Margaretta Jones
Margaretta Jones, a retired teacher, lives in Kent in close proximity to her children and grandchildren. This is a constant source of joy to both her husband and herself. She is a short story writer who has recently become attracted – almost addicted – to mini-fiction. Its discipline is a challenge, which she relishes. She has had short stories published in various anthologies and small press magazines including Cambrensis, Granary Writers, Writers’ Express and Senior Moments. One of her short stories was short-listed and read on Radio Kent. She writes for pleasure and is a member of two writing circles where she meets and enjoys the company of like-minded people. At present she attends a creative writing course at Ashford WEA.
Is published in -
Discovering a Comet
and
More Micro-Fiction
ISBN 1-905599-46-3
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Imagine this: coming downstairs on a winter's morning to find that someone has shoved a tiny comet through your letterbox. Unwanted celestial light has faded the dado rail and a montage of family photographs is all askew from the eccentric orbit that it's assumed, on an axis from the umbrella stand to the cloakroom door.
Extract from runner-up ‘Discovering a Comet’ by Pauline Masurel.
Discovering a Comet and More Micro-Fiction contains the winning entries from Leaf Books’ 2008 micro-fiction competition. From tiny comets invading your airing cupboard to still life paintings that refuse to come alive to, in Freda Love Smith’s winning story ‘Jesse and Jesus’, questions that refuse to be answered but ask you to love them all the same, it’s essentially just a bumper assorted collection of total brilliance.