Barry Lee Thompson

fiction

  • Festival reflections

    When I first began sending work to publications and competitions, I realised that something strange happens once a story is submitted. Despite all the time spent honing, refining, getting it just right, almost immediately after hitting ‘submit’, issues and ideas previously hidden become apparent, opening up new and exciting ways to think about the story.…

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  • Ice Cream Social, the video

    Originally posted on Elwood Writers: In case you missed the virtual Ice Cream Social that San Fedele Press threw at the weekend, here’s the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOWitIZ_qAg It’s well worth watching. If you enjoy it, please consider taking a moment to ‘like’ and comment. Happy viewing!

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  • Life Drawing

    Maybe you could sketch me. I’ll recline, here on the couch, and you can study me all afternoon. No clothes, isn’t that the way it’s done? Turn up the heating, I’ll cover the cost. I’ll fall asleep eventually, drowsy with warmth, and you’ll be able to take your time, to notice the unguarded in my…

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  • Fisher Girls | Island

    One of my short stories is published in Island today. You can read ‘Fisher Girls’ here. I hope you like it. While you’re there, why not check out some of the other content. Since our beginnings in 1979 (as The Tasmanian Review), Island’s mission has remained the same: to produce a magazine with a national…

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  • Ice Cream Social

    Originally posted on Elwood Writers: Who likes ice cream? We do! Who loves an ice-cream social? We certainly do! So imagine our delight when we heard that American Writers Review is throwing one on Saturday October 30. And to add to the joy, Helen and Barry will be among contributors reading a selection of their…

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