Flyer Fiction: The Cornerhouse Project #7

I was at Cornerhouse on the last official day of business, Thursday, and noticed the bicycle stands had been flyered. How apt - my Micro Commission was all about flyering the bikes, so it was a nice little reminder! Just thought I'd share. Back soon with more on the Re/Place project for Chorlton Arts Festival 2015.

Flyer Fiction: The Cornerhouse Project #6

Last night, I made a pitstop at Cornerhouse and had great trouble finding a parking space for Hettie. How delightful! I've never seen the bike stands so full, all of them tripled up (I have a feeling that Boyhood might be quite popular).

NOW

It reminded me of Micro Commission: Flyer Fiction, and I suddenly realised that I worked on that project exactly a year ago this gone weekend. It also reminded me that I set myself some homework here, which the dog consequently ate. Maybe I'll get back to it at some point…

THEN

Flyer Fiction: The Cornerhouse Project #5

During my final Micro Commission stint at Cornerhouse, on the Monday evening, I was interviewed by the editor of Tusk Journal, Alex. A keen cyclist himself (though unfortunately currently out of the saddle following an accident), he was really interested to know more about the Flyer Fiction project and the idea of using steeds as the inspiration for short stories, and he's just published part of our conversation on the Tusk website, which you can read here.

Flyer Fiction: The Cornerhouse Project - story 4

Last night, the on-the-spot storywriting came to its conclusion, and here's the fourth and final in situ short-short story riding off into the night. If you received a story, do drop a line about what you made of it to sitespecificstories@gmail.com. I'm going to publish the stories here at some point soon and also write a post or two about the processes the project has involved, so do pop back and keep checking for updates.

Flyer Fiction: The Cornerhouse Project - story 3

Yesterday's story was inspired by Tweed Ride, which passed by and waved!

Flyer Fiction: The Cornerhouse Project - story 2

Day 2 in the Big Corner House. Phew, it was sweltering. Perhaps because of that, there wasn't much in the way of comings and goings in bikeland; at least not at the Cornerhouse stands. Still, a story was written and it found its way onto another four bikes, as documented here. Partly, it was inspired by the fact that the bikes locked up when I arrived included a nice number of vintage racers; partly by the aforementioned insignificant number of comings and goings during the one-hour observation / listing period, two of those comings and goings involved arty folk wot I know. One of them came to visit me in situ; t'other had no idea I was there at that moment in time. Another point worth noting was that the fourth story that wasn't picked up when I left yesterday was still on site today. Right then, back tomorrow, pre Tweed Ride (which, if you should wish to partake in - and I recommend you do [tweed in this, or any, weather is optional, btw] - meets at St John's Gardens near MoSI at 1pm).

Flyer Fiction: The Cornerhouse Project - story 1

Yesterday saw the first in situ list- and story-writing session for my Cornerhouse Micro Commission, Flyer Fiction. I left the story on four bikes locked up to the Cambridge stands outside and as I decided to stay in the cafe and eat me tea, I saw three of the flyers get picked up by the bike owners and the fourth get looked at by a passer-by. Everyone smiled, and all the bike owners told their friends about it - two were fellow cyclists, one was the driver of a VW Beetle.

Flyer Fiction: The Cornerhouse Project #4

Today marks the beginning of Flyer Fiction. Over the next four days, I will spend three hours per day in the Cornerhouse cafe, watching the bike stands out of the window, scribbling down my observations in an obsessive Oulipian manner, and hopefully producing at least one short-short story per sitting stint with which to fictionbomb the steeds. I may even squeeze in a light beverage or two. It's a hard life, but someone's got to do it. I'll be there at different times in order to capture different moods and activities, and the whole writing in situ part of the project will add up to 12 hours, covering 11 in the morning to 11 at night. The 12 is significant for a future piece I'm plotting to work on and which will also involve a system, if it comes off. We shall see.

Flyer Fiction: The Cornerhouse Project #3

So here we are - what you need to keep your eyes peeled for if you're a cyclist about town Friday through Monday this weekend.

Flyer Fiction: The Cornerhouse Project #2

As we wend our merry way towards the weekend, and the start of Micro Commission: Flyer Fiction, I thought I'd tell you about a story I've already written that's set at Cornerhouse - in Cinema 1, to be exact. Everyone Has A Favourite Spot is published in Flash: The International Short-Short Story Magazine and has been recorded by Les Malheureux, the results of which you can listen to on Soundcloud by clicking here. Enjoy.

Flyer Fiction: The Cornerhouse Project

This weekend, the next round of Site Specific Stories will be written in situ at Cornerhouse, as part of the Micro Commissions programme. If you're around, bob by and see if you can spot me; say hello, and I might pop you into the stories I'm going to be writing - I'll be there Fri 5-8pm, Sat 2-5pm, Sun 11am-2pm and Mon 8-11pm. You can read more about Flyer Fiction on the Micro Commissions website and I'll be updating this blog with information as the project unfolds over the next few days...