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Queer Fear II ed. Michael Rowe (Arsenal Pulp Press, October 2002, 978-1-55152-122-0, $17.95, 304pp, tp, oa)

13 · Introduction: In Further Praise of Queer Fear · Michael Rowe · in

23 · Bugcrush · Scott Treleaven · ss

38 · Polyphemus’ Cave · David Nickle · nv

60 · Dead in the Water · C. Mark Umland · ss

75 · Delicious Monster · Nalo Hopkinson · ss

89 · Gaytown · Robert Boyczuk · nv

109 · Digging Up Graves · William J. Mann · ss

115 · artGod · Joseph O’Brien · ss

119 · Black Shapes in a Darkened Room · Marshall Moore · ss

127 · Night of the Werepuss · Michael Thomas Ford · ss

138 · On Being a Fetish · David Coffey · ss

149 · I Stand Alone · Sephera Giron · ss

157 · Numbers · Steve Duffy · ss

176 · Want · Ron Oliver · ss

190 · Oh Yes, My Eyes · David Quinn · vi

192 · One of the Boys · Edo van Belkom · ss

207 · Till Human Voices Wake Us · Stephen Dedman · ss

214 · Slice · Warren Dunford · ss

222 · Veggie Mountain · Thomas S. Roche · ss

232 · Exit Wound · Michael Marano · ss

243 · Freshets · Brett Alexander Savory · ss

249 · Bayou de la Mère [Rickey and G-Man] · Poppy Z. Brite · ss

259 · The Narrow World · Gemma Files · na The Narrow World by Gemma Files, Quantum Theology Publications, 2001

299 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Sons of Darkness: Tales of Men, Blood, and Immortality ed. Michael Rowe & Thomas S. Roche (Cleis, October 1996, 1-57344-059-0, $12.95, 174pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of 12 stories, one a reprint, about gay male vampires. Authors include C. Dean Andersson and Poppy Z. Brite.

9 · Introduction · Michael Rowe & Thomas S. Roche · in

14 · My Greatest Fear · C. Dean Andersson · vi

18 · Click · Kevin Killian · ss

31 · Feeding · Carol Queen · ss

39 · Waiting for the Vampire · William J. Mann · nv

63 · Tongues · D. Travers Scott · ss

70 · Sick Reggie · David Nickle · nv

92 · Retribution for Golgotha · Wickie Stamps · ss

98 · Wet · M. Christian · ss

117 · The Game · Nancy Kilpatrick · ss

125 · Bela Lugosi Is Dead · Ron Oliver · ss

135 · His Mouth Will Taste of Wormwood · Poppy Z. Brite · ss Borderlands ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Avon, 1990

146 · Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow · Pat Califia · nv

171 · The Mausoleum: Notes on the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Shade: An Anthology of Fiction by Gay Men of African Descent ed. Charles H. Rowell & Bruce Morrow--- see under Bruce Morrow.

Calamity in Kent by John Rowland (Herbert Jenkins, 1950, hc, n.) [Inspector Shelley]

Calamity in Kent by John Rowland (The British Library, April 2016, 978-0-7123-5783-8, £8.99, 256pp, tp, n.) [Inspector Shelley; British Library Crime Classics]
Reprint (Herbert Jenkins 1950) mystery novel.

Murder in the Museum by John Rowland (Herbert Jenkins, 1938, hc, n.) [Inspector Shelley]

Murder in the Museum by John Rowland (The British Library, April 2016, 978-0-7123-5784-5, £8.99, 272pp, tp, n., cover by Chris Andrews) [Inspector Shelley; British Library Crime Classics]
Reprint (Herbert Jenkins 1938) mystery novel.

The Executor and Other Ghost Stories by David G. Rowlands (Ash-Tree Press, May 17, 1996, 1-899562-11-7, £22.50, xiv+285pp, hc, co, cover by Douglas Walters)
Collection of 40 stories, 3 original, including the complete contents of The Living and the Dead (1991). There is a new Introduction by Rowlands. Limited to 400 numbered copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $38.00.

xi · Introduction · David G. Rowlands · in

5 · Father O’Connor Stories

5 · A Graven Image [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss A Graven Image ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1985

14 · The Apples of Sodom [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss The Saints Preserve Us, 1961, as “The Lady Alys”

22 · The Previous Train [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Holly Bough (Ireland) 1977

26 · Tintinabula [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · vi Holly Bough (Ireland) 1978, as “The Message of the Bells”

31 · Sins of the Fathers [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss 1962, as “The Dog in the Night”

39 · Irene [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Eye Hath Not Seen… by D. G. Rowlands, Pardoe, 1980

44 · Wyntours [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Eye Hath Not Seen… by D. G. Rowlands, Pardoe, 1980

52 · The Whistling Stones [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Holly Bough (Ireland) 1979

57 · A Fisher of Men [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Holly Bough (Ireland) Christmas 1984

62 · A Fairy Horse [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Holly Bough (Ireland) 1986

66 · Unconsidered Trifles [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Holly Bough (Ireland) 1981, as “From Stage Coach to Convict Ship”

72 · The Fifteenth Evening [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Ghosts & Scholars #2, 1980

77 · The Uncommon Salt [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Ghosts & Scholars #3, 1981

93 · The Executor [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Ghosts & Scholars #4, 1982

107 · Conkers [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Ghosts & Scholars #5, 1983

114 · Traveller’s Fare [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Dark Dreams #4, 1986

121 · The Elbow [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Dark Dreams #7, February 1989

126 · The Tears of Saint Agathé [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Saints and Relics ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1983

135 · Gebal and Ammon and Amalek [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Ghosts for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby, Michael O'Mara, 1988

149 · Mr Batchel Stories

149 · From the Diggings [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss More Stoneground Ghost Tales by David G. Rowlands, 1983

153 · One Man Went to Mow [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss More Stoneground Ghost Tales by David G. Rowlands, 1983

158 · One Good Turn… [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss More Stoneground Ghost Tales by David G. Rowlands, 1983

163 · The Marsh Lights [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss More Stoneground Ghost Tales by David G. Rowlands, 1983

169 · Providing a Footnote [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss More Stoneground Ghost Tales by David G. Rowlands, 1983

175 · Off the Record [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss Dark Dreams #3, December 1985, uncredited.

182 · Hic Dracones [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss The Living & the Dead by David G. Rowlands, Crimson Altar Press, 1991

188 · The Train of Events [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss The Living & the Dead by David G. Rowlands, Crimson Altar Press, 1991

193 · Vox Humana [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss More Stoneground Ghost Tales by David G. Rowlands, 1983, uncredited.

