The Dark Sexuality & Incestuous Undertones of Daphne du Maurier’s Short Stories

Article by Kate Jones   Daphne Du Maurier’s (1907-1989) novels have often been described in terms of the gothic genre.  Much of her work has ...

A Sense of Foreboding in Joanna Walsh’s ‘Vertigo’ – by Kate Jones

Article by Kate Jones   Recently longlisted for the prestigious 2017 Edge Hill Short Story Prize, Vertigo (2016, And Other Stories) is a coll...

Professor Charles E. May: What Makes a Great Short Story? (no.1 ‘An Anxious Man’ by James Lasdun)

Article by Professor Charles E. May   Several years ago, American author Lorrie Moore said, “There’s a lot of yak about how short stories are...

‘Foretelling a Dystopian Future: Margaret Atwood’s Stone Mattress’ by Kate Jones

Article by Kate Jones Canadian writer, Margaret Atwood, (1939- ) has never been one to shy away from the big issues.  Possibly her most famou...

‘Smiling Women: An Exploration Of Margaret Drabble’s Short Stories’ by Kate Jones

Article by Kate Jones   Margaret Drabble is probably best known for her extensive range of novels, dating from her 1963 A Summer Birdcage, (1963,...

‘The Wit and Wisdom of Dorothy Parker’ by Kate Jones

Article by Kate Jones I was a late starter: I didn’t discover Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) until several years ago, coming across a copy of The Collect...

‘Exploring The Short Stories of Jean Rhys’ by Kate Jones

Kate Jones is a freelance writer based in the North of England and has published features, reviews and essays in various places online includingThresholds, ...

Wigleaf Top 50 Flash Fictions 2008-2016: The Movers and Shakers

  Wigleaf Top 50 Flash Fictions 2008-2016: The Movers and the Shakers, a Quantitative Analysis Article by Rupert Dastur   On ente...