Always a pleasure to visit Harbour Books. One of my favourite #indiebookshops and well worth a visit if you haven't been already! If you need an inducement beyond their brilliantly curated selection of books, you can pick up a FREE copy of ‘The Crossing’ – published by @uncertainstories.com .
You’re welcome!
It’s on p411 of the Oxford hardback Collected Ghost Stories - in “Some Remarks on Ghost Stories” (Originally in The Bookman, December 1929.)
My story, ‘The Crossing’ is out there as a ‘Little Uncertainty’ – one of 12 little books being given away by @uncertainstories.com just to spread the love of short stories!
Get one by ordering a book from their website, or grab a free copy from one of the bookshops distributing them.
You can find a list of stockists at: www.uncertainstories.com/books/little...
Three copies of a book: “The Crossing” by David Frankel, part of the Little Uncertainties series from Uncertain Stories. Cover features a drawing of a figure standing in the snow in front of trees.
The latest Little Uncertainty is out this week. It’s a very fine short story and it’s completely free! Copies are on the way to bookshops across the UK right now so keep an eye out and grab yourself a copy if you see one…
This is a cool little article about Lucy Scott’s process of illustrating my story, ‘The Builder’. Lucy’s work is fantastic. She’s been illustrating the new anthologies and chapbooks from @uncertainstories.com . It's great to see her process .
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Looking for an interview where I babble on about reading, writing and short stories? Look no further…
Thanks to all at @uncertainstories.com !
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You might think it’s a bit limited, given that we’ve only published one book, but this is really all the Christmas shopping you’ll need to do:
Drawing of Robert Louis Stevenson (by Lucy Scott), with caption “RLS 13/11/1850”.
Happy birthday to Robert Louis Stevenson!
Congratulations!
📝 It’s time to Write More! Tickets at the link below.
Did you know that we do a monthly writing/admin group? Probably not as we’ve been pretty low-key in trialling it!
But it’s official, in the first week of the month you can come to Argonaut Books in the evening and get some work done.
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Thank you! Do let us know what you think of the stories.
A shallow cardboard box on a wooden table opened to show its contents: a book-shaped parcel wrapped neatly in white tissue paper with a pink and black circular seal on it, and a printed card from Uncertain Stories.
Amazing how a #BookPost can brighten an otherwise cold, dark and very wet day.
Thank you, @uncertainstories.com 10 out of 10 for your packaging skills - and the freebies.
Love the design of your Broken Ground anthology. I think I'll be reading it very s-l-o-w-l-y to make it last!
#ShortStories
The anthology Broken Ground by Uncertain stories, and book 22 of The Ghastling, side by side on a table next to two mini pumpkins and a pair of pine cones.
Happy halloween! Thrilled to have two stories out this October in these beautiful collections by brilliant publishers.
Definitely recommend picking up copies if you're looking for something strange and scary to read this autumn, they're so so good and no I'm not biased at all
I read this over the weekend and I can't recommend it highly enough. It's an impeccable collection of beautifully tense short fiction with an uncanny edge. Loved it. Go to @uncertainstories.com and get your copy now.
A pile of little books - Briar Rose by Alex Clark.
If you’re in Edinburgh and you fancy a free(!) short story to read, you’ll currently find a stack of our Little Uncertainties in Argonaut Books, Curiouser & Curiouser, Golden Hare, the Portobello Bookshop, Topping & Co, and Typewronger. Spread the word, and grab yourself one before they’re gone!
Front cover of Broken Ground, an anthology of stories published by Uncertain Stories. Image is a composite of things including a tree, a cube, stone etc.
Really enjoyed this collection of stories - the first anthology from @uncertainstories.com. Strange and spooky and unsettling
A pile of little books - Briar Rose by Alex Clark.
If you’re in Edinburgh and you fancy a free(!) short story to read, you’ll currently find a stack of our Little Uncertainties in Argonaut Books, Curiouser & Curiouser, Golden Hare, the Portobello Bookshop, Topping & Co, and Typewronger. Spread the word, and grab yourself one before they’re gone!
This week #IAmReading something a bit different – not middle-grade, but an excellent collection of slightly weird tales from new publishers @uncertainstories.com… Atmospheric, creepy, a little bit weird – check them out!
👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading...
Our winter submissions call is now open! Details at: www.thefictiondesk.com/news/this-wi...
Broke Ground, a collection of short fiction and a couple of single short stories.
Wonderful bookpost. An anthology and a couple of chasers from @uncertainstories.com (and @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social) Can't wait to dive in.
How absolutely gorgeous is my book post! The new print anthology from @uncertainstories.com complete with little uncertainties booklets and postcards, not to mention some fantastic strange and surreal writing from a brilliant array of talented writers. Get your copy today!
On why short stories are easy, why reading in the pub is good, and why there aren't any happy endings.
Here’s Richard Smyth - @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social - answering our Q&A on reading, writing, and his story ‘Chalklands’, which we’ve just published as a Little Uncertainty:
If you’ve picked up a copy of our ‘Briar Rose’ Little Uncertainty (or even if you’ve not found one yet), you might be interested in our new Q&A with the story’s author:
Little Uncertainties are v. short books, each containing a single story. You can't buy them: over the next year, @uncertainstories.com are aiming to give away 12,000 with book orders and via participating cafes and bookshops. All to spread the love of short stories! What an amazing thing to do!
Broken Ground, an anthology of short stories from Uncertain Stories, plus a short story chapbook by Richard Smyth and two postcards. Artwork by Lucy Scott
Delighted to receive a copy of Broken Ground, the first in a new series of anthologies from @uncertainstories.com. Plus a bonus story by @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social!
Thank you!