198 · The Long Hundred [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss The Living & the Dead by David G. Rowlands, Crimson Altar Press, 1991

204 · On Information Received [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss The Living & the Dead by David G. Rowlands, Crimson Altar Press, 1991

210 · With This Ring [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss The Living & the Dead by David G. Rowlands, Crimson Altar Press, 1991

214 · The Codex [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss Mystery for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby, Michael O'Mara, 1990

223 · The Saints Which Slept [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · vi More Stoneground Ghost Tales by David G. Rowlands, 1983

227 · Ghost-Tales of Eton College Choir School

227 · Every Picture Tells a Story · David G. Rowlands · ss

238 · The Passage · David G. Rowlands · ss

245 · What’s in a Name? · David G. Rowlands · ss Haunted Pavilions ed. Mark Valentine, Mark Valentine, 1992

251 · The Greeter · David G. Rowlands · ss

257 · Other Stories

257 · Truth Will Out · David G. Rowlands · ss A Graven Image ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1985

266 · On Wings of Song · David G. Rowlands · ss Chillers for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby, Michael O'Mara, 1989

274 · King John’s Ditch · David G. Rowlands · ss Ghosts & Scholars #12, 1990

283 · Sources · [uncredited] · bi

The Living & the Dead by David G. Rowlands (Crimson Altar Press, 1991, no ISBN, £2.00, 31pp, ph, oc, cover by Alan Hunter)
Collection of seven ghost stories, five original, about the protagonist of E.G. Swain’s Stoneground Ghost Tales, the Rev Roland Batchel.

3 · Preface · David G. Rowlands · pr

4 · Hic Dracones [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss

8 · The Train of Events [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss

12 · Vox Humana [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss More Stoneground Ghost Tales by David G. Rowlands, 1983, uncredited.

16 · The Long Hundred [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss

22 · On Information Received [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss

27 · With This Ring [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss

30 · The Saints Which Slept [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · vi More Stoneground Ghost Tales by David G. Rowlands, 1983; subtitled “A Fragment”.

31 · Afterword · Mary Ann Allen · aw

Hauntings by Vernon Lee ed. David G. Rowlands--- see under Vernon Lee.

Cornish Stories by A. L. Rowse (Macmillan UK, 1967, 25/-, viii+152pp, hc, co)

· Preface · A. L. Rowse · pr

· How Dick Stephens Fought the Bear · A. L. Rowse · ss (r)

· The Wicked Vicar of Lansillian · A. L. Rowse · ss West Country Stories by A. L. Rowse, Macmillan, 1945

· All Souls’ Night · A. L. Rowse · ss West Country Stories by A. L. Rowse, Macmillan, 1945

· Death of a Principal · A. L. Rowse · ss

· Trespettigue’s Note · A. L. Rowse · ss (r)

· The Curse Upon the Clavertons · A. L. Rowse · ss West Country Stories by A. L. Rowse, Macmillan, 1945

· The Advowson of Lambethow · A. L. Rowse · ss (r)

· The Squire of Reluggas · A. L. Rowse · ss (r)

· The Recluse of Rescorla · A. L. Rowse · ss (r)

· The Choirmaster of Carluddon · A. L. Rowse · ss (r)

· The School-Mistress of Tregwedna · A. L. Rowse · ss (r)

· Tredynham’s Folly · A. L. Rowse · ss

The Dummy & Other Uncanny Stories by Nicholas Royle (Swan River Press, May 2018, 978-1-78380-022-3, €30.00, 181pp, hc, co, cover by Bill Bulloch)
Collection of stories about doppelgängers, ghosts, dummies, disconnected body parts, impaired vision, the dead and the prospect of death. Limited to 300 copies.

· The Other Man [Cthulhu] · Nicholas Royle · ss Black Wings II ed. S. T. Joshi, PS Publishing, 2012

· The Blind Man · Nicholas Royle · ss Still: Short Stories Inspired by Photographs of Vacated Spaces ed. Roelof Bakker, Negative Press London, 2012

· Sitting Tenant · Nicholas Royle · ss Poe’s Progeny ed. Gary Fry, Gray Friar Press, 2005

· The Trees · Nicholas Royle · ss Dark Voices 6 ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones, Pan, 1994

· Hide and Seek · Nicholas Royle · ss Dark Terrors 6 ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, Gollancz, 2002

· The Blink · Nicholas Royle · ss

· The Empty Flat · Nicholas Royle · ss

· The Dummy · Nicholas Royle · ss The New Uncanny ed. Sarah Eyre & Ra Page, Comma Press, 2008

· Maths Tower · Nicholas Royle · ss

· Dead End · Nicholas Royle · ss X7: A Seven Deadly Sins Anthology ed. Alex Davis, KnightWatch Press, 2013

· The Reunion · Nicholas Royle · ss Poe ed. Ellen Datlow, Solaris, 2009

· Moving Out · Nicholas Royle · ss Skeleton Crew January 1991

· Jayne Anne Phillips · Nicholas Royle · ss

· The Family Room · Nicholas Royle · ss Taverns of the Dead ed. Kealan Patrick Burke, Cemetery Dance, 2005

· Cuckoo · Nicholas Royle · ss

· This Video Does Not Exist · Nicholas Royle · ss The Spectral Book of Horror Stories ed. Mark Morris, Spectral Press, 2014

· Lancashire · Nicholas Royle · ss Phobic: Modern Horror Stories ed. Andy Murray, Carcanet Press, 2007

The Agony & the Ecstacy: New Writing for the World Cup ed. Nick Royle (Sceptre, May 21, 1998, 0-340-71241-4, £6.99, 310pp, tp, oa)
Anthology of 24 original stories, including work by Graham Joyce, Chaz Brenchley, Chris Kenworthy and Mark Morris.

1 · Squelch! · Nick Royle · in

11 · The Agony

13 · Sportsview · David Flusfeder · ss

25 · The Disappointed · D. J. Taylor · ss

39 · Some of My Best Friends Are German · Dave Rimmer · ss

45 · As Seen on Radio · Graham Joyce · ss

63 · The Battle of Santiago · Ben Richards · ss

77 · Let Your Feelings Slip · Christopher Kenworthy · ss

89 · Cheese Crackers · Pete Davies · ss

101 · The Killing Fields · Jimmy Burns · ss

119 · My Back Pages · Steve Grant · ss

131 · Something’s Coming Home · Chaz Brenchley · vi

137 · Every Four Years We Become a Nation · Ron Butlin · ss

143 · Some People Are on the Pitch · Mark Morris · ss

161 · The Ecstacy

163 · England’s Shame · Geoff Nicholson · ss

173 · 1-1-1 · Conrad Williams · ss

185 · Hysterical Men · Rosie Jackson · ss

201 · Love Among the Turnips · Pete May · ss

209 · The People’s Game · Tom Bromley · ss

219 · Where I Go When You’re Watching the World Cup · Maureen Freely · ss

233 · The Man of Paper · Nick Rogers · ss

247 · The Slap of a Frido Size Five · Peterjon Cresswell · ss

255 · Gary Sobers · Tim Lawler · ss

265 · Maradona: USA ’94 · David Baddiel · vi

271 · Back Home · Colin Shindler · ss

293 · A Kickabout in Paradise · Rupert Thomson · ss

305 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2011 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, April 15, 2011, 978-1-907773-12-9, £9.99, 240pp, tp, an)
Details taken from ebook.

· Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

· Flora · David Rose · ss The London Magazine April/May 2010

· Winter Break · Hilary Mantel · ss The Guardian November 4 2010

· Emergency Exit · Lee Rourke · ss Ambit #202, 2010

· Love Silk Food · Leone Ross · ss Wasafiri Winter 2010

· Feather Girls · Claire Massey · ss The Adirondack Review Fall 2010

· Foreigner · Christopher Burns · ss The Warwick Review September 2010

· Dinner of the Dead Alumni · Adam Marek · ss Riptide #5, 2010

· The Swimmer · S. J. Butler · ss The Warwick Review December 2010

· So Much Time in a Life · Heather Leach · ss (r)
published online at www.didsburyartsfestival.com/competition.

· Staff Development · Alan Beard · ss The Warwick Review June 2010

· The Rental Heart · Kirsty Logan · ss PANK #4, January 2010

· Notes on a Love Story · Philip Langeskov · ss Five Dials #9, 2010

· No Angel · Bernie McGill · ss Scandal and Other Stories by Bernie McGill, Linen Hall Library, 2010

· Slut’s Hair · John Burnside · ss The Sunday Times Magazine October 10 2010

· Comma · Hilary Mantel · ss The Guardian Weekend August 14 2010

· Moving Day · Robert Edric · ss The Company He Keeps ed. Peter Crowther & Nick Gevers, PS Publishing, 2010

· Tristram and Isolde · Michèle Roberts · ss Mud: Stories of Sex and Love by Michèle Roberts, Virago, 2010

· Looted · Dai Vaughan · ss New Welsh Review #87, Spring 2010

· When the Door Closed, It Was Dark · Alison Moore · ss Nightjar Press, March 2010

· Epiphany · Salley Vickers · ss Aphrodite’s Hat by Salley Vickers, 4th Estate, 2010

· Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2012 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, 2012, 978-1-907773-18-1, £9.99, 231pp, tp, an)
Details supplied by Todd Mason.

1 · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

4 · I Arrive First · Emma Jane Unsworth · ss Paraxis v2, 2011

12 · The Dark Space in the House in the Garden at the Centre of the World · Robert Shearman · ss House of Fear ed. Jon Oliver, Solaris, 2011

32 · What’s in Swindon? · Stuart Evers · ss Ten Stories About Smoking by Stuart Evers, Picador, 2011

40 · Alice in Time & Space and Various Major Cities · H. P. Tinker · ss Ambit #206, Autumn 2011

51 · The Visit · Jaki McCarrick · ss Wasafiri #65, Spring 2011

61 · Half-Mown Lawn · Dan Powell · ss Ether Books, 2010

67 · “I’m the Guy Who Wrote the Wild Bunch” · Julian Gough · ss Grey #4, Spring/Summer 2011

74 · Those Who Remember · Joel Lane · ss Gutshot ed. Conrad Williams, PS Publishing, 2011

85 · To Brixton Beach · Stella Duffy · ss
first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, June 7, 2011.

92 · Wide and Deep · Socrates Adams · ss Metazen March 2011

95 · Tarnished Sorry Open · Jo Lloyd · ss Southwest Review v96 #4, 2011

109 · Aperitifs with Mr Hemingway · Jonathan Trigell · ss
first broadcast on “The Verb”, BBC Radio 3, 2011.

115 · Sun on Prospect Street · Neil Campbell · ss Pictures from Hopper by Neil Campbell, Salt Publishing, 2011

122 · The Room Beyond · Ramsey Campbell · ss The New and Perfect Man ed. Peter Crowther & Nick Gevers, PS Publishing, 2011

141 · iAnna · Will Self · ss The Guardian September 9 2011

149 · The Heart of Denis Noble · Alison MacLeod · nv Litmus ed. Ra Page, Comma Press, 2011

176 · We Wave and Call · Jon McGregor · ss The Guardian Weekend July 22 2011

188 · All I Know About Gertrude Stein · Jeanette Winterson · ss Granta #115, Spring 2011

199 · Sad, Dark Thing · Michael Marshall Smith · ss A Book of Horrors ed. Stephen Jones, Jo Fletcher Books, 2011

217 · The Last Library · A. K. Benedict · ss Paraxis v2, 2011

225 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2013 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, April 15, 2013, 978-1-907773-47-1, £9.99, xv+195pp, tp, an)

xi · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

1 · The Smell of the Slaughterhouse · Alison Moore · ss The New Writer #111, Summer 2012

3 · The Writer · Ellis Sharp · ss Labyrinths #43, 2012

10 · The Stormchasers · Adam Marek · ss The Stone Thrower by Adam Marek, ECW Press, 2013

15 · Mrs Vadnie Marlene Sevlon · Jackie Kay · ss Reality, Reality by Jackie Kay, Picador, 2012

24 · When You Grow Into Yourself · Ross Raisin · ss Granta #119, Spring 2012

41 · J Krissman in the Park · Laura Del-Rivo · ss 3:AM Magazine (online) September 6 2012

45 · The Swimmer in the Desert · Alex Preston · ss Fleeting May 18 2012

50 · Voyage · Adam Lively · ss Stand #197, 2012

55 · Curtains · Charles Lambert · ss Willesden Herald: New Short Stories 6 ed. Stephen Moran, Pretend Genius Press, 2012

67 · Doctors · Anneliese Mackintosh · ss Edinburgh Review #134, 2012

75 · Bedtime Stories for Yasmin · Robert Shearman · ss Shadows & Tall Trees #4, Autumn 2012

89 · Canute · Nikesh Shukla · ss First City October 2012

94 · Dancing to Nat King Cole · James Wall · ss The View from Here 2012

103 · My Wife the Hyena · Nina Killham · ss Still: Short Stories Inspired by Photographs of Vacated Spaces ed. Roelof Bakker, Negative Press London, 2012

107 · Budapest · Charles Boyle · ss The Warwick Review March 2012

116 · Just Watch Me · Lesley Glaister · ss Edinburgh Review #135, 2012

131 · Hostage · Guy Ware · ss You Have 24 Hours to Love Us by Guy Ware, Comma Press, 2012

142 · Even Pretty Eyes Commit Crimes · M. J. Hyland · ss Granta (online) September 17 2012

162 · The Tasting · Regi Claire · ss Ambit #210, 2012

174 · Eleanor—The End Notes · David Rose · ss Unthology 3 ed. Robin Jones & Ashley Stokes, Unthank Books, 2012

191 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2014 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, July 18, 2014, 978-1-907773-67-9, £9.99, 224pp, tp, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

xi · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

1 · The Faber Book of Adultery · Jonathan Gibbs · ss Lighthouse #1, 2013

18 · The Spiral Stairwell · Jay Griffiths · ss Beacons ed. Gregory Norminton, Oneworld Publications, 2013

22 · The Incalculable Weight of Water · Richard Knight · ss Manchester Writing Competition 2013

29 · Ladies’ Day · Vicki Jarrett · ss Gutter Magazine #9, 2013

36 · Getting Out of There · M. John Harrison · ss Nightjar Press, October 2013

52 · Hospital Field · Siân Melangell Dafydd · ss Beacons ed. Gregory Norminton, Oneworld Publications, 2013

57 · Roof Space · David Grubb · ss Ambit #212, 2013

61 · Number Three · Anna Metcalfe · ss Lighthouse #2, 2013

75 · Ashton and Elaine · David Constantine · ss Red Room ed. A. J. Ashworth, Unthank Books, 2013

100 · The Jewel of the Orient · Louise Palfreyman · ss The View from Here 2013

105 · What’s Going on Outside · Stuart Evers · ss The Reader #51, 2013

116 · Tides or How Stories Do or Don’t Get Told · Elizabeth Baines · ss The View from Here 2013

