Where Are We Now? Where Am I?

Reading Time: 5-10 mins It’s just over a week and a half since we, here in the UK, buried our late monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. When word first came out that she’d died, it didn’t feel quite real. It started to, a few days afterwards, when we first saw her hearse going through the beautiful …

Petty Pet-Parenting

Reading Time: 5 mins and under Last month, I mentioned an upcoming flash fiction success. I'm so happy to have made Reflex Fiction's longlist for a second time! And now, that story's been published. Introducing.... Mine? This one is supposed to be funny, but I guess it might not be if anyone's been in this …

August Admin: Explaining the Tags

Reading Time: 5 mins and under I've nearly finished my current requests. They've all been about this blog: checking that the links work, making navigation clearer, dedicating pieces properly, and, as seen in my most recent blog series, my thoughts on types of publishers for smaller work, with examples from my own experience. The last …

Beguiled by a Wild Thing

Reading Time: 5 mins and under I first found Reflex Press online, as far as I remember, when I got reeeaaally into flash fiction last year and searched for open submission and competition opportunities in this literary form. Reflex Fiction Reflex Fiction is the ongoing quarterly flash competition run by Reflex Press, an English-based indie …