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Spiderseed: Collections and Collaboration

Exciting developments this week. I can giddly announce that my next flash fiction collection Spiderseed will be published with Sleepy Hou...

Writing Animals: Hutched

It is with delight that I can say my rabbit story ‘Hutched’ has been republished in issue two of Foxhole Magazine along with two glorious...

A Mancunian Decade

Ten years ago I was zipped from a small city to its much bigger neighbour along a stretch of motorway which pointed right to the heart of...

Stories for Ears: Tapes & Tales and MacGuffin

In a first for me, one of my recent stories has been podcastted on the excellent Tapes & Tales. It's another outing for 'Broadcast of the...

Live Living Room Literature: Speak Easy at The Sip Club

Last Thursday, nestled in a secretive room of a secretive bar, I was delighted to be able to launch a shiny new live literature endeavour...

The End and the Start of Things New

I disappeared into a little hole for a few quiet months to force myself to knuckle down on the novel and fight my way out of the woods-I-...

Grabbing at Zeroes: The Free E-Book Promotion Strategy

Orginally written in December 2014 As you might have noticed, I have a little e-book out. A Christmas book of festive horror stories call...

Writing Animals: The Cat's Eye

Originally written in March 2015 It is with lovely delight that I can announce that my short story The Cat's Eye will be published later ...

Writing Animals: The Fauna Manifesto

Originally written in November 2014 for the 'Fauna' spoken word event THE FAUNA MANIFESTO “If a lion could talk, we could not understand ...

Writing Animals: Broadcast of the Foxes

Originally written in October 2014 On Thursday coming, my brother and I will present a brand new piece of music/fiction fusion called Bro...

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David Hartley

Writer, Performer, Person