Category Archives: UK short stories
This must be the place – an interview with writer Stephen Thompson
I first met author and writer Stephen Thompson when we were both living in a rehab for young drug addicts, called Alwyn House, in Notting Hill Gate in 1990, which seems a very long time ago now. This was Notting … Continue reading →
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Tagged as Alwyn House Rehab Notting Hill Gate, Black British writers, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Courttia Newland, drug addiction, drug addicts, Hackney writers, Hammersmith, Hanif Kureishi, literature, London novel, Meet Me Under the Westway, Missing Joe, Notting Hill Gate writers, Performance Donald Cammell, Performance film Nicholas Roeg, Rehab, Riverside Arts Centre, Stephen Thompson, the film Performance Powis Square, The Oval Four, Toy Soldiers, Wendy James, Winston N Trew
A black falling empty unfamous star: Jonesying – The End by Elizabeth Young
The late Elizabeth Young is one of my favourite writers and critics. Her journalism was published widely and her short stories have featured in various collections. This Christmas I thought I’d post a seasonal short story, an anti-Christmas story if … Continue reading →
Filed under 20th century writers, Art, book, Elizabeth Young, Literature, Poetry, Short stories, Short Story, UK fiction, UK short stories, Winter
Tagged as drug addiction, Drug use, Elizabeth Young, Elizabeth Young short story, Liz Young short story, London Short Stories, Pandora's Handbag, Serpent's Tail, Stewart Home, Time Out Book of London Short Stories
One city, a million words – Londoners by Craig Taylor
To the launch of Londoners. My good friend, the author Stephen Thompson invited me to accompany him to the launch party of the book, Londoners, by fellow writer Craig Taylor which was held at the Canal Museum, in the back … Continue reading →
Filed under Black British writers, book, Book launch, British writers, Caroline Simpson, Granta books, Life in London, Literature, Photography, Stephen Thompson, UK short stories, Writing about Hackney, Writing about London, Writing about Notting Hill Gate
Tagged as Craig Taylor, launch party in London, Londoners, Londoners launch party, Stephen Thompson, the Canal Museum, Writing about London
