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Racontesse Journal: Mercurial Delights
‘…like bees to a dusky flower’ … was a phrase I was both charmed and delighted with. It was a recent remark made by my new publisher,...
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saraygray
- May 17, 2021
- 4 min
Fireside Reflections: The Lady of the House of Love by Angela Carter
Fancy a bite? The Supper Club is here to convince readers that the short story is a mighty feast, imbued with complex flavours and the...
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saraygray
- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
New fiction: Kinky To Boot by Sarah Gray
You go to New York, you take in a show. Kinky Boots – we’re two girls on the town tempted to see just how 'kinky' these boots are. As I...
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saraygray
- Mar 8, 2021
- 4 min
Fireside Reflections: The Heart of a Heartless World by Sarah Gray
A Second Helping… The Supper Club is here to convince readers that the short story is a mighty feast, imbued with complex flavours and...
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saraygray
- Mar 5, 2021
- 2 min
New Fiction: Mothers' Nature by Sarah Gray
The husband gloated with every kiss he bestowed upon the tiny boy's head. "Smells delicious, like warm milk or a summer peach. I could...
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saraygray
- Feb 9, 2021
- 2 min
New Fiction: Any Spare Change? by Sarah Gray
‘Any spare change?’ he pleaded. An impish sort of man wearing oversized clothing sat on the pavement, a cap laid out in front of him. He...
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saraygray
- Feb 8, 2021
- 3 min
Fireside Reflections: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
More?! You want more… The Supper Club is here to convince readers that the short story is a mighty feast, imbued with complex flavours...
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saraygray
- Dec 9, 2020
- 3 min
A Dark Tale For Yuletide
This is a gift for my fellow fans of a horrifying holiday season. Will you be all alone this Christmas? Isolation 'Tis the season to be...
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saraygray
- Aug 8, 2020
- 3 min
Racontesse Journal … Literary Loves, Sexual Frustration & a Lost Spouse
The last few weeks have been intense and I'm not quite sure where to start… A big Thank you! That's right – to all of those who attended...
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saraygray
- Aug 3, 2020
- 4 min
Racontesse Musings… Victims Are Doing It For Themselves
These women aren't screaming, running away from trouble, but are calmly walking into it… The 'Last Girl 'trope is common to traditional...
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saraygray
- Jul 22, 2020
- 3 min
Racontesse Musings… An Obscenity, the Green Dress & that Fart: Revisiting Atonement
The book won't have changed, but you most definitely will have… Having booked tickets to see Ian McEwan discuss Atonement, I dutifully...
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saraygray
- Jul 14, 2020
- 2 min
Racontesse Journal – Cocker & Catch-22
Desperate to feel like I'm having some kind of life, this week I booked a ticket to an online Q&A with the musician, Jarvis Cocker. As my...
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saraygray
- Jul 14, 2020
- 3 min
Racontesse Musings… Feedback on Feedback
There are rules people; just keep to the rules and nobody gets hurt. In every class there is someone who hasn't got a clue what's going...
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saraygray
- Jul 6, 2020
- 2 min
Racontesse Musings… Pity Reads, Pity Reviews
‘Eye-rollingly obvious’ – the first bad review It was harsh. Two stars and a damning commentary. To summarise the review, it argued that...
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saraygray
- Jun 29, 2020
- 2 min
Racontesse Musings… Channelling the Terminator
Pollyanna[1] on the outside, the Terminator on the inside. There's no room for self-pity. If it wasn't for voice-activation software or...
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saraygray
- Jun 22, 2020
- 2 min
Racontesse Musings… The Muse
When she's spoken, she's spoken. You have to obey. It's the law of creativity – your epiphany is filling your body with adrenaline and...
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saraygray
- Jun 13, 2020
- 2 min
Racontesse Musings... Struggling to start, struggling to stop
Procrastination is a curse and perfectionism is a grind. Have you ever sat staring out of the window knowing there's something you want...
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saraygray
- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
Racontesse Musings… Writing competitions
Stupid competitions! I’ll never win. But don’t listen to the poisonous parrot. You don't need to win a writing competition to get...
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saraygray
- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
Racontesse Musings... Poetry
Lockdown has bought the poets out in force, but poetry appreciation isn't always so easy… One minute 36 seconds and yet I can't attend....
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saraygray
- Feb 10, 2020
- 5 min
The Art of Illustrating Words
Urban Creatures is set for an April launch. In anticipation, I talked to Alodie Fielding about her spooky, marvellous and magical...
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