Below are details of books Marie has typeset for Elastic Press, independent publishers of such books as The Alsiso Project, The Ephemara and many more. Please visit www.elasticpress.com for more details of their publications and how to order them.

 

THE EPHEMERA
by Neil Williamson

Neil Williamson's collection of bittersweet tales features fourteen stories of impermanence: from the ends of love affairs and the brief sanity of wartime convalescence, to the fading away of old languages and the dying of humanity itself.

An artist communicates solely through a bizarre mosaic, a father and his dying daughter seek hope in plague-ridden Scotland, a London pensioner’s existence is inextricably bound to that of his pet canary, and in the jungles of Borneo a criminal searches for his missing son hoping for reconciliation before the end of the world.

"Emotionally complex and displaying a keen eye for detail, the stories in Neil Williamson's collection The Ephemera are a rich and rewarding read from a stylish new Scottish talent" – Jeff Vandermeer

"Subtle, evocative and compelling, The Ephemera is a collection that shines with reflection and intelligence" - Liz Williams

 

THE LAST DAYS OF JOHNNY NORTH
by David Swann

Dave Swann is, without doubt, one of the most vivid short story writers in the UK today.  He brings the landscape and voices of the North to life with an energy that catapults his characters into the universal.  Pathos. Irresistible comedy.  The raw and beautiful stuff of everyday life.  It's all here. -  Alison MacLeod, author of 'The Wave Theory of Angels' (Penguin)

 

 

THE ENGLISH SOIL SOCIETY
by Tim Nickels

The stories of Tim Nickels defy easy categorisation. They might be folktales from an alternate world, modern-day myths or eccentric fables written by creatures under the earth or from the stars. Yet, despite their elusive, amorphic qualities and dextrous, lullaby prose, they are also rooted with an intensity of emotion that aptly characterises the human condition, expressing both the personal and collective anxieties which affect us all.

 

TRAILER PARK FAIRY TALES
by Matt Dinniman

An ex-Siamese-twin Spam sculptor, a mathematical genius dinner lady, and a teenage exorcist are but three of the characters in these entertaining, multi-genre stories. Urban fairytales will never be read quite the same way again.

 

 

THE LIFE TO COME
by Tim Lees

Are you ready for the life to come? A life in which the gods are caged, a strange creature is born from starlight, aliens invade the living room and interplanetary detritus fills the earth, while mankind endures its own small, personal dilemmas, painful and comical by turns.

 

THE ELASTIC BOOK OF NUMBERS
edited by Allen Ashley

In this unique collection of 21 stories, some of the world's finest fictioneers examine the effect of numbers on humankind's past, present and future. From the rewriting of history through the thrill of the roulette wheel to the codes controlling the starships, each of these tales engages with numbers in innovative, entertaining and meaningful ways.

 

 

VISITS TO THE FLEA CIRCUS
by Nick Jackson

Quiet magical realism and poignant character studies go hand in hand in Nick Jackson's first collection of stories. His understated style and meticulous prose lead us into situations from which reality is the only escape.

 

 

ANGEL ROAD
by Steven Savile

From the beginning of time the subject of angels has inspired mankind. In this stunning new collection of stories Steven Savile surrenders to their inspiration and invites them - and us - into the most haunting reaches of the imagination. 

 

 

SOMNAMBULISTS
by Allen Ashley

Journey through the nebulous half-world somewhere between sleep and wakefulness, populated with uncertainties and shadows. Poignant and poetic, edgy and urban, Ashley's great craft and conviction subverts our expectations to devastating effect.

 

 

THE SOUND OF WHITE ANTS
by Brian Howell

Taking the iconographic images of the schoolgirl and the salaryman, mingled with the bittersweet experiences of the sexually repressed, these stories embed themselves beneath the plastic veneer of contemporary Japanese society, revealing a world caught precariously between its future and its past.

 

 

JUNG'S PEOPLE
by Kay Green

Kay Green’s first collection of short fiction examines with depth and insight the paths by which we choose to exist. A thoughtful and reflective anthology, Jung’s People serves to deconstruct the modernist, and reinvent the pagan.

 

 

THE ALSISO PROJECT
edited by Andrew Hook

Spurred by a typographical error twenty-three authors unravel the enigma of Alsiso. Containing an eclectic mix of styles, ideas, genres and meaning, The Alsiso Project is a unique anthology of expression interweaving coincidence with commentary, mystery with knowledge, and illusion with fate.

This is what you get when you give creative minds rules and obstacles to overcome. Freshness, originality, wit, cruelty and a certain amount of outrageous slyness.

From the introduction by Christopher Fowler.

 

 

MILO AND I
by Antony Mann

Welcome to a world where an assassination is broadcast on live TV, where a detective’s sidekick is thirteen-months old, where chess has been solved, and where gambling for a pound of flesh takes on new meaning. Welcome to Mann’s world.

 

 

SECOND CONTACT
by Gary Couzens

Exploring the twin themes of time and identity Gary Couzens manipulates our sensibilities in a major collection of nineteen powerful stories, drawing on the fascinations that dwell within the hearts of us all.

 

SLEEPWALKERS
by Marion Arnott

Award-winning author Marion Arnott fuses crime with passion, hope with despair, in these eleven slow-burning tales which dig deep into the human psyche.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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