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(© Steve Leighton)

TALES OF KAPH

by Steve Leighton

The twenty-eight short stories in this collection encompass a variety of styles, settings, subjects and lengths. Many have appeared in magazines and anthologies and several have won prizes in short story competitions, including the Canongate Prize and literature festival competitions at Wells, Yeovil and Weston-super-Mare.

Without necessarily being geographically specific, some of the stories have a clear link with Glastonbury and its alternative culture, while others have a gentle rural or coastal atmosphere, sometimes fantastical, always delightful and thought provoking.

The cover picture, as well as the drawings illustrating each story are by the author.

Steve Leighton is a writer, walker, artist, former school teacher and local newspaper columnist, and now part-time library assistant living in Glastonbury, Somerset. Behind his gentle and unassuming appearance he hides a razor sharp sense of humour, and a remarkable ability to toy with words in a variety of styles from baroque to modern. His concise and tight plots often have a surprising ending, while his lifelong love of nature and dedication to unveiling the core of consciousness in each of us shine through many of his stories. This collection of short stories (some of them award-winning) is an enjoyable demonstration of his writing talent.

ISBN: 978 0 9557088 4 8

Back cover text:

The short story as a literary form affirms the “small is beautiful” philosophy. Short stories are tasty little snacks rather than four-course meals; catchy and moving arias rather than epic operas; local footpath strolls rather than long distance hikes. They are single sitting reads; brief glimpses into the lives, characters, ideas and adventures of passing acquaintances.

The short stories in this collection encompass a variety of styles, settings, subjects and lengths. Many have appeared in magazines and anthologies and several have won prizes in short story competitions, including the Canongate Prize and literature festival competitions at Wells, Yeovil and Weston-super-Mare.

Steve Leighton is a writer, walker, artist, former school teacher and local newspaper columnist, and now part-time library assistant living in Glastonbury, Somerset.

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