Archive - tm upchurch

A CLUSTER OF LIGHTS

As 2024 closes, I realise how much the year (mainly comprising family support) has taken from my writing, as I have not posted once on Substack.

Dec 31, 2024 •

November 2022

Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome!

Nov 25, 2022 •

July 2022

Jul 11, 2022 •

April 2019

BEST MICROFICTION 2019

Delighted to receive my contributor's copy of Best Microfiction 2019 today - just in time for Easter break.

Apr 17, 2019 •

June 2018

PLUM SKIN — in RIPENING, NFFD Anthology 2018

I'm excited that my new flash fiction, Plum Skin, has made it into the 2018 National Flash Fiction Day anthology, RIPENING.

Jun 10, 2018 •

May 2018

THERE WILL BE NO LACE -- Flashback Fiction

I'm up at Flashback Fiction today with a historical microfiction, There Will Be No Lace.In case you haven't been there yet, Flashback Fiction is a…

May 14, 2018 •

April 2018

THE WHALE - Necessary Fiction

I'm delighted that my story, The Whale, has been accepted by Necessary Fiction. Thanks to Lacey N Dunham for reading and editing.

Apr 4, 2018 •

February 2017

OCCASIONALLY -- Bath Flash Fiction anthology, To Carry Her Home

The postman was kind today -- the 2016 Bath Flash Fiction Award anthology is out and I'm really chuffed to have a short fiction called OCCASIONALLY in…

Feb 20, 2017 •

February 2016

THE STONE BABY -- Blue Five Notebook

I'm delighted to have a story up at Blue Five Notebook as part of their Broadside series, in which story and author commentary are published together.

Feb 29, 2016 •

WHEN JANEY SEES CATS -- The Pygmy Giant

New flash fiction! Happy Monday, everyone! This is a little 200-word shorty that I wrote in 2014 as an offshoot to a series of stories about Mary (the…

Feb 22, 2016 •

June 2015

LONDON -- in LANDMARKS, NFFD Anthology 2015

I'm delighted to have a story in this year's National Flash Fiction Day anthology, LANDMARKS. It's great to be in the company of these writers: Ingrid…

Jun 16, 2015 •

January 2015

MAYBE A FOX -- Ink Sweat and Tears

I have a story up at Ink Sweat and Tears — MAYBE A FOX.

Jan 13, 2015 •

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts