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(Un)Natural Elements
This collection of micro fiction is divided into nine salt, sea, skin, sky, snow, soil, stars, steel, stone. Each section has five untitled stories ranging in length from a 13-word haiku to a maximum length of 150 words, including the nominated Best Micro Fiction Story - Silenced (Emerge Literary Journal).
The natural elements are explored through our connection to them and our disconnect from them, and from each other. The stories traverse borders and lands, dive to the depths of the sea, reach to the stars and the moon, some rooted in reality, others surreal.
'Sometimes we are lovers, sometimes we are broken, sometimes we are accepting, sometimes we surprise, sometimes we are vengeful - and Laura sets out all of it on the page like a master with a succinctness I greatly admire.' - Nikki Dudley
'(Un)Natural Elements is an exquisite Jewel of a book.' - Laura Stamps
'Besley offers us nature as mother and a mother's nature, all with the nuance and reflection of her previous collections.' - Amy Barnes
The natural elements are explored through our connection to them and our disconnect from them, and from each other. The stories traverse borders and lands, dive to the depths of the sea, reach to the stars and the moon, some rooted in reality, others surreal.
'Sometimes we are lovers, sometimes we are broken, sometimes we are accepting, sometimes we surprise, sometimes we are vengeful - and Laura sets out all of it on the page like a master with a succinctness I greatly admire.' - Nikki Dudley
'(Un)Natural Elements is an exquisite Jewel of a book.' - Laura Stamps
'Besley offers us nature as mother and a mother's nature, all with the nuance and reflection of her previous collections.' - Amy Barnes
57 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 18, 2021
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About the author
Laura Besley
10 books59 followersLaura Besley is the author of Sum of her PARTS, (Un)Natural Elements, 100neHundred and The Almost Mothers.
She has been listed by TSS Publishing as one of the top 50 British and Irish Flash Fiction writers. Her work has been nominated for Best Micro Fiction and the Pushcart Prize.
Having lived in the Netherlands, Germany and Hong Kong, she now lives in land-locked central England and misses the sea.
She has been listed by TSS Publishing as one of the top 50 British and Irish Flash Fiction writers. Her work has been nominated for Best Micro Fiction and the Pushcart Prize.
Having lived in the Netherlands, Germany and Hong Kong, she now lives in land-locked central England and misses the sea.
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May 21, 2023
Laura Besley ALWAYS impacts me emotionally with her writing, which is no mean feat with short fiction, and 𝗨𝗻(𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹) 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 was no exception.
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'𝗛𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱,' 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱. '𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆.' 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼.
𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀. 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗲.
'𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆,' 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱. '𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁.'
𝗜 𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.
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I usually read on my commute to and from work, and twice I had to put Laura's book away, as I almost started crying on the train.
Her work is always so powerful, and moving, and captures the very essence of what it means to be human, and especially, what it means to be a woman.
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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱, 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗜 𝗺𝗼𝗮𝗻, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱.
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This collection collates a number of Laura's microfiction or 'very short stories', which she shared on social media utilising #VSS365 writing prompts, along with some of her other published short stories.
Grouped into different elements, Laura explores some wonderful topics, with a number of unique vantage points and perspectives.
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𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁,
𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂,
𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 -
𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀,
𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀,
𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝘁.
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Exploring and effectively writing about big topics like love, grief, loss, growing old, and forging your own way is not easy for any writer, but to do so in such short form fiction, and to have the writing stay with the reader long after they've closed the book, is true talent.
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𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿-𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲. '𝗧𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆,' 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱.
𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱, 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱'𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲.
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And just to be completely clear, Besley's stories are not steeped in misery; they are bittersweet, and ultimately hopeful.
Every life is made up of deep sadnesses and loss, but also of love and hope.
Like nature and the natural elements Besley employs to group her stories, our experiences are cyclical, and new life and a new season will always come round again.
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱; 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁.
𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀, 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴.
𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.
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I highly recommend all of Laura's books, and especially Un(Natural) Elements, so do yourself a favour and get a copy.
Just make sure you read it in a safe place, with some tissues, and be prepared to cry ❤️🩹
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'𝗛𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱,' 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱. '𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆.' 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼.
𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱. 𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗮 𝗯𝘂𝘀. 𝗚𝗼𝗻𝗲.
'𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆,' 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱. '𝗧𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁.'
𝗜 𝗿𝘂𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.
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I usually read on my commute to and from work, and twice I had to put Laura's book away, as I almost started crying on the train.
Her work is always so powerful, and moving, and captures the very essence of what it means to be human, and especially, what it means to be a woman.
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𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱, 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗜 𝗺𝗼𝗮𝗻, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗱.
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This collection collates a number of Laura's microfiction or 'very short stories', which she shared on social media utilising #VSS365 writing prompts, along with some of her other published short stories.
Grouped into different elements, Laura explores some wonderful topics, with a number of unique vantage points and perspectives.
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𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱.
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗻, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁,
𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂,
𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 -
𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀,
𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀,
𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝘁.
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Exploring and effectively writing about big topics like love, grief, loss, growing old, and forging your own way is not easy for any writer, but to do so in such short form fiction, and to have the writing stay with the reader long after they've closed the book, is true talent.
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𝗛𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿-𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲. '𝗧𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘆,' 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱.
𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱, 𝘂𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱'𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲.
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And just to be completely clear, Besley's stories are not steeped in misery; they are bittersweet, and ultimately hopeful.
Every life is made up of deep sadnesses and loss, but also of love and hope.
Like nature and the natural elements Besley employs to group her stories, our experiences are cyclical, and new life and a new season will always come round again.
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱; 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁.
𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀, 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴.
𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.
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I highly recommend all of Laura's books, and especially Un(Natural) Elements, so do yourself a favour and get a copy.
Just make sure you read it in a safe place, with some tissues, and be prepared to cry ❤️🩹
May 22, 2023
Fantastic collection from Laura Besley, as always. The stories are beautifully crafted and insightful. If you’re looking for examples of powerful storytelling/emotional impact in very short format, there’s nobody better!
December 6, 2021
the latest collection of flash fiction by Laura Besley. Published by Irish Indie publisher Beir Bua Press (Un) Natural Elements is ready and waiting to blow your literary socks off! Each of these stories has it’s origins in the daily Twitter writing prompt #vss365 – Very Short Stories 365. Having followed and interacted with Laura on Twitter for a while now I can tell you she is the absolute master of these tiny tales!
In this latest collection Laura brings together her work and divides them into their written themes. Each is unique and each has the Besley sting in it’s tale. Humour, grief and wry aside wait around every corner; these stories might be short but man! Can they pack a punch!
In this latest collection Laura brings together her work and divides them into their written themes. Each is unique and each has the Besley sting in it’s tale. Humour, grief and wry aside wait around every corner; these stories might be short but man! Can they pack a punch!
November 7, 2021
Laura Besley’s collection, (Un) Natural Elements presents snippets of life with a dash of absurdity, sadness, matter-of-factness and humour. There are also undertones of the sinister, the fantastical and twists that come out of nowhere. If you want to read stories by someone who captures the utter complexities of being human, you should read Laura’s work. Sometimes we are lovers, sometimes we are broken, sometimes we are accepting, sometimes we surprise, sometimes we are vengeful – and Laura sets out all of it on the page like a master with a succinctness I greatly admire.
September 11, 2022
Another selection of masterful short stories. Besley can create so much in just a few words. Truly a brilliant writer.
November 6, 2021
Love the flash fictions in this book.
April 13, 2022
Love this collection of innovative micro fiction, they range from the personal to the transcendent.
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