Writer of short stories and more.
Welcome to the website of James C. Holland, writer. He is currently working on short stories for journals. He has collaborated with artist Chris Hagan in Brighton: The Graphic Novel (Queenspark Books), written and performed two solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival: Choose Your Own Edventure (interactive storytelling) and Shoegazing (introverted stand-up), and written various fourth-wall-breaking short plays and sketches for Cast Iron Theatre.
“Jim is a fantastic comic who has a wonderfully distinctive comic voice. Everyone should go and check him out”
“Jim Holland has created something delectably quirky and inventive. Choose Your Own Edventure is wacky, silly and just a little bit ridiculous, with a clever twist ending… This piece stands out as being an excellent concept, and the story-telling is strong and interesting. Holland is a wonderful story-teller, and his stand-up comedy background makes his delivery quick and insightful.”
“I was transfixed by Seawater, from Jim Holland and Chris Hagan…
A maritime epic of unrequited love, hard toil and the power of the sea.”
The first thing to say about this is; It’s not about a mermaid. Hello. This is a blog post I have written to let you know that a story I … Continue reading New flash fiction, “An American Mermaid in Paris”, published in inaugural Spare Parts Lit
The epilogue to “Greenfingered Growths”, my year-long alien-invasion-gardening-column epic has just been published in Bear Creek Gazette. “What’s that?” you say, “Alien invasion gardening column? That you’ve been writing for … Continue reading Long Covid and my first published story (or seven)
What day is it? Thursday? Day EIGHT?! I’ve been under house arrest for eight whole days – held captive by germs. We’ve survived the first wave. Congratulations everyone. We’ve made … Continue reading Adventures in Quarantine: DAY EIGHT… in which I lapse into a fever dream that the pandemic is actually a ridiculous action disaster movie
We were, to be honest, already past the “Ho ho, it’s the perfect time to book a cheap cruise” phase of the pandemic. Alternative lyrics to My Sharona by The Knack had been posited and forgotten, mutterings of “corona” after someone sneezed or coughed were no longer said in jest… It was clear that unlike SARS or BIRD FLU this was the real deal. Third time’s the (c)harm…
It’s nerve-wracking. The world is going crazy. We’re all about to be infected with a debilitating virus, the Prime Minister says we are about to lose loved ones and, terrifyingly, … Continue reading EVADING THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) BY SEEKING SANCTUARY IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM
James C Holland 