HeyJaredShort People by Andrew Wright
Stories. Short ones. About people. Flash fiction, short stories, and a monthly newsletter about all things cinema/tv/books/gaming.
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AUGUST ROUND-UP (opens the original)
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📖 Read 100 word flash fiction☕️ Buy me a coffee📸 Instagram🦋 My Socials<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tUgB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.
For Later (opens the original)
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The food in the fridge. Still in date.The bottles of wine never drunk.What was he saving it all for?The book with its bookmark halfway through.Theatre tickets. Holiday brochures.The good plates, still sealed in their box.Bag. Box. Bin. Keep.He loved his games.The chess set on the side table. He was always black.I make my move and wait.He never let me win.The puzzle on the dining table, so close to completion.It doesn’t seem right.I place the final pieces.There. All done.Now it all goes back in t
Feedback on Feedback (opens the original)
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📖 Read 100 word flash fiction☕️ Buy me a coffee📸 Instagram🦋 My SocialsWelcome to a new writer-to-reply format in which I review feedback from agents and producers, considering such anxiety-triggering questions like “Are they correct? Do they have a point
July Round-up (opens the original)
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📖 Read 100 word flash fiction☕️ Buy me a coffee📸 Instagram🦋 My Socials<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NEY7!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazona
BACKSTABBERS (opens the original)
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Here is the first chapter of my 1979 UK-set comedy murder mystery Backstabbers. When an awkward teenager discovers a dead theatre critic, he must navigate an amateur dramatics community full of secrets, lies and absurdities to solve the mystery - and find himself.I may post more if people tell me they want to read more! So get in touch if you like what you read. Enjoy!"<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GUeB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressi
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