Canada & Europe

‘The Night of Hungry Ghosts’ was shortlisted for the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.  

‘Deserted’ was shortlisted for the 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.  

Translated from Greek by Lina Protopapa ‘Death Customs’ won the overall 2019 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, and the regional prize…

'Soundtracker' was shortlisted for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Writing the ad was a struggle. It wasn’t until I…

How Scotland Erased Guyana from Its Past

'Goat' was shortlisted for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Read more about the Prize here.

'After the Fall' was shortlisted for the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. View the full shortlist here.

'Ghillie's Mum' won the 2018 Commonwealth Short Story Prize for Canada and Europe. Read more about the Prize here.

I wish I had amnesia so I could forget Sally Burry. We were at school together, Sally and I, in…

Standing in the shade of a lime tree on a hot dusty afternoon, the boy waited for the bell to…

When did we forget? Living side by side, Languages, religions, cultures. Layered. Shared.

Maulvi Mohammed strode barefoot across the green-carpeted plain of the prayer hall like a holy warrior in the field of…

A rooster crows Morning softly thumps A medlar tree Eagerly unburdening Its fruit a heavy dew

I am forever thankful for Eve’s rebellion. See, it was Eve who gave the world its flavour; The forbidden fruit…

The 'mission', as he called it over his second pint, huddled in a corner of the Galway Arms, was to…

A few lifetimes ago, I climbed up Dad's attic to help him wire a not-quite-lawful electrical project. He needed a…