https://www.mcread.co.uk/short-stories daily 0.75 2025-09-07 https://www.mcread.co.uk/short-stories/6aav0j45nfygwktrvwy2a6v9ng60by monthly 0.5 2025-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d8a9d4da8c9c78618991b6/50a53301-6053-4296-b992-0b876c309608/DisService.JPG Short Stories - The Dis-Service Centre - Art by Leyelle M.G. What’s a wizard to do when they’re in over their head and the spell won’t stick? When the sands run short and you need arcane advice? There’s only one thing to do: Better give The Dis-Service Centre a call! 7,495 Words Published by Kismet Magazine on the 02/07/25! https://www.mcread.co.uk/short-stories/jolly-cooperation monthly 0.5 2025-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d8a9d4da8c9c78618991b6/1e74924d-03dd-4bf0-b823-45f645de0211/Capture.GIF Short Stories - Jolly Cooperation Necromancy is no laughing matter. When it rears its evil head, any reasonable witch would drop everything to put a stop to it. Well, almost everything… Some people are just so insufferable, and no one likes someone leaning over your shoulder, telling you how to get the job done. Least of all a know-it-all wizard. 7,495 Words Published by Kismet Magazine on the 02/07/25! https://www.mcread.co.uk/short-stories/back-to-the-grind monthly 0.5 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d8a9d4da8c9c78618991b6/21cd3860-af7d-4900-b24e-9036c908aa3c/Back-to-the-Grind.jpg Short Stories - Back to the Grind - Make it stand out When an old friend calls you back for one last job, what kind of man could say no? As it turns out, no man at all… 1,998 Words Submitted to Close to the Bone Magazine and published on the 08/05/25! https://www.mcread.co.uk/short-stories/oebsy4jhz6h9y1rm6wh6rkv1hsfbip monthly 0.5 2025-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d8a9d4da8c9c78618991b6/7c7acfed-c352-4ff2-9d0b-bc21cb8f3f54/_edd3616e-4ee7-4d68-818d-892242446cb6.jfif Short Stories - The World Beneath - Make it stand out The City is peaceful at night, cold and calm, like the river. Stay a while, take in the sights - just be careful what you bring home with you… https://www.mcread.co.uk/short-stories/under-a-london-sky monthly 0.5 2025-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d8a9d4da8c9c78618991b6/17ddec15-9cd6-43a8-9df2-65484fa4ebd6/_181d6929-d70f-41eb-bd8c-c1393925c66f.jfif Short Stories - Under a London Sky Perception blurs, in the dark, with the beat of the music. Be careful not to lose yourself, under a London sky... https://www.mcread.co.uk/short-stories/a-quest-for-fame-8gdp5 monthly 0.5 2024-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d8a9d4da8c9c78618991b6/d0d93f70-682b-4733-9e6d-b25f7fdde20a/_65f04e0d-795c-4722-8bed-f50652ae5594.jfif Short Stories - Castaways The only thing worse than being trapped in a plane with people you despise is being trapped in an even smaller plane. Emotions are high, everyone’s tired… and someone might be responsible for the explosion that just ripped the transgalactic bus apart. But I’m sure it’ll be fine. Everyone just needs to stay calm and try not to panic… 2,993 Words Submitted to the Exeter Writers Short Story Competition https://www.mcread.co.uk/short-stories/a-quest-for-fame monthly 0.5 2025-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d8a9d4da8c9c78618991b6/ea978822-8150-4480-9b76-89e841022093/_62f78df7-65e4-40cb-9acb-09c35856ff6c.jfif Short Stories - A Quest for Fame How much can a man take? The world can be cruel, but family can be crueller still, and after years of poking and prodding, of snide jabs and stinging comments… well, it might lead you to do something rash. And everyone’s second best to a dragon slayer… 1,500 Words Submitted to the The Elmbridge Literary Competition 2023/24 ‘Fame’ https://www.mcread.co.uk/short-stories/a-night-at-the-pub monthly 0.5 2024-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d8a9d4da8c9c78618991b6/f4d20ccc-c165-449d-8821-d6b9553146c1/_e08b44cf-ac71-4e35-ab74-1b05376da40f.jfif Short Stories - A Night at the Pub Jeegs is an old man. Jeegs is a tired man. Jeegs, however, is also the Princes man - and that makes his life very difficult. When he reluctantly promises the Princeling an evening escape to watch a renowned Harper down in the city, only trouble can follow. But it’s just one night, one quiet night at the pub. What could really go wrong? 7,243 words Submitted to the Indie Bites Issue 13 ‘Rogues and Royals’ https://www.mcread.co.uk/short-stories/before-dusk monthly 0.5 2024-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d8a9d4da8c9c78618991b6/5d7229e2-820e-46e3-a835-2288a4eb0470/_e2ebb471-387b-40aa-932c-041f19930dc0.jpeg Short Stories - Before Dusk Jayna is far from Home on the hunt for the rare and treasured vibralillies that dot the desert, determined to make a name for herself amongst her people. There’s only three problems: Her brother hid away on the skiff and the Dusk is rising. Oh, and nobody knows they’re out there… 5,996 Words Submitted to the Ironclad Creative Winter Short Story Competition ‘Dusk’ https://www.mcread.co.uk/short-stories/category/Published%21 monthly 0.5 https://www.mcread.co.uk/my-journey daily 0.75 2024-05-07 https://www.mcread.co.uk/my-journey/the-eye-of-the-storm monthly 0.5 2024-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d8a9d4da8c9c78618991b6/ea978822-8150-4480-9b76-89e841022093/_62f78df7-65e4-40cb-9acb-09c35856ff6c.jfif My Journey - The Eye of the Storm A Quest for Fame has been published on The RC Sherriff Trust site after being ‘Commended’ in their recent competition! No payout with this one, but I’m not doing this for money. Indeed, if there’s one piece of advice that I’ve found across all the biographies and guides I’ve read it’s: Don’t do it for the money. But it is a step. The second one, at that. So what else can I say except: Watch this space… https://www.mcread.co.uk/my-journey/Blog Post Title One-438yj monthly 0.5 2024-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65d8a9d4da8c9c78618991b6/c8a61078-9e19-458a-bb5e-e32c49e4b765/_e58aef9a-8480-4415-8a31-263ea6cf19e3.jfif My Journey - Hello World I have to say it’s been going pretty well so far. Before Dusk was published in early Jan and I’ve been submitting to other competitions all over the place since then. I’m now coming up to a busy period, with 7 comps coming up between now and may. Not sure yet if I’ll submit to them all, but I’m certainly going to try. First up is for Indie Bites Issue 14 - WISHES & WIZARDS (teaser picture to the left!). 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