121 · The Sea in Birmingham · Mick Scully · ss The Sea in Birmingham ed. Gaynor Arnold & Julia Bell, Tindal Street Press, 2013

138 · Hope Fades for the Hostages · Ailsa Cox · ss 3AM: Wonder, Paranoia and the Restless Night ed. Bryan Biggs, Liverpool University Press, 2013

144 · Unfinished Business · Christopher Priest · ss Crimewave #12, 2013

161 · Femme Maison · Joanna Walsh · ss Fractals by Joanna Walsh, AM Press, 2013

166 · It · Adam Wilmington · ss Manchester Writing Competition 2013

173 · Glass, Bricks, Dust · Claire Dean · ss New Fairy Tales by John Patrick Pazdziora & Defne Çizakça, Unlocking Press, 2013, as by Claire Massey

178 · Guests · Joanne Rush · ss New Ghost Stories ed. Rob Redman, The Fiction Desk, 2013

194 · Barcelona · Philip Langeskov · nv Daunt Books, November 2013

233 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2015 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, June 15, 2015, 978-1-78463-027-0, £9.99, xv+243pp, tp, an)

ix · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

1 · The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher: August 6th 1983 · Hilary Mantel · ss The Guardian September 20 2014

22 · Lucky · Julianne Pachico · ss Lighthouse #5, 2014

38 · The Iron Men · Bee Lewis · ss Anglo Files #174, 2014

45 · Festschrift · Jonathan Gibbs · ss Gorse #2, 2014

63 · Five Thousand Lads a Year · Jenn Ashworth · ss
first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, January 10, 2014.

69 · LS Lowry/Man Lying on a Wall · Neil Campbell · ss Ekphrasis (The Knives Forks and Spoons Press by Neil Campbell, The Knives Forks and Spoons Press, 2014

73 · Lightbox · Emma Cleary · ss Lighthouse #5, 2014

79 · Green Boots’ Cave · Jim Hinks · ss Short Fiction in Theory and Practice v4 #1, 2014

81 · The Clinic · Uschi Gatward · ss Structo #12, August 2014

95 · May the Bell Be Rung for Harriet · Tracey S. Rosenberg · ss Brontë Studies v40 #1, 2014

102 · Strong Man · Helen Simpson · ss The New Statesman August 1 2014

113 · Voice Over · Matthew Sperling · ss The Literateur April 12 2014

128 · The Lake Shore Limited · K. J. Orr · ss Dublin Review #56, 2014

145 · The First Day · Tamar Hodes · ss Wiltshire View September 2014

149 · Go Wild in the Country · Alan McCormick · ss 3:AM Magazine (online) 2014

159 · Secondhand Magic · Helen Marshall · nv Gifts for the One Who Comes After by Helen Marshall, ChiZine Publications, 2014

183 · Fresh Water · Charles Wilkinson · ss Unthology 5 ed. Ashley Stokes & Robin Jones, Unthank Books, 2014

198 · The Common People · Rebecca Swirsky · ss Litro (US) November 25 2014

205 · Eastmouth · Alison Moore · ss The Spectral Book of Horror Stories ed. Mark Morris, Spectral Press, 2014

214 · The Tourists · Julianne Pachico · ss Daunt Books, November 2014

229 · Worlds from the Word’s End · Joanna Walsh · ss Best European Fiction 2015 ed. West Camel, Dalkey Archive Press, 2014

239 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2016 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, June 15, 2016, 978-1-78463-063-8, £9.99, xviii+260pp, tp, an)

ix · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

1 · The Woman Who Lived in a Restaurant · Leone Ross · ss Nightjar Press, October 2015

14 · Arrivals · Robert Sheppard · ss Words Out of Time by Robert Sheppard, The Knives Forks and Spoons Press, 2015

18 · Vain Shadows Flee · Mark Valentine · ss Supernatural Tales #30, Autumn 2015

18 · The Politics of Minor Resistance · Jessie Greengrass · ss An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It by Jessie Greengrass, JM Originals, 2015

34 · Walsingham · Trevor Fevin · ss The St. Sebastian Review v5 #1, 2015

41 · A Belgian Story · Ian Parkinson · ss Gorse #4, 2015

54 · Some Versions of Pastoral · D. J. Taylor · ss Wrote for Luck by D. J. Taylor, Galley Beggar Press, 2015

65 · Mrs Ŝwiętokrzyskie’s Castle · Colette Sensier · ss Flamingo Land and Other Stories ed. Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, Flight Press, 2015

83 · A Leg to Stand On · Neil Campbell · ss The Ofi Press Magazine #42, 2015

90 · Wyndham Le Strange Buys the School · Alex Preston · ss Ambit #219, 2015

106 · Song of the River · John Saul · ss The Stockholm Review #11, 2015

114 · 1961 · Greg Thorpe · ss Transactions of Desire by Omar Kholeif & Sarah Perks, Home Publications, 2015

124 · 1977 · Crista Ermiya · ss The Weather in Kansas by Crista Ermiya, Red Squirrel Press, 2014

139 · The Staring Man · David Gaffney · ss Cōnfingō Magazine #4, 2015

145 · The Bluebell Wood · Tony Peake · ss Anglo Files #177, 2015

150 · My Husband Wants to Talk to Me Again · Kate Hendry · ss Brittle Star #36, 2015

156 · In Theory, Theories Exist · Graham Mort · ss Terroir by Graham Mort, Seren, 2015

179 · Control Knobs · Claire-Louise Bennett · ss Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett, Stinging Fly Press, 2015

197 · The Only Thing Is Certain Is · Thomas McMullan · ss Lighthouse #10, 2015

210 · Live from the Palladium · Stuart Evers · ss Your Father Sends His Love by Stuart Evers, Picador, 2015

227 · Distance · Janice Galloway · nv Jellyfish by Janice Galloway, Freight Books, 2015

255 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2017 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, June 15, 2017, 978-1-78463-112-3, £9.99, 256pp, tp, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

ix · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

1 · Reversible · Courttia Newland · ss Sex & Death ed. Sarah Hall & Peter Hobbs, Faber & Faber, 2016

7 · General Impression of Size and Shape · Rosalind Brown · ss Lighthouse #11, 2016

16 · As You Follow · Giselle Leeb · ss Flakes of a Fire, Writing East Midlands Competition, 2016

22 · Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty · Jay Barnett · ss The Mechanics’ Institute Review #13, 2016

36 · While the Nightjar Sleeps · Andrew Michael Hurley · ss Granta (online) October 27 2016

44 · The Sea in Me · Krishan Coupland · ss Bare Fiction Magazine #7, 2016

54 · Safe · Vesna Main · ss The Literateur November 7 2016

63 · The First Hard Rain · Sophie Wellstood · ss Manchester Writing Competition 2016

72 · Never Thought He’d Go · Françoise Harvey · ss Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 9, Tangent Books, 2016

84 · Reunion · Peter Bradshaw · ss
first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, October 21, 2016.

