Bird Wing: (A Flash Fiction Collection)

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The night you left us, I stayed awake until the sky woke up. The light through the curtains was a fresh bruise, stirring from black, to blue, to grey..."From the author of 'The Blue Hour' and 'The Day I Nearly Drowned', 'Bird Wing (and other stories)' is a powerful flash fiction collection exploring love, loss - and revenge.A young woman struggles to read, an elderly man stares at the sky and contemplates loss, a niece plots murder on the bus. Often tender, sometimes uplifting, and always relatable - these tales explore the emotions and challenges that ordinary people strive to overcome.Bird Wing contains stories shortlisted and long-listed in competitions, including Flash 500 and Fish Publications.Praise for The Day I Nearly Drowned: "A work of condensed beauty." - Simon Gary"Ultimately, [this] is a collection that touches on very real and human issues - grief, loss, and loneliness in a very modern and transient world... Collins is able to make ordinary struggles emotionally poignant and powerful, reminding us that we all go through more than we think." - MadHatter Reviews"A richly intimate and heartfelt assortment of short stories from an insightful and talented writer." - Gregory Williams