Barry Lee Thompson

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  • THE GHOSTS

    It’s a squarish room, plain by day, and nothing to speak of. But after dark, when the lamps are lit and the candles positioned, the room takes on an inviting glow, and were you to walk inside from the chill of a wintry evening, throwing off your coat and rubbing your hands together, you’d think…

  • American Writers Review – A Literary Journal | Summer 2018

    Originally posted on Elwood Writers: American Writers Review Summer 2018 Issue includes work from two Elwood Writers: Loss, a poem by Helen McDonald, and The Longstanding Arrangement, a short story by Barry Lee Thompson. American Writers Review Summer 2018 Issue, available from Amazon and Barnes & Noble. “American Writers Review is a multi-genre literary journal published…

  • Interrupter on the wireless

    “And then lunch, and your winter desserts. Hot custard over steamed puddings. Home-baked. You never used much sugar. Bad for the teeth. And then Mummy’s comments. She always had something to say. ‘It could use a little more sugar, this dessert,’ and you’d tell her that maybe she could make dessert the next time. And…

  • Sydney Writers’ Festival 2018

    I’m delighted to be part of the line-up for this year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival. For event information and to book tickets, visit the link below: https://www.swf.org.au/writers/barry-lee-thompson/

  • The Cat Mesmerist, from Roomers #63

    “And the friend will ask what comes next now that the animal is held in place, is transfixed and bound by a strange spell. Kesh will say that the magic (and he’ll say this word shyly, because he still feels a little modest in this regard) only goes so far, only goes as far as…