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    The Best British Short Stories 2016 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, June 15, 2016, 978-1-78463-063-8, £9.99, xviii+260pp, tp, an)
    • ix · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in
    • 1 · The Woman Who Lived in a Restaurant · Leone Ross · ss Nightjar Press, October 2015
    • 14 · Arrivals · Robert Sheppard · ss Words Out of Time by Robert Sheppard, The Knives Forks and Spoons Press, 2015
    • 18 · Vain Shadows Flee · Mark Valentine · ss Supernatural Tales #30, Autumn 2015
    • 18 · The Politics of Minor Resistance · Jessie Greengrass · ss An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It by Jessie Greengrass, JM Originals, 2015
    • 34 · Walsingham · Trevor Fevin · ss The St. Sebastian Review v5 #1, 2015
    • 41 · A Belgian Story · Ian Parkinson · ss Gorse #4, 2015
    • 54 · Some Versions of Pastoral · D. J. Taylor · ss Wrote for Luck by D. J. Taylor, Galley Beggar Press, 2015
    • 65 · Mrs Ŝwiętokrzyskie’s Castle · Colette Sensier · ss Flamingo Land and Other Stories ed. Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, Flight Press, 2015
    • 83 · A Leg to Stand On · Neil Campbell · ss The Ofi Press Magazine #42, 2015
    • 90 · Wyndham Le Strange Buys the School · Alex Preston · ss Ambit #219, 2015
    • 106 · Song of the River · John Saul · ss The Stockholm Review #11, 2015
    • 114 · 1961 · Greg Thorpe · ss Transactions of Desire by Omar Kholeif & Sarah Perks, Home Publications, 2015
    • 124 · 1977 · Crista Ermiya · ss The Weather in Kansas by Crista Ermiya, Red Squirrel Press, 2014
    • 139 · The Staring Man · David Gaffney · ss Cōnfingō Magazine #4, 2015
    • 145 · The Bluebell Wood · Tony Peake · ss Anglo Files #177, 2015
    • 150 · My Husband Wants to Talk to Me Again · Kate Hendry · ss Brittle Star #36, 2015
    • 156 · In Theory, Theories Exist · Graham Mort · ss Terroir by Graham Mort, Seren, 2015
    • 179 · Control Knobs · Claire-Louise Bennett · ss Pond by Claire-Louise Bennett, Stinging Fly Press, 2015
    • 197 · The Only Thing Is Certain Is · Thomas McMullan · ss Lighthouse #10, 2015
    • 210 · Live from the Palladium · Stuart Evers · ss Your Father Sends His Love by Stuart Evers, Picador, 2015
    • 227 · Distance · Janice Galloway · nv Jellyfish by Janice Galloway, Freight Books, 2015
    • 255 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg



    The Best British Short Stories 2018 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, July 15, 2018, 978-1-78463-136-9, £9.99, xv+247pp, tp, an)
    • ix · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in
    • 1 · Paymon’s Trio · Colette de Curzon · ss Nightjar Press, June 2017
    • 16 · A Thunderstorm in Santa Monica · Adam O’Riordan · ss The Burning Ground by Adam O'Riordan, Bloomsbury, 2017
    • 33 · Trio for Four Voices · Jane McLaughlin · ss Ruins & Other Stories ed. Adam Craig, Cinnamon Press, 2017
    • 41 · How to Be an Alcoholic · William Thirsk-Gaskill · ss Anglo Files #183, 2017
    • 49 · We Are Methodists · Alison MacLeod · ss All the Beloved Ghosts by Alison MacLeod, Bloomsbury, 2017
    • 69 · Life Grabs · Adrian Slatcher · ss Empty State 2017
    • 80 · Dog People · M. John Harrison · ss You Should Come with Me Now by M. John Harrison, Comma Press, 2017
    • 94 · Skin · Jo Mazelis · ss The Lonely Crowd #8, 2017
    • 104 · Cwtch · Conrad Williams · ss I Will Surround You by Conrad Williams, Undertow Publications, 2017
    • 116 · And Three Things Bumped · Kelly Creighton · ss The Lonely Crowd #6, 2017
    • 132 · In Dark Places · Wyl Menmuir · ss National Trust Books, November 2017
    • 146 · The War · Owen Booth · ss Hotel #3, 2017
    • 152 · And What if All Your Blood Ran Cold · Tania Hershman · ss Some of Us Glow More Than Others by Tania Hershman, Unthank Books, 2017
    • 163 · The Homing Instinct · Mike Fox · ss Cōnfingō Magazine #8, Autumn 2017
    • 171 · Mask · Brian Howell · ss Milk ed. Sophie Essex, Salo Press, 2017
    • 189 · Sister · C. D. Rose · ss The Lonely Crowd #8, 2017
    • 197 · Waiting for the Runners · Chloe Turner · ss TSS Publishing, 2017
    • 207 · Swatch · Eley Williams · ss Attrib. and Other Stories by Eley Williams, Influx Press, 2017
    • 214 · The Last Dare · Lisa Tuttle · ss Halloween Carnival Volume Five ed. Brian James Freeman, Hydra, 2017
    • 233 · Dazzle · Iain Robinson · ss The Lonely Crowd #6, 2017
    • 241 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg


