John Malcolm Shackley

This is my first book containing an anthology of several dozen short stories and poems. They were mostly collaborated with an organisation called Perthshire Writers where we share our work with one another. There are a lot of short stories in a 500-word Flash Fiction format. This has been arranged so that every member of the club can read out their work on the night. Poetry tends to be about 30 to 40 lines.

They are a wide variety of styles and types of writing I employ to produce short stories and poems. They range from fantasy and science fiction to realistic reports and comedy. I have been compiling my work for a long time, and I have attended Perthshire Writers for 18 years.

This has given me a lot of experience and attitude to work with, and I hope that it has made my anthology clear and understandable. I enjoy writing poetry in the format of pattern as well as rhyme and the topics range from fantasy to comedy. I have drawn on my long stay in Perth for many of my subjects of work and many local areas and landmarks are shown. There is also a fantasy city called Millchester that I use for my work with its own narrative of streets and buildings. I hope you understand and enjoy my writing.