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...
 

Taking Work Home Again #3

Taking Work Home Again #2