Short Cuts

Quirky, surreal, darkly comedic and profoundly tragic. A collection of 46 very short stories.Consuela has her hands amputated to help her to diet. Romana discovers the real value of true love. Elizabeth Merryheart lets her hair down. This is Neil Barclay's first collection of flash fiction stories. These stories reflect life's eternal struggle with issues such as love, self-doubt, success, failure, joy, sadness, victory, defeat, jealousy and depression. Most contain a wry, comic twist, whilst others leave little to the imagination. Some of these stories may make you smile; others may stir up quite conflicting emotions.