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Wild Seas, Wilder Cities

21ST OCTOBER ’24

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More publication news!! I’m thrilled to be a contributor to WILD SEAS, WILDER CITIES from Pens of the Earth. Wild Seas, Wilder Cities is a “wild-seeded” collection of short stories, poems, memoirs, environmental articles and illustrations from 54 unique contributors, all concerned with showing the positive side of our relationship with the earth.

Dive into the depths of Wild Seas, Wilder Cities and let your imagination be fired by the many wonderful projects already making a difference to our world, by stories of hope, celebrations of nature, inspirational people (both real and fictional) and by the local action that every one of us can undertake. A few small differences in your life will ensure you are part of the ever-growing global community dedicated to protecting our precious planet. Let us inspire you!

All profits from this book go to the Solent Seagrass Restoration Project. Seagrasses do as much to keep the planet cool as rainforests, so raise your spirits and help us plant the seeds of change.

Reviews

“Wild Seas, Wilder Cities is a delightfully encouraging collection of writings on the ways we can help make the world wilder again, how we can change the narrative on climate change. Vibrant and alive, these are wonderful tales told of renaturing – of striving to support life in all its glorious forms on the earth, of restoring hope for the future.” Dr James Canton, Director of Wild Writing, University of Essex

“Bursting with inspiring and hopeful visions.” Carys Bray

“A lyrical force for change.” Nicola Chester

“Carrying messages of determination, love for nature, positive actions and the power of community.” Sarah Jane Butler, author of Starling

“Full of love, enlightenment, practicality and poetry.” Toby Litt, author of Patience

Solent Seagrass Restoration Project: https://www.hiwwt.org.uk/seagrass-restoration

Pens of the Earth book page: https://pensoftheearth.co.uk/the-book/

Launching on Monday 21st October, 6:30 – 8:30, at Portsmouth Guildhall: https://www.portsmouthguildhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/pens-of-the-earth-book-launch/

PUBLICATION DAY

The day has arrived. It’s the release of my long-awaited second collection of short stories. Lots of you have asked when they will be available to buy and the wait is over. I’m thrilled to announce the release of a new collection of stories, many of which have been placed in competitions and published in international literary journals. Two of the stories can be found in anthologies – You Fold Yourself into Tiny Spaces was Longlisted in the Reflex Press Quarterly International Flash Fiction Competition and published in In Defence of Pseudoscience: Reflex Fiction Volume Five. Prolific was published in Pens of the Earth and is forthcoming in a Pens of the Earth Anthology in October 2024. Some of my favourite stories are new to this collection.

“Intense, beautifully realised and ice-sharp”

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ABOUT THE COLLECTION:

The sentences we leave unfinished, questions surrounding sudden loss, a decision on a train. This second collection covers themes of relationships and memory, exploring what happens when memory fails. It looks at beginnings and endings, weaving through themes of generations, family, uncertainty, and what happens when experiences change us.

“F C Malby’s stories capture characters teetering on the edge of precipices in their lives, sometimes literal, sometimes metaphorical, as they decide whether or not to take a leap of faith into the unknown. These intense, beautifully realised and ice-sharp stories momentarily suspend us over an Everestian abyss.” Jonathan P Taylor, author and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Leicester

“In this impressive collection of 65 short and very short stories, F C Malby gives us sharply honed glimpses into the profundity of the ordinary and the impact of the extraordinary. Malby’s characters deal with choices and their consequences, with themes of life passages, nature and the sea. Her prose is strong with much implied and left to the interpretation of the reader. Highly recommend.” Barbara Byar, novelist, short story author and Fiction Editor, Variant Literature

You can purchase my second collection of short stories, A Place of Unfinished Sentences, in paperback and as an eBook https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DFW6BPMW