“An American Mermaid in Paris” in Spare Parts Lit Magazine.
It’s NOT about a mermaid.
Published June 2022
“Greenfingered Growths with Murdoch Brimley” in Bear Creek Gazette
This alien invasion / gardening column can be found in the (web) pages of Bear Creek Gazette – a fictional paper for a very strange town. James was lucky enough to have a piece chosen for issue two and even luckier to be allowed to develop it into a series for subsequent issues.
Published March 2021 – March 2022
This is the link to the epilogue, but you can read the whole thing by clicking on the numbers at the top: https://www.welcometobearcreek.com/greenfingered-growths-epilogue
CAST IRON THEATRE’S EASTER EGGS
Jim wrote a short play, “Divinity or Chocolate” for this Easter Eggstravaganza. “A basket of Easter-themed short plays are ready to be performed but the actors read their scripts for the first time live on stage! It’s a celebration of new writing, comedy, and cold reading!” April 2018.
CAST IRON THEATRE’S CHRISTMAS SELECTION BOX
Jim wrote a short play “The Queen’s Christmas Messy Age” for this seasonal event where submissions were gift-wrapped and unopened until it’s time to perform. December 2016
“THE BOX” – HALLOWEEN DUKEANORY 2016
A short horror story on the theme of “The Box” was accepted by Cast Iron Theatre to be read as part of their Jackanory-inspired event for Halloween, October 2016. Read more about that here.
STORY FOR TITTER STORYTELLING NIGHT
Jim read out a story at this Brighton comedy and storytelling night in February 2016. “All the President’s Hens” was specially (re) written for the night.
HALLOWEEN DUKEANORY
A short ghost story in two parts was accepted by Cast Iron Theatre to be read by actors as part of their Jackanory-inspired event for Halloween, October 2015.
SLACKANORY
Jim read a short story as part of this short-lived Brighton-based story-telling night which was run by Rufus Hound and Ed Moore and best described by hyphenated words.
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