Weekly Newsletter

It suddenly turned very cold this week, so here's a story about becoming very cold and possibly never warming up again. Also, Uncertain Stories have a little Q&A with me about my story 'All Seasons Sweet'. I'm grateful to them for not

Remember that inspiration can come from anywhere, and it's OK to write a story because a really stupid first sentence came into your head. Is it a good idea? Read this week's story and judge for yourself. This week's daily stories Monday The Incredible

Selling shadows, sticky cakes, and strange skythings.

Here is a story about a bar with an oddly-phrased advertising message, and an uncertain, unsteady friendship there. I was about 80% confident that I saw this sign through a bus window, but I am increasingly convinced that I must have misread it. This is the power of fiction: to

This week, a little story about a tortoise covered in mirrors. You probably shouldn't do this! If you want an ambulatory disco ball, please use a Roomba. This week's daily stories Monday She married in her great grandmother’s wedding dress, sewn up from the parachute

This week, a silly story about putting ice cream in the food bank donation point. You may think, 'what a stupid premise, nobody would do that', but friends, I have seen a tub of ice cream in the food bank donation point. There are more things in heaven

Welcome to Scattering, a new fiction website/newsletter by Mark Taylor. I'll be publishing daily microfiction, then on a Sunday I'll collect the week's stories together, along with a longer piece and some notes on what I've been reading, and put it