The Fiction Shelf

A narrative, almost didactic poem whose wandering descriptions match excellently the exotic backdrop and brooding plot.

Beginning with a charming return to a childhood in an America where “Disney meant Disney” and kids feasted on Goobers, Chuckles and SkyBars while waiting for the next Big War, this dry‐witted and engaging story goes on to chart a man’s life and his constant struggle with Luck.

An American in Paris dives into the shabbily romantic world of art, bridges, love and politics. Engaging, expressive and entirely authentic, this story is a charming holiday to an iconic city in the recent past.

This short fiction is poetic and tactile; the characters and backdrop are very real. These things combine so that the story about a Moldovan family, struggling in Stalin’s Siberian work camp, remains tough, emotional and always engaging.

A deeply atmospheric collection of poetry that finds a home in the seas of many places but mostly Scotland. Much more than poems about ships, these artfully crafted works are very personable in their approach and deeply interesting to everybody interested in the human condition.