Here is a selection of fiction blips and blops I've written over the years. Enjoy!
Hit | The Monster, Capital | as Ian Carrington
Forthcoming, March 2026
Ten-Two Forty-Four | The Book Of Manchester | as Ian Carrington
"He turns up looking like a drowned rat or a soaked ferret or some other crappy animal dragged through piss that had no business being on my doorstep..."
"He turns up looking like a drowned rat or a soaked ferret or some other crappy animal dragged through piss that had no business being on my doorstep..."
In Life It Seems Like You Have Choices | Wordlife: An Anthology
Sample: "You insert an extra column between rows G and H, creating another 92 cells. In each cell you individually write the word ‘paperclip’, entirely ignoring the auto-complete function."
Panda | A Box Of Stars Beneath The Bed
Sample: "The sign, written by one of the humans, said some human words. The panda squinted at the sign across the walkway for two hours or two days, piecing together the letters until she understood."
And This Is My Mother | Merry Gentleman
Sample: "The other day, she crushed a bauble until it burst into powder. The cuts on her palm were invisible and stung like hell."
Norway | Peirene Press
Sample: "A worm tries to burrow into my face. All it finds is cold, irritated human skin, a football field of blotches."
Good Father | Sadcore Dadwave 5
Sample: "Look at you. You are all bones. I will upgrade to HD. Something with a better resolution."
Two-Toke Pass | Now Then Manchester
Sample: "A curt laugh from Mr Kevin then in its reverb, the sound of Hedgerow blowing the air grey."
featured in Now Then Manchester.
Lady Gaga Extends Her Telescope & Phil Carter Film Director | The Hat You Wear sampler
Sample: "...Mustang fighter jets once performed furious pirouettes, firing and crashing in ways Lady will never understand."
For The Sadness | 100 RPM, introduction by Nik Kershaw
Sample: "The walls were the next to go, pockmarks in the plaster that connected into trenches."
The Line | Flash 365
Sample: "What a great way to avoid the cracks, he thought as he wiped back his hair. Her dress was like clouds or something. Sexy clouds."
featured in Now Then Manchester.
Lady Gaga Extends Her Telescope & Phil Carter Film Director | The Hat You Wear sampler
Sample: "...Mustang fighter jets once performed furious pirouettes, firing and crashing in ways Lady will never understand."
For The Sadness | 100 RPM, introduction by Nik Kershaw
Sample: "The walls were the next to go, pockmarks in the plaster that connected into trenches."
The Line | Flash 365
Sample: "What a great way to avoid the cracks, he thought as he wiped back his hair. Her dress was like clouds or something. Sexy clouds."
If You Were The Only Boy In The World | Bad Language 4
Sample: "I’ve said all this to you. On the phone. Do you remember?"
List Of Occurrences In The First Married Days Of Robert And Susan Furniss | Word Gumbo
List Of Occurrences In The First Married Days Of Robert And Susan Furniss | Word Gumbo
