Archive - tm upchurch

Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome to my Substack! Come on in 😊 I’ve been writing short fiction for over ten years, and am now working on my first novel. I started work…

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. There are 87 short stories by different…

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. Thanks to the organisers…

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. THE WHALE The people…

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. When she unplugged the telly, she didn’t think to examine the sliver of darkness between her…

Jan 13, 2015 •

June 2014

VINEGAR in EATING MY WORDS -- NFFD Anthology 2014

ISBN 978-1500110871 Available to buy on Amazon I'm excited -- my flash fiction VINEGAR has been included in this year's National Flash Fiction Day…

Jun 6, 2014 •

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