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Sticks and Stones: An Oxford Flash Fiction Anthology
Sticks and Stones is a collection of sixty powerful stories from all around the world. In under 1000 words, they have the power to transport you, to make you laugh, cry, and everything in between. They are the very greatest stories from a snapshot in time where people everywhere were looking to connect by returning to their words during a pandemic.
‘I was struck by the originality of the stories and the assurance of the authors who effortlessly persuaded me to suspend disbelief time and again.’ Judy Darley, author of The Stairs Are A Snowcapped Mountain and Sky Light Rain.
‘Sisters turn into tigers, babies are born as half-human, hybrid creatures. These authors seem conscious that the world is, simultaneously, stunned still and also becoming unrecognizable, and they attempt to capture it in the middle of that shape-shift.’Kim Magowan, author of Undoing and The Light Source.
Authors
Cornerlis Affre, Gayathiri Dhevi Appathurai, Holly Barratt, John Barron, Lydia Benson, Sharon Boyle, Benjamin Britworth, Lucas Cammack, Anthony Cartwright, Philip Charter, Kevin Cheeseman, Yvonne Clarke, Patrick Clarke, Marie Day, Michelle Donkin, Kim Donovan, Daniel Draper, Conor Duggan, Julie Evans, Richard Frost, Frances Gapper, Salah Golandami, Esther González, Brian Gully, Simon Harris, David Hartley, Paul Jackson, Talis Johnson, Holly Kybett Smith, David Lewis, Rosaleen Lynch, Niamh Mac Cabe, Clare Marsh, Sarah Martin, Lynsey May, Paddy McKenna, Sarah McPherson, David McVey, Louise Mills, Conor Montague, Thomas Moody, Linda Morse, Jenn Murray, Rose New, Audrey Niven, Ayemhenre Okosun, Hazel Osmond, Tracey-Anne Plater, E.E. Rhodes, Louis Rossi, Helen Rushworth, Elizabeth Smith, Brittany Terwilliger, Matthew Tucker, Kevin West, Susan Wigmore, Erik Wijkström, Helen Williams and G.A. Wolf.
‘I was struck by the originality of the stories and the assurance of the authors who effortlessly persuaded me to suspend disbelief time and again.’ Judy Darley, author of The Stairs Are A Snowcapped Mountain and Sky Light Rain.
‘Sisters turn into tigers, babies are born as half-human, hybrid creatures. These authors seem conscious that the world is, simultaneously, stunned still and also becoming unrecognizable, and they attempt to capture it in the middle of that shape-shift.’Kim Magowan, author of Undoing and The Light Source.
Authors
Cornerlis Affre, Gayathiri Dhevi Appathurai, Holly Barratt, John Barron, Lydia Benson, Sharon Boyle, Benjamin Britworth, Lucas Cammack, Anthony Cartwright, Philip Charter, Kevin Cheeseman, Yvonne Clarke, Patrick Clarke, Marie Day, Michelle Donkin, Kim Donovan, Daniel Draper, Conor Duggan, Julie Evans, Richard Frost, Frances Gapper, Salah Golandami, Esther González, Brian Gully, Simon Harris, David Hartley, Paul Jackson, Talis Johnson, Holly Kybett Smith, David Lewis, Rosaleen Lynch, Niamh Mac Cabe, Clare Marsh, Sarah Martin, Lynsey May, Paddy McKenna, Sarah McPherson, David McVey, Louise Mills, Conor Montague, Thomas Moody, Linda Morse, Jenn Murray, Rose New, Audrey Niven, Ayemhenre Okosun, Hazel Osmond, Tracey-Anne Plater, E.E. Rhodes, Louis Rossi, Helen Rushworth, Elizabeth Smith, Brittany Terwilliger, Matthew Tucker, Kevin West, Susan Wigmore, Erik Wijkström, Helen Williams and G.A. Wolf.
- GenresShort Stories
265 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 23, 2022
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About the author
F.J. Morris
2 books7 followersFJ Morris is a proud Bristolian and award-winning writer. Her collection ‘This is (not about) David Bowie’ was published by Retreat West in November 2018 and received a special mention in the Saboteur Awards for Best Short Story Collection in 2019.
She’s been published in numerous publications in the UK and internationally, and shortlisted for a variety of awards. Recently, you can find her stories soaring the skies thanks to a short story vending machine in a Canadian airport, and gracing pillows in a hotel in Indonesia.
You can also find her stories in Bare Fiction, Halo, The Fiction Desk, Popshot, National Flash Fiction Day anthologies, and many more.
She’s been published in numerous publications in the UK and internationally, and shortlisted for a variety of awards. Recently, you can find her stories soaring the skies thanks to a short story vending machine in a Canadian airport, and gracing pillows in a hotel in Indonesia.
You can also find her stories in Bare Fiction, Halo, The Fiction Desk, Popshot, National Flash Fiction Day anthologies, and many more.
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August 27, 2025
A range of quality. These are the ones I liked:-
My broken nose- a reporter being insensitive at the Aberfan disaster
The Hornbeam lament - a history of what a tree has seen through its life.
The favourite place- a story about a plant and all the people that visit, including spreading cremation ashes
Spent match- a list of anonymous emails sent to someone they observe regularly whose mother is abusive
Let’s pretend- a woman pretending her mother not dead so she can carry on living in her home
Let’s pretend- boy pretending things in his life were better than they really were and their consequences
Profit and loss- Lad running a fishing shop starts selling guns to make more money but it turns out one of his customers is a mass murderer.
My broken nose- a reporter being insensitive at the Aberfan disaster
The Hornbeam lament - a history of what a tree has seen through its life.
The favourite place- a story about a plant and all the people that visit, including spreading cremation ashes
Spent match- a list of anonymous emails sent to someone they observe regularly whose mother is abusive
Let’s pretend- a woman pretending her mother not dead so she can carry on living in her home
Let’s pretend- boy pretending things in his life were better than they really were and their consequences
Profit and loss- Lad running a fishing shop starts selling guns to make more money but it turns out one of his customers is a mass murderer.
Displaying 1 of 1 review