Simon Sylvester

The marrow

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Here it is, folks. After all those late nights of InDesign tutorials, Photoshop forums, calculations, colour swatches, dimensions, budgets, cursing, blurry vision, uploads, downloads and even a little bit of writing, Marrow has arrived. I’m delighted with the print quality – thanks to Inky Little Fingers for a really good little book. Recycled paper, yo.

Marrow is a collection of 28 flash stories ranging from 13 to 1,000 words. Around half have been appeared elsewhere – in Gutter, Fractured West, Valve, Flashtag, Paragraph Planet, Causeway, Smoke, Dark Mountain and others. The stories feature fighter pilots and guinea pigs, wishing trees and wet weekends, untuned pianos, tattoos, voodoo, daydreams, ink and avocados. There are private eyes and talking poppets – lions and lemons – selkies and tsunamis.

I’ve done this so I have something to share at readings – something to hold in the hand. It feels slightly surreal, but good. If you’d like a copy, get in touch. It costs £5, plus another £1 for UK posting. If you’d like to buy one, mosey over here.

Thanks to everyone who helped me out with advice, proofing and redrafting. Couldn’t have done without you.

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8 responses to “The marrow”

  1. Dreamfired with Kat Quatermass | Simon Sylvester

    […] from Marrow (because yes! The books turned up on Thursday. I’ll write more about that in the next post). I read The Black And The White Of It, Hutch and After The Rains – sad, dark and joyful, by […]

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  2. Elizabeth Stott Avatar
    Elizabeth Stott

    one for me, please, Simon. I’ll contact you re posting.

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    1. simonsylvester Avatar
      simonsylvester

      Thanks Elizabeth! Very kind.

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  3. robsparkes2013 Avatar
    robsparkes2013

    This looks like a good read. Might well be getting myself a copy.
    It looks really good in the flesh. You must be chuffed.

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    1. simonsylvester Avatar
      simonsylvester

      Cheers Rob, I am. Already drafting the next collection….

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  4. Pippa Goldschmidt Avatar
    Pippa Goldschmidt

    well done, am looking forward to reading this. I read your work in Gutter and really liked it.

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    1. simonsylvester Avatar
      simonsylvester

      Thanks Pippa! Love your work too – haven’t had a chance to read Falling Sky yet, but it’s on my hit list. Hopefully I’ll meet you soon!

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  5. 2014 and all that | Simon Sylvester

    […] Finishing Marrow was another big deal in my writing year. I haven’t written as much flash fiction this year, because I’ve been mentally wasted from work, and that kinda gets in the way, but I did, finally, finish and self-publish a flash fiction collection call Marrow. Of the hundred I printed, I have about twenty copies left, and people seem to like it, which is a source of constant wonder to me. I wrote about my decision to self publish here. I sent a copy to the excellent Cerys Matthews, and because she’s absolutely awesome, she read out one of the stories on her BBC6 Music show. This is, and will always be, the coolest thing that ever happened to me. […]

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