Tag: too many magpies

• Review of Too Many Magpies by Elizabeth Baines

  Domesticity never takes place upon a large or lauded stage, it is a private, secret world whose interactions and observances are held and carried forward into ‘real life’. Elizabeth Baines’ book places the domestic in this central, core position. ‘A young mother married to a scientist fears for her children’s saftey as the natural world…

  alisonwells

  August 25, 2010

  Book reviews

  Book review, elizabeth baines, Fiction, motherhood, Salt Modern Fiction, too many magpies

• When does the story end?

  Before proceeding with some musings on short story creation I would like to firstly mention an arena where I hope the story will never end. I refer here to the wonderful and brave Salt Publishing who this year celebrate ten years of innovative publishing, introducing new talent and being a particular champion of short story…

  alisonwells

  July 28, 2010

  short stories

  #FridayFlash, elizabeth baines, flash fiction, just one book, salt publishing, short stories, tania hershman, the white road, too many magpies