5th October Trevor Mark Thomas and I will be having a conversation as part of WithingtonBookFestival. 11am at Withington Public Hall. Hope to see you there.

Do take time to read this fluent, illusive story by Robert Stone. Graphic but ireal, there's a symphonic quality to Robert's writing, spacious and timeless, with the characters never quite seeming to inhabit their circumstances. Remarkable.

Have the distinct impression that my posts are going nowhere. Am I alone in this? (It feels like it).

The time draws nearer - the cover photo by Nicholas Royle is getting terrific feedback.

Difficult to do justice to this superb novella-in-flash by Nod Ghosh A family story of tenderness and estrangement, distance and proximity, the ties that bind and those that separate. Original sentences on every page, and a structure that serves the narrative perfectly.

Ten lines of utter beauty from Eileen Carney Hulme Such a joy to start the day with one of Eileen's poems.

Delighted to hear you liked it, Mike! Thank you so much!

Delighted to share this endorsement for #lovelaydown from Dr Kevin MacNeil ☸ けヴいん. He wrote one of my favourite books about the writing world, The Brilliant and Forever - short story competition set on a Scottish island where one of the main characters is an alpaca. Funny, bizarre & dark

A few comments received about my little book 🙏 full review coming next month. ‘everything about this book is gorgeous, beautiful cover and poems to match, heart shaped nature poems, original and arresting images, simply beautiful I found it quite perfect’ 🙏 pic by Alison Lock

Three things I miss in modern stories; The semi-colon Parentheses and qualification (in short, long sentences) Narrative propulsion (where 'tell' is not bullied by 'show') Not suggesting these things are entirely absent, but I'd call them endangered species.

PRE-ORDERS STILL BEING TAKEN! Things Grown Distant is new in our collaboration series – pre-order the collection of five stories by Mike Fox Mike Fox, and you’ll receive three unpublished postcard-sized prints by the book’s photographer Nicholas Royle. confingopublishing.uk/product-page/t…

My next novel - The Quietist - is being published on 26th August 2025! #WritingCommunity #Writer #writersoftwitter #writers #readingcommunity

'[He] imagines the bridge of separation between the piano and himself mending like knitted flesh over an open wound'. Thanks to Bulb Culture Collective (SUBS CLOSED) for another chance to read this exquisitely rendered story by Matt Kendrick. A vast theme distilled to its essence.

Tomorrow I’m doing a walk with some of our guests (those suffering from homelessness) to the Clifton suspension bridge - they wanted to try and raise some money as they wanted to give something back to us - if you can please donate and lend your support 👉🏼 stewardship.org.uk/pages/Turnarou…

WEEK TODAY! It’s the first-ever @withybookfest on Saturday 5 October, and Confingo authors and journal contributors Nicholas Royle, Anne Worthington and Sarah-Clare Conlon are all taking part! Talks and readings happening Withington Public Hall Institute from 10am til 5pm – and it’s totally free!

'‘Tin Man wished for a heart,’ Fortune Teller says. ‘Scarecrow a brain. You?’' Fascinated by the use of language in this finely nuanced story of hope and possibility by Sherry Morris 💙🇺🇦💛

'I saw the swerving pinch of autumn' The literature of sport is so rich and so often neglected. Thanks to Matt Gilbert for posting this beautiful, vivid poem by Matthew M C Smith Made my morning.

ageing well in Wandsworth hilaireinlondon.co.uk/2024/10/01/age… via Hilaire 🧡

'Let us be the thorns that prevent a flower from getting picked.' Such finely chosen imagery in this uplifting poem by Sreelekha Chatterjee. I was very glad to read it in these troubled times.

A few of us are doing events at WithingtonBookFestival on Saturday. Come on down.