Daniel Pietersen wonderfully reads my short story Ptichka as part of his ongoing series of readings. You can hear the reading over on SoundCloud, and read his accompanying commentary here. Of Ptichka, Daniel says: Ptichka, which means “little bird” in Russian, is not an easy story to read. It talks powerfully about the structural violence… Continue reading Ptichka, read by Daniel Pietersen
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“Twisted Tales of Hybridity”
I was a guest last weekend at the Gothic Manchester Festival, appearing as part of the Twisted Tales of Hybridity event alongside rising star of the weird fiction scene Dr. Helen Marshall, and legitimate rockstar Rosie Garland. All three of us have been guests at previous Gothic Manchester Festival events, and were returning to discuss… Continue reading “Twisted Tales of Hybridity”
Twisted Tales of Hybridity
The yearly Gothic Manchester Festival is almost upon us, courtesy of Manchester Metropolitan University, and I'm very pleased to be taking part once again. I was at the Festival in 2014 as part of the 'Twisted Tales of Austerity' event - a reading/panel discussion in which myself, Rosanne Rabinowitz and Tom Johnstone read our respective… Continue reading Twisted Tales of Hybridity
