This collection of short stories is now available, raising money for the Scoliosis Association UK and full of wonderful tales of King Richard III.
Yes, that King Richard.
Among the many fantastic stories, Grant Me the Carving of My Name (the title used with permission of the poet who first wrote them, Carole Ann Duffy), are two stories by me – ‘Long Live the King’, a flash fiction about a possible alternative history, and ‘Myth and Man’, where Shakespeare’s Richard meets history’s Richard, at the moment of their making and undoing.
RIII on the radio!
I’m delighted to announce that I will be talking to Lucille Hughes on her Readings and Writings show on Inner FM on Wednesday 5 December.
Listen to 96.5 Inner FM live here.
Grant Me the Carving of My Name
I’m very proud to be included in this collection of stories about Richard III. The subject gives scope to a lot of storytelling approaches – ghost stories and the metaphysical; slices of history from Richard’s first battle or his happier years as Duke of Gloucester; even a little science fiction slips into the mix.
The book’s proceeds go to the excellent cause of Scoliosis Association UK, but it stands on its own merits too, as a series of glimpses into Richard’s true history, the history that was written for him by the victors of Bosworth and the new, kinder histories being invented for him by those trying to create a balance between the two.
Buy Grant Me the Carving of My Name
- Grant Me the Carving of My Name: An anthology of short fiction inspired by King Richard III
Amazon US
- Grant Me the Carving of My Name Amazon UK
- Grant Me the Carving of My Name Amazon Australia
- Grant Me the Carving of My Name Bookdepository
- Grant Me the Carving of My Name Booktopia
- Grant Me the Carving of My Name Fishpond