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Connections: A Collection of Short Stories
“From the moment I picked up Connections I was drawn in” Tania Taylor, best-selling author and award-winning clinical hypnotherapist & psychotherapist A collection of incredible short stories from professional and amateur writers. Told from different perspectives, Connections explores the relationships we make – whether they are fleeting or last a lifetime, happy or sad, monumental or fanciful. These stories will take you from a cosy coffee shop to the stars and back again.
189 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 19, 2021
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May 11, 2021
I have a great interest in any story that revolves around nightmare neighbours, probably since I’ve had my fair share of them. One of my favourite thrillers, Noise Abatement by Edinburgh-based author Carol Anne Davis, leads the reader down a horror-inspired path which dives increasingly deeper into the psychological hell that true despair and desperation may drop us. For me the highlight of CONNECTIONS is Becky Leeson’s THE MAN UPSTAIRS, which is a more measured approach on the nightmare neighbour theme, and places the curiosity of its central character at the forefront rather than their despair - but it’s still an intense read.
There’s a deft and natural humour inherit in THE MAN UPSTAIRS that dances a strange and disconcerting waltz with the mystery of the story. How does our protagonist’s past factor into her intrigue with the eponymous man upstairs? How far is her curiosity going to lead her? What exactly is going on up there? These are questions straight from the Shirley Jackson school of psychological domestic horror, and although I wouldn’t class Becky’s story as horror (or many of Jackson’s) the story still managed to keep me curious, concerned, and more than a little unsettled by just how far this was all going to go.
Ultimately, this was a sneak peek inside the mind of a character somewhat imprisoned within her own home, and as a result her own mind – themes truly in keeping with the collection’s stated addressing of the mental effects of the pandemic.
Once again, my particular congratulations to Becky who truly managed to pique my own intrigue in THE MAN UPSTAIRS. Check out CONNECTIONS now!
There’s a deft and natural humour inherit in THE MAN UPSTAIRS that dances a strange and disconcerting waltz with the mystery of the story. How does our protagonist’s past factor into her intrigue with the eponymous man upstairs? How far is her curiosity going to lead her? What exactly is going on up there? These are questions straight from the Shirley Jackson school of psychological domestic horror, and although I wouldn’t class Becky’s story as horror (or many of Jackson’s) the story still managed to keep me curious, concerned, and more than a little unsettled by just how far this was all going to go.
Ultimately, this was a sneak peek inside the mind of a character somewhat imprisoned within her own home, and as a result her own mind – themes truly in keeping with the collection’s stated addressing of the mental effects of the pandemic.
Once again, my particular congratulations to Becky who truly managed to pique my own intrigue in THE MAN UPSTAIRS. Check out CONNECTIONS now!
August 21, 2021
Gripping. The Man Upstairs by Becky Leeson was a particular highlight - a fascinating take on the loneliness of modern day life. Recommend for anyone looking for a varied set of short, smart, provocative reads.
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