What the partridge in the pear tree dreams
What the partridge in the pear tree dreams. The retold tale of Perdix, murdered by Daedalos but saved by Athena – and what she dreams.
Story
This sub-category of Articulations collects all my posts with short stories and flash fiction.
The Ballet of Absurdist Nonsense
The Ballet of Absurdist Nonsense – possibly Le Ballet du Balivernes Absurde – flash fiction written for prompt #17 of the FlashNano 2020 challenge
Princess Uncumber – a retold tale
A retelling of the story of St Uncumber, once the protector of women in bad marriages, now sadly demoted.
Isidora: the city she lost
An unnamed traveller returns to Isidora, a city she left long ago. It is not like she remembers. A short story inspired by Italo Calvino’s Invisible Cities.
Grendel the stockbroker
Grendel is disappointed in his new neighbour, Rothgar. The feasting and noise night after night is too much… and Grendel’s Dame is unhappy. Grendel has to act!
Laurie in the City of the Unborn
Laurie goes looking for the City of the Unborn – a short story inspired by one of the cities in Italo Calvino’s book of Invisible Cities.
The voyage of the Beda – a story overheard
The voyage of the Beda. In the sauna, the heat, the steam, the subdued lighting… If you’re lucky you also get to hear some interesting stories.
Tala’s Story
I wrote this short story at the end of January 2016 as my submission to the first round of the NYCMidnight Short Story Challenge. The task was to write a fairy story involving a psychic and a birthmark.
As he stepped through the door
As he stepped through the door, the air was filled with the sound of bells. Joy, he thought. Joy! And stood on the top step of the short flight down to the street and drew himself up straight and raised his head.
Changing Guard in the hive – flash fiction story
Changing guard: What do the Queen Bee’s life guards talk about in the guardroom of the hive when it’s time to change shift?