by Neil | Sep 26, 2008 | Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story, Urban Fantasy
All a bit rushed this week but here goes: Lessons By Neil Beynon They met in the square near the river, the whoops and cheers of the bars and the brothels bounced over the granite of the buildings lending the square the feel of an empty room at a party. Leaves, wet...by Neil | Sep 22, 2008 | Blog, Books, Review, Seemed like a good idea at the time
A while back now I stopped reviewing books here on the blog. At the time it wasn’t meant to be a pause but a seamless transition to a second blog, self-hosted, that would carry book reviews and related content. The original idea was to build a more commercial...by Neil | Jul 4, 2008 | Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story, Urban Fantasy
Blink By Neil Beynon Matt had always been angry. No one was sure why, least of all him. It would well up inside him, bubbling higher and higher until like a kettle it tripped a switch and suddenly he would be calm again. Wondering why he had reacted like that. Trouble...by Neil | May 16, 2008 | Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story, Urban Fantasy
As some readers may have gathered my confidence has taken a bit of a knock of late. A somewhat annoying turn of events following on the heels of stories such as Faraway, Pixies and Territory, that I am quite pleased with. Then my confidence ding happened and out came...by Neil | Apr 26, 2008 | Books, Friday Flash Fiction, Personal, Review, Writing
Over at The Fix, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, has undertaken the not inconsiderable task of reviewing every one of the stories that went into Illuminations (featuring amongst others me) and the results can be read here. It’s quite flattering to have a reviewer (and a...