has been up at Bewildering Stories this March. This on the surface of it is a somewhat sly poke at the Christian Nativity story. But if you care to look further into it, you'll find my attempt to write these characters (substitute Mary and Josephs) as real life, modern day characters.
I am sure these two (should they have existed) didn't think themselves other than normal, everyday people. They had faults, broke wind, loved - just like people of today, y'know? There must have been a time when Mary was... just plain Mary. No halo.
I hope this makes you think.
Cheers for now, hope to start submitting flash again soon, but the novel bug has bitten deep - having finished the first one, I'm now well into the second.
Wish me luck getting an agent interested in the first one!!
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Hands up...
Who's looking forwards to The London Book Fair in April? To be held @ Olympia on the 20th, 21st, 22nd in Earl's Court. It will have representation from all manner of people connected with publishing - including some scouts and agents. Worth the price of a ticket?
May see you there!
Meanwhile editing on the Novel is going great, and the flash stories are beginning to flow again. It must be the warmer weather!
May see you there!
Meanwhile editing on the Novel is going great, and the flash stories are beginning to flow again. It must be the warmer weather!
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
In a flash!
Hi
February is set to be a quiet month for me don't think there are any stories published this month, I am concentrating on editing the novel into a state I'm happy with, getting the revisions done, and crafting my synopsis - all to perfection! (Well I hope!!)
But I have to crow about getting an email from Robin over @ Boston Literary Magazine asking for permission to put one of my flashes ( The Last Charade, look in earlier posts for the tag) into a Chapbook they are publishing. Needless to say I am extremely flattered and almost snatched her hand off!
That's 3 anthologies I've made it into, well waddaya know?
Cheers, and roll on the warmer weather!!
February is set to be a quiet month for me don't think there are any stories published this month, I am concentrating on editing the novel into a state I'm happy with, getting the revisions done, and crafting my synopsis - all to perfection! (Well I hope!!)
But I have to crow about getting an email from Robin over @ Boston Literary Magazine asking for permission to put one of my flashes ( The Last Charade, look in earlier posts for the tag) into a Chapbook they are publishing. Needless to say I am extremely flattered and almost snatched her hand off!
That's 3 anthologies I've made it into, well waddaya know?
Cheers, and roll on the warmer weather!!
Monday, 19 January 2009
The Short Story Library
Have just published my first short ever to be published. It's called The Waiting Room, and I'm told it's devilishly good!! you can find it @
http://shortstory.us.com/2009/01/the-waiting-room-by-avis-hickman-gibb/
Go have a read if you've time.
http://shortstory.us.com/2009/01/the-waiting-room-by-avis-hickman-gibb/
Go have a read if you've time.
Friday, 9 January 2009
Happy 2009 !!!
I am SO excited!! I have been nominated in the Predators and Editors Reader's Poll for my Story Blood Moon from last year @ Bewildering Stories. If y'all would like to add your votes, then follow the link @:
http://www.critters.org/predpoll/shortstory.shtml
and don't forget to validate the echo email you'll be sent!!
http://www.critters.org/predpoll/shortstory.shtml
and don't forget to validate the echo email you'll be sent!!
Monday, 1 December 2008
December offerings:
Well it's Ho, Ho, Ho and the jolly season is almost upon us!
This month's stories are:-
The View to St. Peter's @ The Ranfurly Review:
http://www.ranfurly-review.co.uk/issues/The_Ranfurly_Review_Issue_5.pdf
and Round Trip to Gallipoli out in The Boston Literary Magazine come 15th December.
The Every Day Fiction Anthology is out, and you can order a copy from Lulu.com. I have two stories in this, The Lesson & Mrs. Wilson's Break. Treat yourself, there are some wonderful tiny gems in this first printed offering from the people @ Every Day Fiction.
And I see that The Short Humour Site have published their anthology People of Few Words, and my story Drizzled Hope is in there.
If there are any more, I'll let you know.
Cheers!
This month's stories are:-
The View to St. Peter's @ The Ranfurly Review:
http://www.ranfurly-review.co.uk/issues/The_Ranfurly_Review_Issue_5.pdf
and Round Trip to Gallipoli out in The Boston Literary Magazine come 15th December.
The Every Day Fiction Anthology is out, and you can order a copy from Lulu.com. I have two stories in this, The Lesson & Mrs. Wilson's Break. Treat yourself, there are some wonderful tiny gems in this first printed offering from the people @ Every Day Fiction.
And I see that The Short Humour Site have published their anthology People of Few Words, and my story Drizzled Hope is in there.
If there are any more, I'll let you know.
Cheers!
Saturday, 8 November 2008
I've fallen behind, tsk, tsk!
Recent stories:
There was Grooming Lessons up @ Static Movement:
http://staticmovement.com/ahickman.htm
And Floating Dust up @ Bewildering Stories, a follow up to Blood Moon, from earlier in the year. (thanks for the nudge Walt!)
http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue314/floating_dust.html
And there was Empty nest @ Pygmy Giant:
http://thepygmygiant.blogspot.com/2008/10/empty-nest.html
What else?
Did I mention For He's a jolly Good Fellow, and The Shape of Things to Come over @ Short Humour?:
http://www.short-humour.org.uk/writersshowcase/forhesajollygoodfellow.htm
http://www.short-humour.org.uk/writersshowcase/theshapeofthingstocome.htm
Oh and of course there was Late for the Curfew, @ The Pygmy Giant's new home:
http://thepygmygiant.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/310/
And I think that's all for the recent back log.
There was Grooming Lessons up @ Static Movement:
http://staticmovement.com/ahickman.htm
And Floating Dust up @ Bewildering Stories, a follow up to Blood Moon, from earlier in the year. (thanks for the nudge Walt!)
http://www.bewilderingstories.com/issue314/floating_dust.html
And there was Empty nest @ Pygmy Giant:
http://thepygmygiant.blogspot.com/2008/10/empty-nest.html
What else?
Did I mention For He's a jolly Good Fellow, and The Shape of Things to Come over @ Short Humour?:
http://www.short-humour.org.uk/writersshowcase/forhesajollygoodfellow.htm
http://www.short-humour.org.uk/writersshowcase/theshapeofthingstocome.htm
Oh and of course there was Late for the Curfew, @ The Pygmy Giant's new home:
http://thepygmygiant.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/310/
And I think that's all for the recent back log.
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