A showcase for authors Arachne Press has published previously in anthologies, giving a wider perspective on their writing. The collection as a whole has tendency towards fantasy and magical realism, with Cassandra Passarelli's (Liberty Tales) Guatemalan stories taking on a more gritty reality, and Katy Darby's (London Lies, Stations, Shortest Day, Longest Night) engrossing SF and historical stories alongside Joan Taylor Rowan's (London Lies, Lover's Lies, Stations) acid humour and modern desperation and Sarah James' (Longest Day, Shortest Night) elliptical poet's sensibility brought to flash fiction and Helen Morris' (Liberty Tales, Solstice Shorts) ability to get to the heart of a story, and make you laugh out loud or weep inconsolably.
Five by Five : Short Stories
Katy Darby, Joan Taylor-Rowan, Sarah James, Helen Morris, Cassandra Passarelli
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Liberty Tales
Katy Darby, Kate Foley, Liam Hogan, Sarah Evans, Helen Morris, David Mathews, Elinor Brooks, Jeremy Dixon, Anna Fodorova, Richard Smyth, Bernie Howley, Andrew McCallum, Alison Lock, David Guy, Jim Cogan, Nick Rawlinson, Owen Townend, Cassandra Passarelli, Carolyn Eden
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Stations : Short Stories Inspired by the Overground Line
Bartle Sawbridge, David Bausor, Joan Taylor-Rowan, Katy Darby, Rosalind Stopps, Andrew Blackman, Anna Fodorova, Caroline Hardman, Ellie Stewart, Jacqueline Downs, Louise J Swingler, Max Hawker, Michael Trimmer, Paula Read, Peter Cooper, Peter Morgan, Rob Walton, Wendy Gill, Adrian Gantlope
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