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SMILING EXERCISES, AND OTHER STORIES

30 hilarious, shocking and heartbreaking stories

An apocalypse of fish

The politics of holding open an office door

A man waking to find a secret vagina in his armpit

All this and more in SMILING EXERCISES, AND OTHER STORIES!

Each story is 1000 words or less, perfect to start the day/end the day/enjoy on the toilet/put off that suicide for another three minutes.
This collection includes two stories shortlisted for the Bridport Prize, as well as others first published by Litro, decomP, Word Riot, Mad Swirl, Cricket Online Review, Everyday Fiction, Metazen, Space Squid, nthposition and many more great magazines!

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  • Quirky and off the wall, buckle your seatbelt and get this eclectic collection of quickies to boggle your brain!

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  • I can’t remember the last time I enjoyed a short story as much as ‘the
    office door fiasco’ by @DanMalakin. Absolutely top notch. #amreading

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  • A really great collection of flash stories which I highly recommend.

    <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B017A98QVI/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=recent" target="_blank">Amazon review by a verified buyer </u> </a>
  • Short story collections are rarely this original and well-executed and I’m eagerly looking forward to more in-depth work from this writer (another review mentioned a novel next year so I’ve earmarked that already!)

    <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B017A98QVI/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=recent" target="_blank">Amazon review by Mikshu</u> </a>
  • Funny, dark, quirky and truly original…these short stories will not fail to satisfy even the most twisted mind!

    <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B017A98QVI/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=recent" target="_blank">Amazon review </u> </a>
  • Undoubtedly a writer to watch

    <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B017A98QVI/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=recent" target="_blank">Amazon review by a verified buyer </u> </a>
  • The stories are short, strong and vivid.

    <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/B017A98QVI/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_btm?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=recent" target="_blank">Amazon review by muse1 </u> </a>

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