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Under the Skin by Michel Faber Under the Skin  by  Michel Faber

Under the Skin by Michel Faber

Under the Skin  by  Michel Faber

The Devourer by Alison Aimes The Devourer by Alison Aimes

The Devourer by Alison Aimes

The Devourer by Alison Aimes

The Swelkie A short story by Jim Held aloft by the craggy cliffs of Stroma, I stand lost, raging at the Pentland gale. Stoic, yet distraught and bitter, pointless fist raised, I curse the gods of the cold grey sea. In claiming you, they’ve taken everything. I have nothing more to give. No stake to play. There are no trades yet to be transacted.

The Swelkie

A short story by Jim Held aloft by the craggy cliffs of Stroma, I stand lost, raging at the Pentland gale. Stoic, yet distraught and bitter, pointless fist raised, I curse the gods of the cold grey sea. In claiming you, they’ve taken everything. I have nothing more to give. No stake to…

Add this to your reading list The Women by Kristin Hannah "When you think war hero, you’re probably not envisioning someone wielding a stethoscope. Medical personnel putting themselves in harm’s way are often the unsung heroes of such conflicts, especially combat nurses. Kristin Hannah honors them in a novel featuring Frances “Frankie” McGrath—a naïve, idealistic woman from a moneyed family of military heroes, who signs up to serve in Vietnam.

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The Women by Kristin Hannah "When you think war hero, you’re probably not envisioning someone wielding a stethoscope. Medical personnel putting themselves in harm’s way are often the unsung heroes of such conflicts, especially combat nurses. Kristin Hannah honors them…

Add to your reading list James by Percival Everett "With the same fiery wit, snap, and energy of his previous work, Percival Everett brings to life a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, as told from the perspective of Jim. When he is threatened to be sold off and separated from his wife and daughter, Jim decides to run away to buy time while he hatches a plan.

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James by Percival Everett "With the same fiery wit, snap, and energy of his previous work, Percival Everett brings to life a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, as told from the perspective of Jim. When he is threatened to be sold off and separated from his…

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Short story writing competition 2025 Writers' & Artists' Short Story Competition 2025 Enter our free annual short story competition and be in with a chance of winning a place on an Arvon Residential Writing Week (worth £850) as well as seeing your story published on our site. To enter, all you have to do is submit a short story (for adults) of no more than 2,000 words on the theme of…

Short story writing competition 2025

Writers' & Artists' Short Story Competition 2025 Enter our free annual short story competition and be in with a chance of winning a place on an Arvon Residential Writing Week (worth £850) as well as seeing your story published on our site. To enter, all you…

Why does milk turn nasty - Jim Writes It probably wasn’t magic. Is there really any such thing? But when Jeanie, Sandie and Pegs worked the

A kid's view of WW2 at home

Why Does Milk Turn Nasty?

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Time After Time - Jim Writes Monday I love to watch you sleep on a while each morning. When you finally awake, you stretch

Love through the ages

Time After Time

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Do dinosaurs cry? - Jim Writes Contact fazigadgie@gmail.com Location Aberdeen, Scotland Connect TwitterFacebook

A short love story

Do Dinosaurs Cry?

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Dear Katrina - Jim Writes Loss, and love, and loss Dear Katrina, Still the black waters. Let the moon set and the sunrise

A short story of love and loss in time of conflict

Dear Katrina

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Caviar and Plomba - Jim Writes Ten minutes after he walked through the door of Mama Babushka’s New York restaurant, he’d solved the case.

A short story

Caviar and Plomba

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