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Travel fiction

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Words From My Stories: Leaving Rotterdam

Tuesday, March 24th, 2015
Words From My Stories: Leaving Rotterdam
Read an opening extract from the short story Leaving Rotterdam, historical fiction about a real event that shook the Netherlands in the late 19th century, the rise and fall of Lodewijk Pincoffs. Read more
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A Book Is Not Just For Christmas...

Thursday, December 11th, 2014
A Book Is Not Just For Christmas...
If you're looking for a great book to give to a friend or loved one this Christmas, here's how you can get your hands on one of my short story collections. Read more
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Words from my Stories: Homes from Homes

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014
Words from my Stories: Homes from Homes
An extract from the short story Homes from Home, one of twelve short stories in Shy Feet. Read more
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London Eyes: Short Stories is now available as a paperback!

Monday, October 20th, 2014
London Eyes: Short Stories is now available as a paperback!
These twelve stories totalled over 93,000 words, which is a lot of words. When these words are read as an ebook they take up a very small amount of physical space, if any. When these words were first formatted to create a paperback of physical proportions, they took up read more
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Words from my Stories: Angel

Thursday, October 16th, 2014
Words from my Stories: Angel
This is a small excerpt from the short story Angel, available now as part of the book London Eyes: Short Stories. Enjoy! Read more
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Words from my Stories: The Wizard of Elephant & Castle

Thursday, October 2nd, 2014
Words from my Stories: The Wizard of Elephant & Castle
This is a small excerpt from the short story The Wizard of Elephant & Castle, available now as part of the book London Eyes: Short Stories. Enjoy!.The Wizard.Inside the back room is where the magic happens. Not that you’d know it from what it looks like. It’s our store read more
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Words from my Stories: Routines

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
Words from my Stories: Routines
This is a small excerpt from the short story Routines, available now as part of the book London Eyes: Short Stories...Mr Bojangles.If I’m really clever I can eat three times in one day. I’m not greedy and I don’t eat a lot – I mean, I’m not a read more
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Words from my Stories: An Invisible Girl

Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Words from my Stories: An Invisible Girl
This is a small excerpt from the short story An Invisible Girl, available now as part of the book London Eyes: Short Stories. ..The City of London swallows her whole; a lonely girl who wasn’t built for the city, she puffs out her chest and wears high-heeled shoes, as though read more
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Words from my Stories: The Ghosts of London Underground

Monday, September 8th, 2014
Words from my Stories: The Ghosts of London Underground
This is a small excerpt from the short story The Ghosts of London Underground, available now as part of the book London Eyes: Short Stories. Enjoy! Read more
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London Eyes: Short Stories - Available now on Kindle.

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014
London Eyes: Short Stories - Available now on Kindle.
London Eyes: Short Stories is now availble on Amazon for Kindle..It's a collection of fiction set in and inspired by the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful of London..Please go buy, read and enjoy. It's currently at an introductory reduced price but this will go read more
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Words from my Stories: The Lost Children of Gatwick Airport

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
Words from my Stories: The Lost Children of Gatwick Airport
This is a small excerpt from the short story The Lost Children of Gatwick Airport, available as part of the book Shy Feet: Short Stories Inspired by Travel…I was eight when I got lost at Gatwick Airport. It was a long time ago..I didn’t grow up in read more
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Words from my Stories: Shy Feet - Part One

Tuesday, August 26th, 2014
Words from my Stories: Shy Feet - Part One
This is a small excerpt from the title story of the book Shy Feet: Short Stories Inspired by Travel.Nineteen years ago, I arrived at Cambridge University with a suitcase that squeaked as it rolled along behind me. I studied Economics and found that I was still able to complete the read more
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Travel Fiction: Waiting at the Bank of Ljubljana

Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
Travel Fiction: Waiting at the Bank of Ljubljana
This is a fictional short story inspired by my recent time in Ljubljana. Every week, I stand and I wait. I carry a briefcase in my hand and together we join the queue. .The bank is a tall, thin building with cold, grey walls. No matter the season read more
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