    The Best British Short Stories 2019 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, July 15, 2019, 978-1-78463-185-7, £9.99, xx+234pp, tp, an)
    • xi · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in
    • 1 · The Husband and the Wife Go to the Seaside · Melissa Wan · ss Seaside Special ed. Jenn Ashworth, Bluemoose Books, 2018
    • 21 · Cuts · Stephen Sharp · ss Ambit #231, 2018
    • 28 · The Arrangement · Sally Jubb · ss Brittle Star #42, 2018
    • 37 · The Heights of Sleep · Sam Thompson · ss The Mechanics’ Institute Review November 26 2018
    • 52 · Nude and Seascape · Ann Quin · ss Unmapped Country by Ana Quin, And Other Stories, 2018
    • 58 · Beyond Dead · Nigel Humphreys · ss Infra-Noir #1, 2018
    • 66 · Toxic · Adam Welch · ss Ambit #232, 2018
    • 76 · A Hair Clasp · Vesna Main · ss Temptation: A User’s Guide by Vesna Main, Salt Publishing, 2018
    • 78 · Reality · John Lanchester · ss The London Review of Books August 2 2018; revised.
    • 101 · On the Way to the Church · Vicky Grut · ss Harvard Review #52, 2018
    • 110 · Cluster · Naomi Booth · ss Galley Beggar Press (online) 2018
    • 124 · Smack · Julia Armfield · ss Lighthouse #16, 2018
    • 141 · Curtilage · Robert Mason · ss Galley Beggar Press (online) 2018
    • 151 · Kiss · Elizabeth Baines · ss The Mechanics’ Institute Review December 14 2018
    • 157 · Badgerface · Lucie McKnight Hardy · ss The Lonely Crowd #10, 2018
    • 170 · On Day 21 · Ruby Cowling · ss Wasafiri May 21 2018
    • 180 · Optics · Ren Watson · ss Brittle Star #42, 2018, as “Sky-sions”
    • 188 · A Gift of Tongues · Paul McQuade · ss Cōnfingō Magazine #10, 2018
    • 209 · Sitcom · Kieran Devaney · ss Fanzine May 16 2018
    • 219 · New Dawn Fades · Sophie Mackintosh · ss We Were Strangers ed. Richard Hirst, Confingo Publishing, 2018
    • 229 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg


    The Best British Short Stories 2020 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, October 31, 2020, 978-1-78463-235-9, £9.99, 224pp, tp, an)
        Details taken from ebook.


    The Best British Short Stories 2021 ed. Nicholas Royle (Salt Publishing, October 15, 2021, 978-1-78463-231-1, £9.99, 272pp, tp, an)
        Details taken from ebook.
    • · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in
    • · Wendigo · Julia Armfield · ss Outsiders ed. Alice Slater, 3 of Cups Press, 2020
    • · Leather · A. J. Ashworth · ss Literati Magazine 2020
    • · 99 Customer Journey Horror · Iphgenia Baal · ss Denizen of the Dead ed. Stewart Home, Cripplegate Books, 2020
    • · Am / Thought / Always · Emma Bolland · ss Zahir: Desire and Eclipse ed. Christian Patracchini, ZenoPress, 2020
    • · Rings · Tom Bromley · ss Wiltshire Life January 2020
    • · What Never Was · Gary Budden · ss Cōnfingō Magazine #13, Spring 2020
    • · Edit History · Jen Calleja · ss Brixton Review of Books #11, Autumn 2020
    • · Hide · Roberta Dewa · ss Nightjar Press, April 2020
    • · The Nebula · John Foxx · ss The Quiet Man by John Foxx, Rocket 88 Books, 2020
    • · Going Downhill · Josephine Galvin · ss The Manchester Review #23, 2020
    • · Backgammon · Uschi Gatward · ss Dublin Review #81, 2020
    • · The Reservoir · Meave Haughey · ss The New Abject ed. Sarah Eyre & Ra Page, Comma Press, 2020
    • · The Red Suitcase · Hilaire · ss Nightjar Press, October 2020
    • · From Far Around They Saw Us Burn · Alice Jolly · ss Ploughshares Spring 2020
    • · Hair · Isha Karki · ss Extra Teeth #2, 2020
    • · Definitely Not · Yasmine Lever · ss Invisible Collection ed. Nicholas Royle, Nightjar Press, 2020
    • · Bindings · Simon Okotie · ss 3:AM Magazine (online) May 12 2020
    • · Maman · Mel Pryor · ss Ambit #239, 2020
    • · Our Father the Sea · Douglas Thompson · ss Suicide Machine by Douglas Thompson, Zagava, 2020
    • · Loom · Matthew Turner · na Gordian Projects, June 2020
    • · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg





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