Might need a new bookshelf soon
Wow, I've got a story in the National Flash Fiction Day anthology! Although I've had a few pieces of flash fiction released in their Flash Flood on the day itself over the years, the previous couple of times I've submitted to the anthology I haven't been successful. Much rejoicing at this news this week then, particularly since so many fellow-flashers from Twitter are also in the list, including Ilkley Writers' own Emily Devane. The anthology is due out in June (NFF Day is the 16th) so I'm looking forward to seeing that sitting on my shelf.
Contributor copies
Meanwhile, in the last week or so I've had a couple of other publications in the post, as pictured above. Confingo 9 is a lovely magazine with colour artwork inside and a story of mine called Last Post. The Crossing the Tees anthology (which I think is only available from libraries in Teesside) houses my Time Team inspired story, Ghost Bridge, and is a pleasing paperback that I'm looking forward to reading.
As if that isn't enough strain on my bookshelf, I went on a tour of the local charity shops yesterday with OneMonkey and my parents. Between us we got a big enough haul of books that OneMonkey had to drop some of them off at my parents' car before we could continue ("That should keep us going for a couple of days," said my dad). It's dangerous letting me near a buy one get one free offer involving second-hand books, but at least I can safely say I'm unlikely to run out of reading material any time soon.
Some of my eclectic purchases