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A collection of reflections from Dr Robert's regular local Essex newspaper column. He steps through the frustrations and idiosyncrasies of everyday life with a comic eye and a candid approach to family life. Mixed in with these irreverent musings are caustic attacks on homophobia and moving words on the commonality of young male suicide.

Commissario Soneri, a detective from Parma, investigates an unsolved case of a dead body found in the Po River three years ago. This leads him to river life, where he tries to break the wall of silence, typical of small communities harbouring poachers, petty criminals and big time profiteers.

La tragedia di Antonio Ascari, deportato in Germania come lavoratore coatto nel 1944 e morto dopo la liberazione sulla lunga e faticosa strada del ritorno. Una tragedia che si riverbera su un intero nucleo familiare in una comunità sconvolta dalla guerra. Sullo sfondo l'Italia fascista, l'Italia delle vanaglorie imperiali e delle leggi razziali del '38. Un racconto, tra storia e ricostruzione della memoria, che è anche un viaggio introspettivo per comprendere i silenzi, il non detto e le parole appena accennate. Una storia che andava raccontata e che l'Autore racconta con sensibilità utilizzando testimonianze familiari e documentazione storica ma lasciando spazio alla creatività. Il bisogno di non dimenticare, di recuperare quelle pagine cancellate, da parte di chi, forse con meno dolore, può e deve ricordare il passato.Andrea Del Cornò - Londra 20.11.2021

A selection of short prose from Colchester Writenight, a community inclusive writing group, formed in 2011. They write together in regular monthly meetings. The theme of this collection, 'Open Book', reflects the diversity of writing they produce and represents their collective passions.

Human existence is all about the grey areas ‿ and it is those that this anthology of short stories explores ‿ providing a space for stories to be told and voices to be heard. Some stories are based on true experiences, or speculative fiction and political parables to reflect on our present day problems.

Nancy wishes Marcus could be close to her again.Marcus wishes he could be in two places at once.Marcus, an Irish-born consultant anaesthetist in London, makes a disastrous error. In a moment of panic he tries to cover his tracks. During the subsequent inquiry, his half-truths are exposed by Asabi, his assistant, who is smarting from his withdrawn attention.Nancy, his wife, is taking long-term leave of absence from her role in the bank. Alone and neglected, she becomes obsessed with an old boyfriend, Tom. News arrives of her sister's pregnancy. Jealous of her sister, she beds her ex-boyfriend and brother-in-law, Shiv. A move she immediately regrets.This fragile marriage is one haunted by ghosts from the past, and a trip to Florence will change everything. 

This diverse and varied anthology of short fiction, essays and poems confronts our present political `tempestuous' times. Some of the contributions have a science-fiction flavour to include dystopian, authoritarian and imagined worlds.

This diverse and varied anthology of poems, short stories and essays includes contributions by Canon Giles Frazer, Helena Kennedy QC, Lemn Sissay, George Szirtes and Stephen Timms MP.My Europe is one attempt to get the story straight, to explore the idea and the reality of Europe and our place in it, through a variety of sources – expert scrutiny, fiction, poetry, drama and personal testimony.“Nations, like families, must speak the truth to each other… This book offers new insights on which we can draw as we painfully work out our future on the edges of Europe.” Tamara HerveyA donation will be made to Europaeum and Luden from the proceeds.

This evocative, diverse and challenging anthology of poems and short stories is the result of a writing competition Patrician Press ran in 2016. The short-listed entries, including the winning story by Penny Simpson, were judged by Joceline Bury and Anna Johnson, amongst others.Further contributions from existing Patrician Press and other authors are as follows: Wersha Bharadwa, Mark Brayley, Emma Kittle-Pey, Petra McQueen, Suzy Norman, Robert Ronsson, Nasreem Salem, Ian Shaw, Kenneth Steven, Anna Vaught and Elisa Marcella Webb. Some of the pieces are more loosely connected to the original themes of refugees and peace.Robert McCrum has penned a quote for the back cover and George Szirtes and the Bishop of Barking have provided quotations for the foreword. A donation from the proceeds will be made to: Help Refugees. http://patricianpress.com/book/patrician-press-anthology-of-poems-and-short-stories/