Erica and Jan, alone together in a wooden cabin in the mountains, had not spoken to each other for two days when Erica decided to dance for rain. At the beginning of their three day bank holiday break, soon after she had asked to have anal sex, Erica had decided not to talk to Jan again.
'Good dog,' I say, as it pulls at the lead. It is a bear, a wolf, a fucking hound of hell, a huge, straining mass of muscle and fur and saliva and teeth and sharp, sharp claws, and it will die, because it is stupid, and because no one, least of all me, wants it.
In his dreams, Colin is a bird. He has always been a bird, in his dreams. When he was younger he was an eagle, an osprey, a pigeon, a peacock, among others. When he lived in Brighton, by night he was a seagull, shrieking against the salt wind. But lately, he keeps dreaming he is a penguin.
Longtime contributors Niall Boyce, Jonathan Pinnock & Richard Smyth all have books out which you'd be well advised to buy, then read, then buy for others. All genres are catered for, from novels (Niall's Veronica Britton) and short stories (Jonathan's Dot Dash) to nonfiction (Richard's Bumfodder)
KATY LIAR'S DEBUT NOVEL
Liar Katy Darby's debut novel, a Victorian drama called The Unpierced Heart (previously titled The Whores' Asylum) is now out in Penguin paperback. It's had nice reviews in The Independent on Sunday, Sunday Times & Metro (4*).
OUR INTERVIEW WITH ANNEXE MAG!
They came, they saw, they asked us a bunch of interesting questions. Interview by Nick of Annexe Magazine with Katy of LL: here
