The Fiction Shelf

A darkly brooding, disturbing story that turns the tables on domestic violence. Strong, simple characters clash in unexpected ways as the author crafts a piece of work that challenges and discomforts.

A short piece which is whimsical, comic and tragic. The mundane notions of vanity are presented before an impending horror of conflict with prose that are simple and wholly enjoyable to read.

There’s a brilliant tension that runs all the way through this short piece and it’s built on engaging characters, clear detail and the clever omission of fact. Everything a very short story should be.

A short, deeply pensive exploration of the self and how an individual perceives it. The prose, complex by their brevity, are steeped with meaning so that the piece feels almost poetic.