short stories
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If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week’s guest is Lou Holmes. She’s part of the…
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I was delighted to have my short story ‘Invisible’ published over on Marsha Ingrao’s Always Write blog. I’d love you to head over for a read if you have time: https://alwayswrite.blog/2026/01/27/story-chat-digest-invisible-by-esther-chilton *** Image credit: Pinterest
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If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. My guest this week is an ex-student, who has appeared…
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If you’d like to be included in this slot, please get in touch: estherchilton@gmail.com. Poems can be up to 60 lines and prose 2000 words. If you’d like to add a short bio and photo, then great. All I ask is that there’s nothing offensive. This week’s guest is a regular in this spot. Murray…
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Here is the story which was awarded third place in the flash fiction competition I held at Swanwick Writing Summer School. Entrants had to write a story up to 250 words. Catching Up By Allison Symes ‘Tremberina, how nice! Haven’t seen you since Fairy School.’ ‘Good to see you, Sherell, here in the university’s magical plants…
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This weekend, it’s time for the story which was awarded third place in the themed competition I held at Swanwick Writing Summer School. Entrants had to write a story between 1000-3000 words on any of the following themes: LIBRARY, JOURNEY or LOVE. Still on the Shelf By Sharon Richards A frisson of excitement spread along the library shelves,…
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On Tuesday, I announced the winners of the short story competitions I ran at Swanwick Writing Summer School. Here is the story which was awarded first place in the themed competition. Entrants had to write a story between 1000-3000 words on any of the following themes: LIBRARY, JOURNEY or LOVE. Stick or Twist? By David…
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