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The Martian Dream – AJ Stanton
You are on a quest. A simple one. The kind of quest where it’s good versus evil. But not your normal kind of quest, as there’s no discernible source of conflict. You are in a city. You are not sure which planet, but it is not Earth. You haven’t seen…
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Dry Season – Linda M. Bayley
Ethan Preston, Jimmy Preston’s oldest boy, is sixteen and stays away from the house as much as he can. His brother James, only two years younger, is so small and nervous he has no friends and no place to go after school besides home. James stays close to his mother,…
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The Youth of Today – Nick Guthrie
Some people… they’re asking for it really, aren’t they? I watch as the old lady hauls herself out of the car, pauses to check inside her handbag and nod to herself, and finally, finally, heads inside the shop carrying a big envelope. She’ll be going to the Post Office counter…
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6 Microstates in 6 Micro-visits by Colin Woodgate
Non-fiction 2/6 – Malta Our next microstate on the list was Malta, this was also a one-day trip, but as it is the furthest away, it was easier to visit as part of a cruise holiday. The beauty of Malta started offshore at about 5am. My eldest daughter and I…
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Colin and Kieren run for e.a.c.h.
The adventure continues for these kind hearted but slightly crazy couple of buggers! We couldn’t be any prouder of Colin for putting his body through utter misery while we look on scoffing Xmas leftovers. This amazing charity piece is exactly what UPP are all about. Combining words with good deeds…
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Short Story Subs Open: ‘Revolt’
Urban Pigs Press is open for short story submissions! Mark Burrow will be running this one and the topic of choice is ‘Revolt’. Submissions should be between 800 and 2,000 words only. Please email Mark at Urbanpigspress@outlook.com with the title Revolt and attach your prose submission as a Word doc.…
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Thank You and Happy New Year!
It’s time strip down to your pants and count down the hours until every dog kicks off in the neighbourhood to the explosion of noise and a backing track of Auld Lang Syne. All this delivered by a smiling Jazz musician whose taste in music has been steadily declining since…
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Christmas Lit List – Robinson Crusoe Maybe
Astride the hulk of a wrecked ship all his own, striding the ramparts of the fortress he built with his own hands, crouched drenched in blood beneath the temple he erected to himself, we present to you the man who made himself king and then god of the forgotten Archipelago…
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Christmas Lit List – Burnt Lungs and Bitter Sweets
In 1976, Hoagie, Toad, Toggie and Jonesy love the Sex Pistols, shopping trolleys and getting wasted. When boredom is a crime and sedation is the solution it’s never likely to end well. Cue the music and roll back the decades through misadventures in Amsterdam, disorder on the dance floor, a…
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Christmas Lit List – Driver
Rick Malone is dying, but not before one last ride. Travel with him through the seedy underworld of pimps, crooked cops and broken dreams in this transgressive noir novella. Driver should appeal to fans of James Sallis (Drive), as well as Horace McCoy’s They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?Deeply introspective, Vice drags the rotting…
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