Fabrics are dyed with reactive, low impact dye some of their dye process is GOTS certified organic. Their organic cotton is GOTS certified, however finished garments aren’t certified. They can prompt a grin or stir a wee shiver of pain – a few may even make you wince – but they all do the important work of reminding us what it feels like to be human in a more than human world, doing our best to ask good questions, tell good stories, find the right words.They use all natural materials, including 100% cotton, linen and organic pima cotton. There are poem and stories about snowberries and the passing of time, motherlands and a father’s hands, stars and bones, and much else besides. Put simply, here is writing about what it feels like to be alive and sometimes, as in Ross Crawford’s It’s a Lang (Efter)life and Lyndsey Croal’s Vacancy, what it feels like to be dead. The other stories and poems in in Short and Sweet show the same feel for getting the reader on board by focusing on what it feels like to be caught up in a particular situation or circumstance, a moment of fleeting joy, sorrow, panic, regret, confusion, astonishment. It’s an opening sentence that gets the reader involved straight away, asking questions – why does the narrator want to step outside and, come to that, what is inside? Why do need to catch their breath? What’s got them so anxious? ‘”I step outside, catch my breath.” So reads the first sentence of Robin Cantwell’s Down and Out in Dirtbag City. £1 from the sale of each book will be donated to the Shannon Trust, supporting their vital work in helping prisoners who can read to teach those who can’t. Clark || Franky Bonfanti || Jack T Canis || James Alexander || Janet Crawford || Jean Davis || John Grey || June Gemmell || Karen Arnold || Karen D’Arcy-Kernan || Kendra Jackson || Laura Fyfe || Laura Law || Lisa Farrell || Lyndsey Croal || Mathew Gostelow || Matt Dennison || Michael Berton || Ricky Monahan Brown || Robin Cantwell || Ross Crawford || Ruby Dunn || Salvatore Difalco || Salena Casha || Sarah Royston || Satya Bosman || Stephen Kingston || Stuart Watson || Thomas Zimmerman || Timothy Goodwin || Tom Tumilty Including writing from international authors:Īdam Taylor || Aidan Casey || Alan McIntyre || Andrew C Kidd || Andrew Newall || Andy Edwards || Annie Firth || Beth McDonough || Brandon McQuade || Bruach Mhor || Catriona MacLeod || Ciaran McDermott || Claire Thom || Dan West || Dave Close || Donal McLaughlin || DS Maolalai || Emily Stanford || Emma Mooney || Emma Robertson || F.E. While you wait for the kettle to boil, dip in and find yourself transported… With chapters on the natural world, the unnatural world, people and place, and being human, there’s a poem or a story for every moment. This book features writing from both established and new voices and includes some pieces from the Weekly Ploom, our digital publication, now appearing for the first time in print.īut that’s not all! The collection of over fifty tiny pieces of creative writing that will suit any palette has many never-before-seen stories and poems for you to enjoy. Short and Sweet: volume one An anthology of very short poems and prose from Scotland and beyondĭiscover some of the world’s best new writing from talented storytellers and poets. Short and Sweet is everything a good anthology should be and it’s one I know I will dip into again and again.’ -Karen Jones, author of When It’s Not Called Making Love Stories and poems to make you think, make you laugh, make you cry and, most importantly, make you want to read them again. ‘A cracking collection of flashes and poems spanning a wide variety of subjects, styles and voices. ‘Ranging from surreal and quirky to heartfelt and poignant, there are stories and poems in this terrific collection to suit every palette.’ -Liam Bell, author of Man at Sea
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |