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  • The story behind ‘Playful Arrangements’

    The story behind ‘Playful Arrangements’

    The seventh story in Broken Rules and Other Stories (Transit Lounge) is one of my personal favourites in terms of mood and atmosphere. An early version appeared in the Spring/Summer 2015 issue of Roomers magazine, where the theme was Music. I just had a cursory read of the opening and ending of both versions, and

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  • Roomers #67 Summer 2020

    Yesterday I got chatting with an older man in a pub. I’m not sure why I was drawn to him. Something in his eyes, perhaps. I did very little of the talking. You know me. But I listened, as I like to, as tends to be my way. The Summer 2020 issue of Roomers magazine

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  • Roomers #66 | Winter 2019

    Winter 2019’s edition of Roomers magazine – Reading, WRiting and Roomers – is available now. My short stories ‘Ernie’ and ‘The Writer’ are included in this issue. If you’d like to read the magazine but can’t get hold of a print copy, it’s available to download, along with past issues, here. More information on the

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  • Roomers #65 Summer 2018

    Roomers #65 | Summer 2018 | That Was Then, This Is Now.

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  • 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

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