by Neil | Jan 9, 2009 | Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story
Duckling By Neil Beynon Spare a drink for a lady? Ah you got me there, I’m no lady. So about that drink… Yeah, I know lots of stories, if that’s all you want. I’m ever so thirsty… Ah well. A story…let me sit down a moment while I think. Hmmm. There...by Neil | Jan 5, 2009 | Horror, Science Fiction, short story, Writing
I am delighted to report that my short story Crunch has sold to Ballista (Flapjack Press) and is scheduled for their September 09 issue. You can subscribe here for the UK and here for International. Crunch is a dark SF story I wrote last year and set in a world where...by Neil | Dec 29, 2008 | Books, Comment, Fiction, Horror, Neil Gaiman, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Science Fiction, Writing
This is the time of year where I go a bit list crazy. This time up it’s the return of the infamous Books What I Read in…, last year we stopped at five but this year I’ve done ten as my reading levels have been a little higher and I just...by Neil | Dec 23, 2008 | Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story, Writing
As promised, this is the 2008 round up of my Friday Flash Fiction. I thought about doing it by traffic but – if you cast your eyes to the right – I already run a “Top Ten by Traffic” and I’ve just updated it (probably the last time until...by Neil | Dec 12, 2008 | Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Horror, Short Stories, short story
It’s that time of the week again. Next week – along with some others hopefully – I’ll be trying to do some positive seasonal SF and so this week I’ve pretty much indulged the dark side. Feedback is welcome. Oh, and I’d like to...by Neil | Aug 8, 2008 | Fiction, flash fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Short Stories, short story
The British Fantasy Society recently sent me a copy of A Dick and Jane Primer For Adults. As the title suggests, the thread that links the stories together is that they all use the style of the American reading primers, Dick and Jane, but with stories designed for...