quotations, revision tasks and vital study tips that'll help you revise, remember and recall all the most important information. The widest coverage and the best, most in-depth analysis of characters, themes, language, form, context and style to help you demonstrate an exhaustive understanding of all aspects of the text. York Notes for AS & A2 are also available for these popular titles: The Bloody Chamber(9781447913153) Doctor Faustus(9781447913177) Frankenstein (9781447913214) The Great Gatsby(9781447913207) Macbeth(9781447913146) Othello(9781447913191) WutheringHeights(9781447913184)
THE ULTIMATE GUIDES TO EXAM SUCCESS York Notes for AS & A2 are brand new and have been specifically designed to help you get the very best grade you can. They are comprehensive, easy to use, packed with valuable features and written by experienced examiners and teachers to give you an expert understanding of the text, critical approaches and the all-important exam. This edition covers The Kite Runner and includes: An enhanced exam skills section which includes essay plans, expert guidance on understanding questions and sample answers. You'll know exactly what you need to do and say to ge.
This, the 3rd annual anthology from National Flash-Fiction Day, sees a wide range of writers telling us their carefully crafted stories about the wonders of the world and beyond. Given the theme of 'The Senses' these writers have responded in unexpected ways to produce tales of love and betrayal, hope and despair, life and death. Writers include sci-fi and crime best-seller Michael Marshall Smith, crime novelist Sarah Hillary, Costa Short-Story Prize 2014 winner Angela Readman, NFFD Director Calum Kerr and a host of others including Nuala Ni Chonchuir, Nik Perring, Nigel McLoughlin, Cathy Bryant, Tim Stevenson, Tania Hershman and Jon Pinnock. This is a wonderful collection of stories, show-casing the vital state of flash-fiction today.
A New Formation is an inventive and highly original analysis of the contributions that Black British footballers have made to Black British culture. Calum Jacobs and his co-contributors - including authors Musa Okwonga and Aniefiok Ekpoudom and sports broadcaster Jeanette Kwakye - eschew the standard frameworks of trauma and oppression that are foisted upon Black narratives. Instead, they draw upon broader social and cultural history to examine Black footballers in contexts larger than themselves. By engaging with the subtle connections between football and Black cultural expression, A New Formation reveals the vibrancy and nuance of contemporary Black life in Britain. Featuring interviews with Andy Cole, Ian Wright and Anita Asante.
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