My Life as a Kumquat: 2024 Anthology from Michael Terence Publishing

by Michael Terence, Les Zig, Jay McKenzie

An eclectic mix of prize-winning and highly commended short stories from
The 2024 Michael Terence Publishing Short Story Competition.

Les Zig - My Life as a Kumquat
Jay McKenzie - This Skin
Joanna Auerbach - Life is for Living
plus a myriad of other
Eamonn Mckeon - Hand it Over
Julian Fuller - Greetings from Praiano!
Meg Borzycki - I Am Impossible Bottle
Neal Mason - Calling Back
Phil McCumskey - A Cold Wind Blowing

Chris Acaster - A Song for Connor Harris
Christine Kingshott - Flight of Fancy
David Clay - Mala
Jan Howcroft - A Night with Elves
Klaus Gehling - Ninety-nine Balconies
Lee Irving - The Artist
Lyn Mason - It's Mainly Beetroot Juice
Magnus Mulyadi - A Premonition
Martin Phillips - Looking Into a Long Shadow
Michael Pettit - Play Dead
Peter Latham - The Drop
Rob Delplanque - The Test
Roger Hurn - The Reluctant Gladiator
Samarth Bhasin - Not Tom
Valerie Bowes - Getting a Life

232 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2024

Reviews

[Chris Ekral · Rating 4 out of 5]

A surprisingly enjoyable collection of short stories. As it says in the blurb, they're an eclectic mix of tales, but enjoyable. The quality occasionally dips a little as the collection progresses, and a little editing wouldn't have gone amiss in some of the stories (despite the disclaimer in the introduction), but overall this is a good read and highly recommended.

[Aryani Siti · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect choice for a quick, enjoyable read.