Fast Fiction

Locked inside a flotation tank, a woman’s thoughts float from hamsters to the hauntings of desperate family secrets.

Brian is killed with a spade. Can his workmate get away with murder? A darkly humorous tale with a psychological twist.

A middle-aged son reflects on the luminous inheritance from his brilliant mother.

Two old men who really should know better take things to unbelievable extremes.

An artist is caught in a dilemma about the intentions of his best friend’s new wife.

The tale of a young boy who hears the truth about a legendary figure from his grandmother’s past.

Eruptions and ashes: in Iceland, a woman avoiding her boyfriend’s attempts to ask her to marry him is visited by a ghost from her past.

A man on holiday swims out alone after dark.

A child’s-eye view of a father in prison, a mother finding solace in drink and the containment of love.

A tale of rivalry and the consequences of getting what we pray for.

A boy recovering from his father’s death goes on a camping trip with his uncle and gets caught up in a maelstrom of joy and grief.