Cornwall: Misfits, Curiosities and Legends
sparkles with surprises and entertainment. Action shifts between land and sea; locals and newcomers; from times past to times beyond time.
This anthology has a rich variety of stories - of different genres, time periods and moods. No single story gives any clue to the next. The stories weave together as contrasts: each enhances and is enhanced by those around it. Beginning with an engaging holiday read set in Cornwall, the collection ends with a place in Cornwall waiting for someone to visit and love it. There are ebbs and flows, surprises and entertainment throughout.
The ideas and words for our theme have many meanings and creative angles. Our aim is to provoke curiosity in whoever picks up the book.
Words can suggest particular genres, so we voted on three favourites that combine into a theme open to a wide interpretation. The theme became the title - Cornwall: Misfits, Curiosities and Legends.
The Cornwall Writers Short Story Project is a community of writerly friends committed to honing their writing and editing skills and learning how to publish, market and sell books. This project began in January 2019 and has taken 18 months to complete. The contributors have had the pleasure of seeing each other's stories develop and grow into the works contained in this book.
Wade Beneath The Waves by Emily Charlotte Ould
Drowning Horses by Philip S Rollason
Barnacle Bill by Caroline Palmer
Waiting by Anita D Hunt
The Dance of the Stones by David Allkins
Ms Fitt's Lament by Angela Fitt
Flecks of Gold by Stephen Baird
A Cornish Rant by Anita D Hunt
The White Ermine by Froshie Evans
There is Copper in Abundance by Ulrike Duran
A Spell in Cornwall by Claudia Loveland
Stargazy Pie in the Sky by Pen King
Little Bear by T J Dockree
After the Daccarien Accord by John Evident
Nixie's Quest by Angela Evron
Knights On A Train by T J Dockree
By Any Other Name by Joshua Copus-Oxland
The Teddy Bear's Emporium by Rachel Fitch
"He turned back to the sunset as streaks of scarlet slashed gently under the vivid turquoise ... Always breath-taking. God the artist creating sunsets for Kitto on Showery Tor."
Flecks of Gold
, Stephen Baird
"Amy watched as her gran ... added some salt and pepper and then flipped the pastry ... 'You know, we do have greaseproof paper these days. You don't have to save all your butter wrappers anymore.'"
A Cornish Rant,
Anita Hunt
"The stairs opened into a large circular room, I could just about make out a black and yellow tiled floor ... I wasn't alone. A scuffling sound ... made my hair stand on end."
The White Ermine
, Froshie Evans
"Digging a hole was digging a hole, and a dirty business it could be too, but even under the officer's duress, Petherick would square off the corners just right."
Drowning Horses
, Philip S Rollason
"ʻTickets, please!ʼ the ticket inspector called as he entered the carriage. The knights already held theirs in shiny, spiked gauntlets."
Knights on a Train
, TJ Dockree