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Old Tram’s Bridge
Tag: Fiction
The Gaze of Gerontius
The garden has gained a new old gargoyle. We wonder what he's thinking.
Emergency Hog-hedging
An extract from ‘Great Hedgepectations’ the story of an orphaned hedgehog called Rip, suitable for adults and older children.
A tale of two piggies
How fostered hedgehogs turned a Victorian classic into contemporary fiction.
Reading without the room
The final Grasping the Gothic post reflects on the efficacy of public readings when used in the promotion of fiction. Can we do it more honestly?
Undead again
How the opening of a play about the restless dead re-emerged after three decades to spawn the start of a story, and why a six year old boy was wrapped in clingfilm.
The Ghosts that Keep on Giving
How a bunch of northern Christmas ghost stories appeared, and how they can not only chill, but also bring comfort and joy.
One of those dreams
The first twelfth of the second story in Modern Gothic, an anthology of darkly mysterious fiction published by Fly on the Wall Press.
Modern Gothic revealed
A glimpse into the entrails of our ghoulish collection.
Gormenghastly
An appreciation of Mervyn Peake’s unique contribution to the Gothic genre.
