Sexual politics, revenge, thwarted love, beautiful women, a deeply flawed heroine, illicit sex, a diamond merchant, angry teenagers, ‘The Return of the Native’ has all the makings of a fabulous American soap opera. It first appeared as a serial in the sensationalist magazine, ‘Belgravia’, in 1878. Hardy had difficulty finding a publisher for the novel […]

.Cent is a classy-looking online magazine, and my story is live now at http://digital.centmagazine.co.uk/conn-pre-war-sax/#0 The artwork, pasted below, is by Tamara Venn! I wrote the story especially for their ‘Fusion’ themed issue. One thing leads to another, and as a result of my Liars’ League story, I was asked to submit one for .Cent. There were no […]