91 · The Dark Instruments · Laura Pocock · ss Manchester Writing Competition 2016

100 · Filamo · Irenosen Okojie · ss An Unreliable Guide to London ed. Kit Caless & Gary Budden, Influx Press, 2016

114 · Treats · Lara Williams · ss Treats by Lara Williams, Freight Books, 2016

121 · The Wind Calling · Deirdre Shanahan · ss Prole #21, 2016

128 · Ariel · David Rose · ss The End ed. Ashley Stokes, Unthank Books, 2016

132 · Is-and · Claire Dean · ss Dead Letters ed. Conrad Williams, Titan, 2016

146 · This Skin Doesn’t Fit Me Any More · Eliot North · ss Structo #16, 2016

154 · Words and Things to Sip · James Kelman · ss Gutter Magazine #15, 2016

171 · Waves · Niven Govinden · ss
first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, October 9, 2016.

178 · Language · Daisy Johnson · ss Fen by Daisy Johnson, Vintage Digital, 2016

195 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2018 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, July 15, 2018, 978-1-78463-136-9, £9.99, xv+247pp, tp, an)

ix · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

1 · Paymon’s Trio · Colette de Curzon · ss Nightjar Press, June 2017

16 · A Thunderstorm in Santa Monica · Adam O’Riordan · ss The Burning Ground by Adam O'Riordan, Bloomsbury, 2017

33 · Trio for Four Voices · Jane McLaughlin · ss Ruins & Other Stories ed. Adam Craig, Cinnamon Press, 2017

41 · How to Be an Alcoholic · William Thirsk-Gaskill · ss Anglo Files #183, 2017

49 · We Are Methodists · Alison MacLeod · ss All the Beloved Ghosts by Alison MacLeod, Bloomsbury, 2017

69 · Life Grabs · Adrian Slatcher · ss Empty State 2017

80 · Dog People · M. John Harrison · ss You Should Come with Me Now by M. John Harrison, Comma Press, 2017

94 · Skin · Jo Mazelis · ss The Lonely Crowd #8, 2017

104 · Cwtch · Conrad Williams · ss I Will Surround You by Conrad Williams, Undertow Publications, 2017

116 · And Three Things Bumped · Kelly Creighton · ss The Lonely Crowd #6, 2017

132 · In Dark Places · Wyl Menmuir · ss National Trust Books, November 2017

146 · The War · Owen Booth · ss Hotel #3, 2017

152 · And What if All Your Blood Ran Cold · Tania Hershman · ss Some of Us Glow More Than Others by Tania Hershman, Unthank Books, 2017

163 · The Homing Instinct · Mike Fox · ss Cōnfingō Magazine #8, Autumn 2017

171 · Mask · Brian Howell · ss Milk ed. Sophie Essex, Salo Press, 2017

189 · Sister · C. D. Rose · ss The Lonely Crowd #8, 2017

197 · Waiting for the Runners · Chloe Turner · ss TSS Publishing, 2017

207 · Swatch · Eley Williams · ss Attrib. and Other Stories by Eley Williams, Influx Press, 2017

214 · The Last Dare · Lisa Tuttle · ss Halloween Carnival Volume Five ed. Brian James Freeman, Hydra, 2017

233 · Dazzle · Iain Robinson · ss The Lonely Crowd #6, 2017

241 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2019 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, July 15, 2019, 978-1-78463-185-7, £9.99, xx+234pp, tp, an)

xi · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

1 · The Husband and the Wife Go to the Seaside · Melissa Wan · ss Seaside Special ed. Jenn Ashworth, Bluemoose Books, 2018

21 · Cuts · Stephen Sharp · ss Ambit #231, 2018

28 · The Arrangement · Sally Jubb · ss Brittle Star #42, 2018

37 · The Heights of Sleep · Sam Thompson · ss The Mechanics’ Institute Review November 26 2018

52 · Nude and Seascape · Ann Quin · ss Unmapped Country by Ana Quin, And Other Stories, 2018

58 · Beyond Dead · Nigel Humphreys · ss Infra-Noir #1, 2018

66 · Toxic · Adam Welch · ss Ambit #232, 2018

76 · A Hair Clasp · Vesna Main · ss Temptation: A User’s Guide by Vesna Main, Salt Publishing, 2018

78 · Reality · John Lanchester · ss The London Review of Books August 2 2018; revised.

101 · On the Way to the Church · Vicky Grut · ss Harvard Review #52, 2018

110 · Cluster · Naomi Booth · ss Galley Beggar Press (online) 2018

124 · Smack · Julia Armfield · ss Lighthouse #16, 2018

141 · Curtilage · Robert Mason · ss Galley Beggar Press (online) 2018

151 · Kiss · Elizabeth Baines · ss The Mechanics’ Institute Review December 14 2018

157 · Badgerface · Lucie McKnight Hardy · ss The Lonely Crowd #10, 2018

170 · On Day 21 · Ruby Cowling · ss Wasafiri May 21 2018

180 · Optics · Ren Watson · ss Brittle Star #42, 2018, as “Sky-sions”

188 · A Gift of Tongues · Paul McQuade · ss Cōnfingō Magazine #10, 2018

209 · Sitcom · Kieran Devaney · ss Fanzine May 16 2018

219 · New Dawn Fades · Sophie Mackintosh · ss We Were Strangers ed. Richard Hirst, Confingo Publishing, 2018

229 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2020 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, October 31, 2020, 978-1-78463-235-9, £9.99, 224pp, tp, an)
Details taken from ebook.

· Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

· Beyond Criticism · Luke Brown · ss Mal #4, October 2019

· Nudibranch · Irenosen Okojie · ss Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie, Dialogue Books, 2019

· The Phone Call · David Constantine · ss The Dressing-Up Box by David Constantine, Comma Press, 2019

· Vashti · Zakia Uddin · ss The White Review #24, 2019

· Energy Thieves: 5 Dialogues · Richard Lawrence Bennett · ss Ambit #235, 2019

· Halloween · Nicola Freeman · ss Nightjar Press, September 2019

· In the Mountains · Amanthi Harris · ss
first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on 23 August 2019.

· The Girl with the Horizontal Walk · Andrew Hook · ss Salò Press, June 2019

· She Said He Said · Hanif Kureishi · ss The New Yorker July 22 2019

· Safely Gathered In · Sarah Schofield · ss Wall: Nine Stories from Edge Hill Writers ed. Ailsa Cox & Billy Cowan, Edge Hill University, 2019

· Belly · Sonia Hope · vi Ellipsis Zine July 1 2019

· The Further Dark · Jeff Noon & Bridget Penney · ss The London Reader Autumn 2019, as “Existential Dread in the Digital Void”

· Same Same but Different · Stephen Thompson · ss The Good Journal #3, 2019

· Backbone · K. J. Orr · ss Mslexia #81, 2019

· Whale Watching · Diana Powell · ss (r)
first published online on the Chipping Norton Literary Festival website.

· Greetings from the Fat Man in Postcards · David Rose · ss Litro (US) December 29 2019

· The White Cat · N. J. Stallard · ss Aleph Press, 2019

· Maxine · Tim Etchells · ss Endland by Tim Etchells, And Other Stories, 2019

· Dreams Are Contagious · Adrian Slatcher · ss Litro (US) November 10 2019

· Weaning · Helen Mort · ss The Book of Sheffield ed. Catherine Taylor, Comma Press, 2019

· Purity · Robert Stone · ss The Write Launch #30, September 2019

· Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2021 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, October 15, 2021, 978-1-78463-231-1, £9.99, 272pp, tp, an)
Details taken from ebook.

· Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

· Wendigo · Julia Armfield · ss Outsiders ed. Alice Slater, 3 of Cups Press, 2020

· Leather · A. J. Ashworth · ss Literati Magazine 2020

· 99 Customer Journey Horror · Iphgenia Baal · ss Denizen of the Dead ed. Stewart Home, Cripplegate Books, 2020

· Am / Thought / Always · Emma Bolland · ss Zahir: Desire and Eclipse ed. Christian Patracchini, ZenoPress, 2020

· Rings · Tom Bromley · ss Wiltshire Life January 2020

· What Never Was · Gary Budden · ss Cōnfingō Magazine #13, Spring 2020

· Edit History · Jen Calleja · ss Brixton Review of Books #11, Autumn 2020

· Hide · Roberta Dewa · ss Nightjar Press, April 2020

· The Nebula · John Foxx · ss The Quiet Man by John Foxx, Rocket 88 Books, 2020

· Going Downhill · Josephine Galvin · ss The Manchester Review #23, 2020

· Backgammon · Uschi Gatward · ss Dublin Review #81, 2020

· The Reservoir · Meave Haughey · ss The New Abject ed. Sarah Eyre & Ra Page, Comma Press, 2020

· The Red Suitcase · Hilaire · ss Nightjar Press, October 2020

· From Far Around They Saw Us Burn · Alice Jolly · ss Ploughshares Spring 2020

· Hair · Isha Karki · ss Extra Teeth #2, 2020

· Definitely Not · Yasmine Lever · ss Invisible Collection ed. Nicholas Royle, Nightjar Press, 2020

· Bindings · Simon Okotie · ss 3:AM Magazine (online) May 12 2020

· Maman · Mel Pryor · ss Ambit #239, 2020

· Our Father the Sea · Douglas Thompson · ss Suicide Machine by Douglas Thompson, Zagava, 2020

· Loom · Matthew Turner · na Gordian Projects, June 2020

· Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2022 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, November 15, 2022, 978-1-78463-248-9, £10.99, 240pp, tp, an)
Details taken from ebook.

· Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

· Let Us Look Elsewhere · Mona Dash · ss Let Us Look Elsewhere by Mona Dash, Dahlia Books, 2021

· How You Find Yourself · Sara Sherwood · ss Test Signal ed. Nathan Connolly, Dead Ink, 2021

· Single Sit · Edward Hogan · ss Galley Beggar Press (online) 2021

· Offcomers · Rosanna Hildyard · ss Slaughter by Rosanna Hildyard, Broken Sleep Books, 2021

· Lammas · Uschi Gatward · ss English Magic by Uschi Gatward, Galley Beggar, 2021

· Plain Speaking · Tony White · ss 3:AM Magazine (online) October 5 2021
first performed online at Carthorse Orchestra hosted by David Collard on 2 October 2021.

· Pebbles · Max Porter · ss Granta (online) July 7 2021

· square / recess / moon · Ben Pester · ss Exacting Clam #3, Winter 2021

· Sarcophagus · Alice M. · ss Hobart August 23 2021

· The Comet · Sonya Moor · ss Cōnfingō Magazine #15, Spring 2021

· Sink Rate · David Frankel · ss Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology Volume 14 ed. Joe Melia, Tangent Books, 2021

· Lick the Dust · Leon Craig · ss The White Review September 2021

· Culverts · Neil Campbell · ss Cōnfingō Magazine #16, Autumn 2021

· The Chicken · R. Z. Baschir · ss The White Review August 2021

· A Visit to the Bonesetter · Christopher Burns · ss Nightjar Press, November 2021

· An Easement · Paul McQuade · ss Between Tongues by Paul McQuade, Cōnfingō Publishing, 2021

· New to It All · Seán Padraic Birnie · ss I Would Haunt You if I Could by Seán Padraic Birnie, Undertow Publications, 2021

· The Meat Stream · Will Wiles · ss Pit #10, 2021

· Chicago Forecasts · Chris Vaughan · ss Galaxy Brain #14, 2021

· Wild City · Sophie Mackintosh · ss Concrete and Ink ed. Marta Michalowska & John Bingham-Hall, nai010, 2021

· Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

The Best British Short Stories 2023 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, October 15, 2023, 978-1-78463-299-1, £10.99, 240pp, tp, an)
Details taken from ebook.

· Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

· Islands · Miles Greenwood · ss Extra Teeth #6, November 2022

· The Lowing · Lydia Gill · ss Seventy2One, 2022

· The Statistics Rebellion · David Wheldon · ss Guiltless Bystander by David Wheldon, Cōnfingō Publishing, 2022

· The Incorruptible · Sharon Kivland · ss Piece of Paper Press, 2022

· Somewhere Out There West of Thetford · D. J. Taylor · ss Stewkey Blues by D. J. Taylor, Salt Publishing, 2022

· The Nights · Briony Thompson · ss Extra Teeth #6, November 2022

· Elephant · Philip Jennings · ss Personal Bests Journal #4, Summer 2022

· Chimera · Kerry Hadley-Pryce · ss Fictive Dream February 27 2022

· The Clearance · John Saul · ss Lunate v1, 2022

· The Thinker · Jim Gibson · ss The Bygones by Jim Gibson, Tangerine Press, 2022

· Middle Ground · Georgina Parfitt · ss Granta (online) November 3 2022

· Still Life · Matthew Turner · ss The London Magazine December 2022/January 2023

· When We Went Gallivanting · Leone Ross · ss Manchester Writing Competition 2022

· Qx · Mark Valentine · ss Soanyway #11, January 2022

· The Beard · Alinah Azadeh · ss Glimpse ed. Leone Ross, Peepal Tree Press, 2022

· The Slime Factory · Gareth E. Rees · ss Terminal Zones by Gareth E. Rees, Influx Press, 2022

· Bonsoir (After Ithell Colquhoun) · A. K. Blakemore · ss Tate Etc. #54, 2022

· Common Ground · Alison Moore · ss Eastmouth and Other Stories by Alison Moore, Salt Publishing, 2022

· The Bull · David Bevan · ss Nightjar Press, July 2022

· Tinhead · Gabriel Flynn · ss Five Dials Spring 2022

· Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Best British Short Stories 2024 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, November 15, 2024, 978-1-78463-309-7, £10.99, 224pp, tp, an)
Details taken from ebook Table of Contents.

· Point of View · Nicholas Royle · in

· Stories I Can’t Tell Anyone I Know · Bhanu Kapil · vi Prototype 5 ed. Jess Chandler, Prototype Publishing Ltd., 2023

· Summer of Light · Jonathan Coe · ss The New Statesman July 28/August 17 2023

· Manoeuvres · Paul Brownsey · ss Gutter Magazine #23, 2023

· River · Cate West · ss Fictive Dream September 22 2023

· Where Are They Now? · Alison Moore · ss Uncertainties VI ed. Brian J. Showers, Swan River Press, 2023

· Inside · Alan Beard · ss Thursday Nights, Tindal Street Press, 2023

· Low Stakes · E. C. M. Cheung · ss

· Stock · Cynan Jones · ss Nightjar Press, March 2023

· Headshot · Charlotte Turnbull · ss Galley Beggar Press (online) 2023

· Friday Art Club · Kevin Boniface · ss Sports and Social by Kevin Boniface, Bluemoose Books, 2023

· Churail · Kamila Shamsie · ss Furies, Virago, 2023

· Strangers Meet We When · Nicholas Royle · ss David Bowie, Enid Blyton and the Sun Machine by Nicholas Royle, Manchester University Press, 2023

· Lapin à la Moutarde · Sonya Moor · ss The Comet and Other Stories by Sonya Moor, Confingo Publishing, 2023

· Minor Disturbances · Cherise Saywell · ss
previously broadcast on BBC Radio 4, February 8, 2024.

