He holds back just enough to urge the reader to reflect on what is left unsaid and to appreciate that there is always more to the story than a first glance holds.’
Craig proves himself a master of the form, managing the delicate balance of moving from dark hilarity to tragedy and back again. There are glimpses of Barthelme in his examination of human frailties and life’s absurdities. Tim Craig’s crisp, clean prose is refreshing and full of heart. ‘ Now You See Him is a sharp, intelligent collection of flash fiction, written with a lapidary’s precision. Mackintosh, author of The Yet Unknowing World. Now You See Him is flash fiction at its quintessential best.’ This is the essence of good storytelling - while the reader chuckles, a subtle ache remains.
Loss underlies even the jauntiest of his pieces. ‘Nothing combines wit and woe as seamlessly as a Tim Craig story. Christopher Allen, author of Other Household Toxins and Editor of SmokeLong Quarterly The stories in this collection, most a single tight page of killer prose, all deserve revisiting again and again and again.’ With enviable confidence, Craig spins the most varied, playful and poignant tales. ~Vanessa Gebbie author of The Coward’s TaleĪlso available on Kindle worldwide.‘Tim Craig is a master of microfiction. “A real cornucopia of flash skills.all sparking joy.” ~Christopher Allen author of Other Household Toxins personal stories and those concerning larger cultural themes.” “There’s humor and pathos in these stories, conventional plots alongside innovative structures. ~Nancy Stohlman, author of Madam Velvet’s Cabaret of Oddities a wonderful cross-section of flash fiction.” “From lush description to plot surprises to current events and complicated relationships of all kinds.
So much to enjoy, make you think, and inspire you to write your own stories.
The stories cover many topics: relationships in all their forms, familiar, strange, tragic or benign war and displacement the climate emergency historical subjects the fantastical and surreal. This anthology, the fourth from the Bath Flash Fiction Awards, contains 137 micro fictions of 300 words or under by writers from all over the world.
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