Now reading the soothing, haunting and humane 'Quickly While They Still Have Horses' by Jan Carson. 2024 was quite a good year for short fiction, I reckon... @jancarsonwrites.bsky.social @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social

Me and Tom from @scratchbooks.bsky.social and @declanmeade.bsky.social will be talking in @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social in Dublin in 24 hours.

Thank you to whomever put my mad book in the middle of the display 😚. Come see us here from 6pm tomorrow (Wednesday 22nd)

'Terminal Zones' by Gareth Rees. Darling comic eco-collapse will always be my jam. I especially love the one about the new father who falls in love with a pylon. @garetherees.bsky.social @influxpress.bsky.social

'Topographica Hibernica' by Blindboy. Poignant, hilarious, abject stories of geographical and bodily wastelands @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social

First up,'The Coiled Serpent' by Camilla Grudova. Perhaps even more gross than her debut 'The Doll's Alphabet', but that is no bad thing. 🖤 @atlanticbooks.bsky.social

💥 d u b l i n 💥

Looking forward to being in conversation with Declan Meade of @stingingfly.bsky.social in a couple of weeks!

Come join us @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social on Wednesday 22nd from 6pm...

If you fancy dusting off that draft this January and need a little support, I have spaces for editorial and mentoring in the early part of this year!

My rates are based on £200 per day, but I can tailor bespoke packages for projects of any scale.

Drop me a line on cccrrllwriter[at]gmail[dot]com

Hello! I've made a very limited number of vouchers for editorial and mentoring available just in time for the festive period. If you're looking for something that won't contribute to landfill for the writer in your life, please hit me up! Full details on my website ccrrll.co.uk/vouchers

The trifecta

It's the final @lunatejournal.bsky.social Books of The Year feature! Me and @gary-grace.bsky.social have an unhinged joint entry, where we talk about our 2024 faves, including Ferdia Lennon, Naomi Wood, @sineadgleeson.bsky.social, @giantratsumatra.bsky.social, @scratchbooks.bsky.social, and more!

Morn

Last five short story collections PLUS a bonus anthology....

■ Reason to Live by Amy Hempel
■ Folk by Zoe Gilbert
■ Belly Up by Rita Bullwinkel
■ This is Why We Can't Have Nice Things by Naomi Wood
■Open Up by Thomas Morris (still reading, hence bookmark)

◇ DUETS from Scratch Books!

Riot of sky

Today's soft bodies

Jersey, past and current.

Hello! I'm CC. I write about nature, technology, desire, watery humanities, climate dread, sexy robots, and other things. My book 'The Unreliable Nature Writer' came out with @scratchbooks.bsky.social this summer. Below are links to some of the pieces within...

November's found poetry.

Making my way through Duets, the latest offering from my exquisite publisher @scratchbooks.bsky.social This, by @jolloyds.bsky.social and Adrian Duncan is verrr good.

This arrived yesterday! A delight to be included...

www.saltpublishing.com/products/best-british-short-stories-2024