· To Have a Horse · Timothy J. Jarvis · ss Treatises on Dust by Timothy J. Jarvis, Swan River Press, 2023

· The Sun Is Only a Shipwreck Insofar as a Woman’s Body Resembles It · Claire Carroll · ss Prototype 5 ed. Jess Chandler, Prototype Publishing Ltd., 2023

· An Invocation · Ben Tufnell · ss New Ghost Stories IV ed. Rob Redman, The Fiction Desk, 2023

· What Business Has a Horse to Look Down on Me? · Rosie Garland · ss Fictive Dream June 30 2023

· Cul-de-Sac · Kerry Hadley-Pryce · ss Fictive Dream January 8 2023

· A Private Tutor · Gregory Norminton · ss Lunate v3, 2023

· Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Best British Short Stories 2025 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt, October 13, 2025, 978-1-78463-353-0, £10.99, 224pp, tp, an)
Details taken from ebook Table of Contents.

· Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

· I’m in Love with a German Film Star · C. D. Rose · ss Minor Literatures(s) February 15 2024

· Torsos · Linden Hibbert · ss The Brussels Review December 6 2024

· The Incidents · Wyl Menmuir · ss Twelve Stories for Twelve Sections, Hermitage Press, 2024

· The Headteacher · Okechukwu Nzelu · ss The Book of Manchester ed. David Sue, Comma Press, 2024

· Dwr · Catrin Kean · ss (r)

· A Fictional Detective · Elizabeth Stott · ss (r)

· Junction · Christopher Burns · ss Mrs Pulaska and Other Stories by Christopher Burns, Salt, 2024

· Fabrication · Imogen Reid · ss Nightjar Press, October 2024

· Flatten the Curve · Naomi Wood · ss This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things by Naomi Wood, Phoenix, 2024

· You · Roger Luckhurst · ss Supernatural Tales #56, Autumn 2024

· Lord of the Fruit Flies · Pippa Goldschmidt · ss
first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, May 12, 2024.

· Laughter Ever After · Mark Valentine · ss Lost Estates by Mark Valentine, Swan River Press, 2024

· Helium · David Bevan · ss Fictive Dream May 31 2024

· The Ice Tigs · Rose Biggin · ss The Black Beacon Book of Ghosts ed. Cameron Trost, Black Beacon Books, 2024

· The Portal in Lisbon · Baret Magarian · ss
first broadcast on BBC Radio 4, January 5, 2024.

· When Viewed from the Head Rather Than the Foot · Simon Okotie · ss Cybernetics, or Ghosts? ed. Michael Salu, Subtext Publishing, 2024

· Flight of the Albatross · Hannah Hoare · ss Thin Skin #1, 2024

· Ghost Walks · Ian Critchley · ss Inside Voices ed. Rob Redman, The Fiction Desk, 2024

· Under the Flyover · Iain Sinclair · ss New Worlds #224, September 2024

· The Junction · Alison Moore · ss Nightjar Press, January 2024

· Contributor Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

A Book of Two Halves ed. Nicholas Royle (Gollancz, September 12, 1996, 0-575-06323-8, £9.99, 288pp, tp, oa)
Anthology of 23 original stories and a selection of poems about football, most by genre authors. Several are SF or fantasy.

9 · I Did It · M. John Harrison · ss

15 · Them Belgiums · Christopher Kenworthy · ss

25 · The Best Brand of Football · Irvine Welsh · ss

40 · Villa · Tim Lawler · ss

48 · Clods · Stephen Baxter · ss

59 · More Than Just a Game · Maureen Freely · ss

70 · Ebony International · Tim Pears · ss

83 · aet · Conrad Williams · ss

100 · The Beautiful Game · Nicholas Lezard · ss

115 · Injured Men Are Talking · Glyn Maxwell · ss

132 · Casuals · Steve Grant · ss

145 · Hardball [Norton, Prisoner of London] · Iain Sinclair · ss

159 · Referee’s Report · Nicholas Royle · in

163 · A Tip from Bobby Moore · Graham Joyce · ss

176 · The Visiting Side · Geoff Nicholson · ss

191 · Passage Thiéré · Geoff Dyer · ss

199 · Wonder Boy [Nick Sharman] · Mark Timlin · nv

220 · Sorted · Michael Marshall Smith · ss

225 · Sent Off · Liz Jensen · ss

232 · Scoring · James Miller · ss

246 · The Shirt · Mark Morris · ss

258 · The Germans Won [Alternate Major] · Kim Newman · ss

267 · Hat-trick · John Hegley · gp

_267 · A Comparison of the On-Form Tony Yeboah and Yer Boa Constrictor · John Hegley · pm

_268 · Centre Forward-Looking · John Hegley · pm

_270 · Bristol City Versus Luton · John Hegley · pm

272 · Sobras the Sacrifice · Simon Ings · ss

281 · Permanent Fixture · Christopher Fowler · ss

Darklands ed. Nicholas Royle (Egerton Press, November 1991, 0-9518520-0-0, £2.95, 116pp, pb, oa, cover by Carl Flint)
Anthology of eleven original horror stories, including pieces by Stephen Gallagher and Mark Morris, with a foreword by Ramsey Campbell.

5 · Foreword · Ramsey Campbell · fw

7 · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

9 · The Visitors’ Book · Stephen Gallagher · ss

19 · Small Pieces of Alice · Julie Akhurst · ss

28 · The Fertilizer Man · Mark Morris · ss

37 · The Little Boy’s Room · Kevin Mullins · ss

44 · The Rolling Road to Kensal Green · Alan David Price · ss

53 · Under the Fairy Lights · Judy Hines · ss

56 · Pavlov’s Wristwatch · Philip Nutman · ss

71 · The Vanishing Point · Brian Howell · ss

83 · Common Land · Joel Lane · ss

93 · Sweet Nothing · Derek Marlowe · ss

99 · The Dark Land · Michael Marshall Smith · nv

Darklands 2 ed. Nicholas Royle (Egerton Press, October 1992, 0-9518520-1-9, £4.99, 206pp, tp, oa, cover by Giuliana Becciu)
Anthology of 23 original horror stories, including pieces by Garry Kilworth and Kim Newman.

