tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471301005894820896.post7879325901630019782..comments2023-10-10T13:08:12.125+01:00Comments on Megan Taylor: More about StoriesMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08841687319208497757noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471301005894820896.post-71963153418810474892008-07-07T12:07:00.000+01:002008-07-07T12:07:00.000+01:00Btw, I noticed that 'The Numbers' from Clare Wigfa...Btw, I noticed that 'The Numbers' from Clare Wigfall's 'The Loudest Sound and Nothing' has made the shortlist of the BBC's National Short Story Award. www.theshortstory.org.uk<BR/>Each of the selected stories will be read this week at 3.30pm on Radio 4 (though I think there's a 'listen again' thing on the BBC's website too) Congratulations Ms Wigfall! And I'm looking forward to catching the other winners too . . .Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08841687319208497757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471301005894820896.post-83111064680999221282008-07-05T22:03:00.000+01:002008-07-05T22:03:00.000+01:00Hey Brian,Thank you for your interest - and for dr...Hey Brian,<BR/>Thank you for your interest - and for dropping by to let me know (:<BR/>I really hope you enjoy 'How We Were Lost' and that all is good with you!<BR/>meganMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08841687319208497757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471301005894820896.post-35224115895231613172008-07-05T14:58:00.000+01:002008-07-05T14:58:00.000+01:00Hello MeganWanted to stop by and say your work, "H...Hello Megan<BR/><BR/>Wanted to stop by and say your work, "How We Were Lost" has caught my eye and I plan on purchasing it soon. <BR/><BR/>Take care and have a wonderful day<BR/><BR/>^_^Brian Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05533716342801656638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471301005894820896.post-5618136676319628312008-07-01T22:39:00.000+01:002008-07-01T22:39:00.000+01:00Really thank you!! What a wonderful story that is...Really thank you!! What a wonderful story that is. Wonderful and heartbreaking. I think i'd better have a cup of tea.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08841687319208497757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471301005894820896.post-86289653702998640082008-07-01T22:26:00.000+01:002008-07-01T22:26:00.000+01:00Thank you so much! (how did i miss it?) I think I ...Thank you so much! (how did i miss it?) I think I shallMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08841687319208497757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471301005894820896.post-1589566775865622862008-07-01T22:22:00.000+01:002008-07-01T22:22:00.000+01:00I actually found it on the internet. For Free. My ...I actually found it on the internet. For Free. My favourite type of... well, anything.<BR/><BR/>http://www.theshortstory.org.uk/stories/downloads/almond.pdf<BR/><BR/>Enjoy.watching9987https://www.blogger.com/profile/04148820693236838992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471301005894820896.post-14915238532651220832008-07-01T22:01:00.000+01:002008-07-01T22:01:00.000+01:00Caroline - yes! That makes total sense, they're o...Caroline - yes! That makes total sense, they're often wonderful moments to escape into, without getting in the way. I keep thinking of lots more now that I've started (as if you need any more books to read (-;), but Julie Orringer's 'How to Breathe Underwater' is also very fabulous<BR/><BR/>watching9987, I totally agree about the US, they seem to have more respect for the short story (look how many American ones I've included! Plus i'm also a huge Joyce Carol Oates fan)I've just finished 'American Voices 08' - is that the same collection?? Loved 'Inheritance' about the strange beast . . .<BR/>Where can I get hold of 'Slogga's Dad'?? I'm intrigued. Another singular story that I really love is Alice Munro's 'Runaway'. After I read it, I kept wanting to give it to people as a present (I know. Don't ask)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08841687319208497757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471301005894820896.post-68363498008100529482008-07-01T15:06:00.001+01:002008-07-01T15:06:00.001+01:00It's wierd that short stories can be so popular in...It's wierd that short stories can be so popular in the States and not here in the UK. They have magazines and everything.<BR/><BR/>I buy The Best American Short Stories Collection most years - it's a bit of a mixed bag but there is the occasional jem.<BR/><BR/>To be honest though, my favourite is a David Almond short story - 'Slogga's Dad.' It's so carefully crafted it breaks my heart.<BR/><BR/>I used to get the New Writers Collection every year to but thats seems to have disappeared. Or am I not looking hard enough...watching9987https://www.blogger.com/profile/04148820693236838992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1471301005894820896.post-84370991805493885842008-07-01T15:06:00.000+01:002008-07-01T15:06:00.000+01:00I'm just finding shorts and becoming slightly addi...I'm just finding shorts and becoming slightly addicted. They're ideal for reading when writing - they don't influence voice, if that makes any sense at all!<BR/><BR/>I'll hunt out some of the ones mentioned here.<BR/><BR/>Thanking you xCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470638074202676460noreply@blogger.com