Goodbye, Yesterday

by Sim Alec Sansford

Time is a funny thing, at least according to Arthur.He's spent most of his stuck in the past, but now just maybe he could be ready for change.A short tale of brotherhood, love and new beginnings.

31 pages, Paperback

Published October 3, 2020

About the author

Born and raised in the county town of Dorchester, Dorset, Sim began scribbling away stories on scraps of paper since before he can remember. He spent a lot of his childhood on adventures walking the dogs in the woodland surrounding Thomas Hardy's cottage with his family. Something about the cottage and 'the man what wrote stuff' who had lived there sparked a fire inside him, it was from there he began to focus on writing more seriously.

In 2012, Sim signed up to Open University to study Creative Writing alongside working full time. He isn't quite sure how he made it out alive, but he graduated with honours and began using the skills he had acquired to edit and redraft old work.

The Storm is the first short to be published, followed by The Willow which is available in both eBook and paperback.

Other works include a supernatural romance novel for young adults which is currently in development.

Reviews

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweet poignant short story about an old man's enduring memories of childhood, the simple pleasures and his love of nature, as he's about to embark on a new journey. As a slow savouring reader I love stories this length too!

[Kazz Mossman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very short, but enjoyable story. It was melancholy and reflective and when you reach the last line it’s an ah moment. A profound statement ends the story beautifully, because it’s so true.