HeyJaredThe Inciting Incident with Mata Haggis-Burridge
It's always Halloween here. I'll send you weekly spooky fiction (short enough to read in a few minutes), plus occasional horror writing tips and essays about the uncanny, all sprinkled with a twist of dry British humour.
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- Sep 26, 2026
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Sci-fi flash fiction horror: The Get Paperclipped Challenge (+ writing notes) (opens the original)
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Autumnal flash fiction horror: No more fires by the door (+ writing notes) (opens the original)
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Ghost flash fiction: Squid Juggling Day (plus writing notes) (opens the original)
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Sci-fi horror flash fiction: Spare Parts (opens the original)
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A flash fiction tribute to Tim Curry: There’s A Light (opens the original)
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