This exciting new collection is a distillation of the global zeitgeist captured by the Project in 2010. Twenty new stories from new and established writers take the reader on an epic journey across... More > an archipelago of ideas: family tension; volcanic ash; political oppression; the perils of air travel; a suicide bombing. Cleverly weaving questions of cultural identity and belonging, these talented authors present an authentic vision of the world.< Less
Welcome to the inaugural volume of the One Million Stories Creative Writing Project. Here begins a journey into the recorded dreamings, imaginings, obsessions, attitudes, celebrations,... More > preoccupations, journeys and reminiscences of people from all over the English-speaking world. It is a celebration of the short story form. It is a festival of the tremendous diversity of people and the stories that they have to tell.
Around the world more than a million stories are being told right now. It is how we describe ourselves in the world. It is how we express what we are experiencing to our fellow travellers on this path. “You won’t believe what I saw on my way here today!” “Do you remember when we used to do this or that, or go there?” Okay, so not all of us travel the same way, but experience leaves marks and makes maps. Some of those maps, slightly more than twenty of the best of them, are right here.< Less
This exciting new collection is a distillation of the global zeitgeist captured by the Project in 2010. Twenty new stories from new and established writers take the reader on an epic journey across... More > an archipelago of ideas: family tension; volcanic ash; political oppression; the perils of air travel; a suicide bombing. Cleverly weaving questions of cultural identity and belonging, these talented authors present an authentic vision of the world.< Less
Welcome to the third instalment, book three on the journey to a million stories, but of course it is about more than just the numbers. It is about the creative spirit that has given us the drive to... More > write, the energy to express what we think, feel or desire.
This year has been a year of innovation and new ideas at millionstories.net. The 52 Shorts Challenge invited writers to respond to weekly writing prompts. As an experiment it helped some authors achieve some incredible results, with fantastic leaps of the imagination combined with terrific industry. It was devised as a way to coach writers into a regular writing habit over the course of a year. Some of these stories are right here in this collection.
Within these pages you will discover commentary on the London riots, the monsoon, living with HIV, celebrity, the perils of invisibility, environmental vandalism, ghosts, monsters and a nice cup of tea.< Less
Welcome to the third instalment, book three on the journey to a million stories, but of course it is about more than just the numbers. It is about the creative spirit that has given us the drive to... More > write, the energy to express what we think, feel or desire.
This year has been a year of innovation and new ideas at millionstories.net. The 52 Shorts Challenge invited writers to respond to weekly writing prompts. As an experiment it helped some authors achieve some incredible results, with fantastic leaps of the imagination combined with terrific industry. It was devised as a way to coach writers into a regular writing habit over the course of a year. Some of these stories are right here in this collection.
Within these pages you will discover commentary on the London riots, the monsoon, living with HIV, celebrity, the perils of invisibility, environmental vandalism, ghosts, monsters and a nice cup of tea.< Less
Welcome to the inaugural volume of the One Million Stories Creative Writing Project. Here begins a journey into the recorded dreamings, imaginings, obsessions, attitudes, celebrations,... More > preoccupations, journeys and reminiscences of people from all over the English-speaking world. It is a celebration of the short story form. It is a festival of the tremendous diversity of people and the stories that they have to tell.
Around the world more than a million stories are being told right now. It is how we describe ourselves in the world. It is how we express what we are experiencing to our fellow travellers on this path. “You won’t believe what I saw on my way here today!” “Do you remember when we used to do this or that, or go there?” Okay, so not all of us travel the same way, but experience leaves marks and makes maps. Some of those maps, slightly more than twenty of the best of them, are right here.< Less
This exciting new collection is a distillation of the global zeitgeist captured by the Project in 2010. Twenty new stories from new and established writers take the reader on an epic journey across... More > an archipelago of ideas: family tension; volcanic ash; political oppression; the perils of air travel; a suicide bombing. Cleverly weaving questions of cultural identity and belonging, these talented authors present an authentic vision of the world.< Less
About Million Stories
Welcome to the third instalment, book three on the journey to a million stories, but of course it is about more than just the numbers. It is about the creative spirit that has gives us all the drive to write, the energy to express what we think, feel or desire, to tell our stories.
Within these pages you will discover commentary on the London riots, the monsoon, living with HIV, celebrity, the perils of invisibility, environmental vandalism, ghosts, monsters and a nice cup of tea.
Featuring new writing from Joe Miller, Abigail Wyatt, Clare Glennon, JF Chavoor, Muhammad Ashfaq, Simon Kellow-Bingham, Erinna Mettler, Pallavi Kamat, Byron Jones, Leena Jayaraj, Bob Hill, Rosalind Smith-Nazilli, Virginia Moffat, Alan Hutcheson, SC Lambert, Geoff Walker, Stevens Brandon, John Sheirer, David Rowland, Sarah Allan and Keith G. Laufenberg.
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