Marrow is a collection of 28 flash stories. Ranging from a minuscule 13 words to a respectable 1,000, each of these stories is a fragment of something bigger – a hot core in the heart – a little piece of marrow.
These tall tales feature fighter pilots and guinea pigs, wishing trees and wet weekends, untuned pianos, tattoos, voodoos, daydreams, inks and avocados. There are private eyes and talking poppets – lions and lemons – selkies and tsunamis.
Simon Sylvester is a writer, teacher and occasional filmmaker. Raised in Scotland, he now lives in Cumbria. His debut novel, The Visitors, was published by Quercus Books in 2014. His sort stories have been widely published in magazines, journals and anthologies.