5 · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

7 · Love · Kevin Mullins · ss

13 · Waiting for a Train · Joel Lane · ss

19 · Coffee · Jean-Daniel Brèque; translated by Nicholas Royle · ss

23 · Recovery · Julie Akhurst · ss

35 · One Day You’ll Learn · John Burke · ss

47 · The Light on the Cliff · Ian Cunningham · ss

53 · Under the Pylon · Graham Joyce · ss

63 · Two Strands of Wire · Roger Stone · ss

69 · The Hands · Steven Rayner · ss

73 · Eyes Like a Ghost’s · Simon Clark · ss

83 · The Elevator · Garry Kilworth · ss

89 · Foreign Land · Mike O’Driscoll · ss

103 · Clad Bone · D. F. Lewis · ss

107 · Organ Donors [Diogenes Club] · Kim Newman · nv

135 · The Fan · Brian Howell · ss

145 · Always · Michael Marshall Smith · ss

153 · Lethality · Elizabeth Young · ss

163 · Barrowpath · Chris Barnham · ss

171 · Cleaning Up · Peter Crowther · ss

177 · Nearly Tomorrow · Judy Hines · ss

181 · Digits · Derek Marlowe · ss

187 · MacCreadle’s Bike · Conrad Williams · ss

193 · The Other One · Mark Morris · ss

Murmurations: An Anthology of Uncanny Stories About Birds ed. Nicholas Royle (Two Ravens Press, October 2011, 978-1-906120-59-7, £9.99, xvi+264pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

xi · Foreword · Angelica Michelis · fw

1 · Swallows Sleep in Winter · Adam Marek · ss

10 · For the True Anatomy · Claire Massey · ss

15 · Sliding Off the World · Bruce Gilbert · ss
first appeared as an audio track on the CD Touch 25 (April 1, 2006).

16 · The Gannets · Anna Kavan · vi I Am Lazarus by Anna Kavan, Jonathan Cape, 1945

19 · Fight or Flight · Emma Jane Unsworth · ss

28 · Birds of Prey · Joel Lane · ss

38 · The Egg · Alison Moore · ss

45 · The Raven · Russell Hoban · ss The Moment Under the Moment by Russell Hoban, Jonathan Cape, 1992

53 · The Rhododendron Canopy · Elizabeth Stott · ss Familiar Possessions by Elizabeth Stott, Community, Economy and Environment, 2002

64 · Huginn and Muninn · Tom Fletcher · ss

78 · When the Red, Red Robin… · Regi Claire · ss

81 · A Nestling · Jack Trevor Story · ss Argosy (UK) June 1952

88 · Barren Clough · Neil Campbell · ss

93 · Shrike · David Rose · ss

99 · The Candling · Deborah Kermode · ss

111 · A Revelation of Cormorants · Mark Valentine · ss Nightjar Press, 2010

123 · The Brids · Bill Broady · ss

132 · Rarely Visits Gardens · Juliet West · ss

140 · All Our Dead Heavens · Conrad Williams · ss Sugar Sleep ed. Chris Kenworthy, Barrington, 1993

145 · Tsipporah · Adèle Geras · ss The Kingfisher Book of Scary Stories ed. Chris Powling, Kingfisher Books, 1994

149 · Dead Bird · Socrates Adams-Florou · ss

152 · The Beautiful Room · R. B. Russell · ss Nightjar Press, September 17 2010

160 · Gulls · Nicholas Royle · ss

165 · Snow · Marc Werner · ss

172 · Flight of Fancy · G. A. Pickin · ss The Flamingo Book of New Scottish Writing 1997, Flamingo, 1997

178 · The Wounded Bird · Michael Kelly · ss

181 · Corbeaux Bay · Geeta Roopnarine · ss

186 · Husks · Stephen Bacon · ss

196 · Painful Hard Ectoplasm · Laura Ellen Joyce · ss

211 · The Birds · Daphne du Maurier · nv Good Housekeeping October 1952

Neonlit: Time Out Book of New Writing Vol. 1 ed. Nicholas Royle (Quartet, 1998, 0704380900, £7.00, 330pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology, design by Namara, illustrations by David Bray.

1 · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in

9 · Thirteen Places of Interest in Kentish Town · Christopher Fowler · ss

18 · Spaces · Cath Skinner · ss

24 · Head of a Girl · Brian Howell · ss

30 · Quaint Honor · Christopher Burns · ss

48 · Travelling at Night · G. A. Pickin · ss

52 · What the Water Yields · Mike O’Driscoll · nv

73 · Clean · David Rose · ss

80 · The Precipice · James Miller · ss

98 · The Big Picture · Bonnie Greer · ss

102 · Me and the Rest of the World · John O’Connell · ss

116 · The Dressing Floors · Tim Nickels · ss

126 · Huddersfield Versus Crewe · Alan Beard · ss

137 · The Ball · Stephen O’Reilly · ss

145 · Umph · Hannah Griffiths · ss

156 · Not That Funny · Gabriel Brown · ss

159 · The Beautiful Space · Jason Gould · ss

177 · Fishy Tales · Fred Normandale · ss

189 · The Gift · Louise Doughty · ss

193 · Looking for Jake · China Miéville · ss

208 · Daddy’s Girl · Emma Donoghue · ss

215 · A Higher Agency · Toby Litt · ss

228 · Breathing Under Water · Christopher Kenworthy · ss

237 · Alice · Ron Butlin · ss

241 · Threshold · Colm O’Gaora · ss

248 · Lessons in Pleasure · Hilaire · ss

258 · eta · Conrad Williams · ss

277 · A Designated Space · Trezza Azzopardi · ss

284 · Graceland · John Burnside · ss

297 · Black and White · Derek Marlowe · ss

312 · Framework of Loss · Art Corriveau · ss

325 · Biographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg

The Time Out Book of London Short Stories: Volume 2 ed. Nicholas Royle (Penguin, October 26, 2000, 0-14-029623-9, £7.99, xii+339pp, tp, oa, cover: [photo] by Max Jourdan)
Anthology of 29 original mainstream and literary fantasy stories, including work by Moorcock, McAuley, Newman, Fowler, Kenworthy, and Iain Sinclair.

1 · Mud man · Leone Ross · ss

7 · The Tango Shift · Russell Celyn Jones · ss

16 · Swim · Kate Pemberton · ss

25 · Rainy Day Boys · Christopher Fowler · nv

45 · The Man on the Clapham Omnibus · Kim Newman · nv

86 · The Bodyguards · Esther Freud · ss

93 · Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) · Stewart Home · ss

96 · Gone to Earth · John O’Connell · ss

105 · The Caravaggio Room · Reuben Lane · ss

112 · Reverse Evolution · Angelica Jacob · ss

121 · Portions · Steve Grant · nv

144 · Unhaunted · Toby Litt · ss

154 · My Thing · Robert Elms · ss

159 · The Keeper of the Rothenstein Tomb · Iain Sinclair · ss

172 · Rapprochement · Maureen Freely · ss

191 · Touching Base · Jacqueline Lucas · ss

195 · Bone Orchards [Mr. Carlyle] · Paul J. McAuley · ss

206 · The Cookery Lesson · Michèle Roberts · ss

216 · Known · Conrad Williams · ss

229 · City of Dreams · Rhonda Carrier · ss

237 · The Hard Shoulder · Chris Petit · ss

242 · Wittgenstein’s Mattress · Geoff Nicholson · ss

250 · London Blood · Michael Moorcock · ss

263 · Watcher · Tamara Smith · ss

268 · Suicide Note · Courttia Newland · nv

291 · Jonesing: The End · Elizabeth Young · ss

307 · Trompe l’Oeil · Marc Werner · ss

318 · Waste Ground · Christopher Kenworthy · ss

330 · Ultima Thule · Gareth Evans · ss

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