Monthly Archives: March 2015

the silver girl

I was woken up by a banging at my bedroom door, I bet myself Hetty had found herself covered in tin foil again. I yawned and shouted at her to come in. The flimsy wooden door almost swung off its … Continue reading

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what does creative writing look like?

In creative writing groups and classes we often talk about and think about creative writing as being about writing short stories, or longer stories. This generally means we focus on the different forms of the above definitions; sometimes poetry or … Continue reading

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James Holden: The Missing Cemetery

It had been ten years since I had been to my hometown, but the second wedding of one of school friends lured me back, where fiftieth birthdays and school reunions had failed. As I pulled off the motorway it occurred … Continue reading

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James Holden: So, farewell then, Terry Pratchett

When I was a teenager, there were two novelists whose work I devoured as much as possible – one was Iain Banks (about whom I’ve written here) and the second was Terry Pratchett, who sadly passed away last week. As … Continue reading

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James Holden: The Crazy World of Donald Barthelme

I’ve just finished reading Donald Bartheleme’s Sixty Stories, a collection of his short fiction from 1964 – 1979. When I set down to marshal my thoughts about the book, my intention was to post something about how I found the … Continue reading

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James Holden: The Bureau

Paul had won a small amount of money in a writing competition, and it was burning a hole in his pocket. He decided that he had two choices: use it as funds for entering more competitions, or spend it on … Continue reading

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