A slow-burn examination of the male gaze and male narratives, Vesrine takes place in a small, fabricated town feeding a multinational IT campus, where Evan Cornish, a man plagued by his own inadequacy, is watching his career and family fall apart around him. When a mysterious neighbour called Ruben helps him catch a badger loose in his home, Evan grows curious about him. He believes that Ruben is in fact a creature from European folklore called a Vesrine, which, if eaten, leaves you immortal. … [Read more...] about Rare Meat by Alan Walsh
Interview with Author – Eileen Thornton
About Eileen Thornton: Since beginning a comprehensive writing course with The Writers Bureau in 2001, my articles and short stories have been published in a variety of magazines in the UK. In 2005 two of my short stories were included in quite different anthologies. The first story was in an International Anthology, published in June, while the second appeared in Café Ole – Too Hot To Handle, which was launched in Glasgow. My first novel, The Trojan Project, a thriller, was published at the … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Eileen Thornton
The Curious Prophecy of Birds by Amanda Darcy @darcyphotos
The Curious Prophecy of Birds Synopsis Six months ago Robbie, an experienced climber falls to his death on a remote climb. His climbing partner, Kate Simmonds, tries to drag his body back to civilisation but finally has to leave him to the vultures. Eighteen years ago A young mountaineer cuts the rope of a fallen colleague, sending him to certain death over the edge of a crevasse. Twenty years ago A university professor discovers sinister symbols engraved into the rocks on a remote … [Read more...] about The Curious Prophecy of Birds by Amanda Darcy @darcyphotos
The Surgeon’s Son by Catherine @Putsche73
Four teenage girls suddenly go missing without a trace in various locations based in the North and the East of England in a short period of several months apart. One of these girls, Gracie Peterson, is found alive in a small wooden box on an abandoned industrial estate, with injuries that are so gruesome even the paramedics cringe in anticipation whilst trying to free her, after Gracie had spent eight horrific weeks in captivity. Detective Inspector Marty Bride and his specialist team of … [Read more...] about The Surgeon’s Son by Catherine @Putsche73
