A Pocketful of String

by A.E. Shaw, Peggy Seymour (Illustrator)

A small collection of short stories and flash fiction, ranging from the magical and meditative, to the ridiculous. A pixie leaps out of an egg; a haunted photobooth claims its latest victim, a dining room table is uncommonly sentimental, two sisters witness the apocalypse, a pop star has to relinquish her luck, and many more tales of curiosity.

61 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 14, 2013

About the author

A. E. Shaw is 31, from London, and more commonly known as Abigail. She spent much of her childhood sitting on the banks of the Thames making tiny fires in bottle tops whilst listening to the old BBC dramatisation of Lord of the Rings and The Archers. Since then she's lived in a dilapidated castle, survived being both secretary and I.T. wizard, and nearly learnt Swedish.

'The Pulse' is her first novel, inspired by precisely half these experiences and a desire to toy with characters she hasn't encountered before. She is currently working on her second novel, which may or may not involve a time-travelling secretary, as well as juggling a dozen short stories and trying to stop herself from spending her every waking moment working on a sequel to 'The Pulse'.