Praise and thank you

Steeling myself against the high praise meted out by Short Fiction Co-Editor Tom Vowler for my story "While Women Rage in Winter" in this wonderful interview with Catherine McNamara for Short Stops. Catherine's brilliant story "Montgomery Akuofo, Father of Twins" also graces issue 7. Thank you, Tom and Catherine and Short Stops. The interview and the opening to my story can be read here.

Ni hao

 It was only two months ago...

 ...that I flew back to England....

 ...to read my Short Fiction competition winning story...

 ...at the Plymouth International Literary Festival...

 ...where I met Catherine McNamara, Tom Vowler, Anthony Caleshu, Jamie Edgecombe...

 ...and so many other writers and interesting people...

...and it was the first time I had been back...

...since moving to New Zealand...

 ...over six years ago...

...but the strange thing is...

...I feel like I only moved here yesterday...

...whereas Shanghai...

...seems so very long ago...

...and now all my memories are packaged up, and some are already in stories, waiting to travel somewhere. Maybe these pictures will inspire you...your story could end up in Plymouth and carry you to Shanghai, too. Give it a try, the Short Fiction Competition is open for entries now.