Romaniac Shorts

by Celia J. Anderson, Jan Brigden, Sue Fortin

Short Stories and Flash Fiction.

Written with passion, emotion, humour and warmth, The Romaniacs present a fashionably brief selection of twenty-two short stories and flash fiction. A story to suit every mood, from the lightness of first love to the sometimes dark realities of life, it's touching, eclectic, and definitely Romaniacal. All profits from the sale of Romaniac Shorts will be donated to the Romantic Novelists’ Association, and Dyslexia Action.

Authors include: Celia J Anderson, Jan Brigden, Sue Fortin, Debbie Fuller-White, Laura E James, Catherine Miller, Vanessa Savage and Lucie Wheeler.

93 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 4, 2014

About the author

After years of searching for the perfect job, I think I’ve finally found it in teaching, especially since changing to part-time hours to leave more space for writing. Let’s face it, where else do you get paid for reading stories, playing with glue and paint and making small people laugh? Over the years I’ve child-minded very contentedly, taught cycling proficiency (forgot to mention at the interview that I was still learning to ride a bike, but they found out quite soon), stamped books in a library, sold second-hand maternity clothes, dabbled in mental health care, to name but a few of my jobs.

When I’m not marking books or writing, I spend far too much time on Facebook talking to other, much cleverer writer people. I also blog as part of The Romaniacs online writers’ group. These are the ladies that make me laugh and keep me sane when I think I’ve run out of steam. My ultimate dream is to have children’s books published too.

The rest of my non-writing time is taken up with running Upstage – a children’s drama group – cooking, eating and walking off the damage. I live with my husband and deranged cats in South Derbyshire but, sea-starved in the depths of the Midlands, I can often be found striding over the Quantocks or wandering happily around Brighton visiting my two daughters and pretending to collect ideas for my next book.

Reviews

[Sue]

I have contributed to this anthology and I'm honoured to be in such great company. A very diverse collection of short stories and flash fiction and all for two good causes.

[June Kearns]

I really enjoyed the wide mix of mood and voice in this collection.
The variety of styles worked well, and made up an interesting and enjoyable selection of good reads.
A real pick and mix. Great to dip into.

[Mandy Baggot]

Loved this collection of short stories. Every one of them entertained me. Particularly enjoyed Sue Fortin's A Bird's Eye View. Would recommend!

[Sue Mackender]

One of the best collections of short stories I have read in a long time covering a multitude of subjects and the sales proceeds going to charity – what’s not to like