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31 [Kindle Edition]

Calum Kerr (Author)
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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Containing 31 stories written in the 31 days of January 2011, this collection of flash-fictions spans a wide range of genres and styles: from science-fiction to an unconventional love story, from pulp noir to the apocalypse, from magical realism to the magic of life.

"There’s a surreal fantasy about a town struck by an attack of metaphors, a futuristic investigation into prosthetic noses, and a poignant contemplation on holding hands. Calum Kerr’s flash fictions are funny and moving and leap off the page with all the immediacy and urgency with which they were written."
- David Gaffney, author of The Half Life of Songs

"Such a treat... I was reading it thinking ah, so this is what good flash fiction is like. These should have won prizes and been lauded to the skies... The best and most energetic book of flash I've read for aeons!"
- Cathy Bryant, author of Contains Strong Language and Scenes of a Sexual Nature

Calum Kerr is the director of National Flash-Fiction Day.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 220 KB
  • Print Length: 82 pages
  • Publisher: Gumbo Press (31 Mar 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007KCXV5M
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #114,018 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and varied set of stories 10 Nov 2012
By Zoe from Hertfordshire
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
This popped up as a suggestion from Amazon, and I am so pleased that I followed it through - a really fantastic set of stories, covering a wide range of genres. Short story writing is very different to just writing a short novel, and this writer has got it absolutely right every time - don't hesitate.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Bite Size Fiction for a Busy World 21 Mar 2012
By MR SIMON D CLAY
Format:Kindle Edition
Admit it, you bought a Kindle, Wi-Fi, 6" E Ink Display because you don't have time to carry a load of books around with you. And you carry it with you because you want to read ALL THE TIME.

But you don't always have the time to read a novella, or a few pages of a story, and the small spots during the day when you get a moment to read are spent mostly trying to work out where all the characters are, what they're doing and where the plot's at.

Enter flash-fiction. The shortest of short-stories for your lunch break, morning coffee, the commute to work, or even just those precious seconds where the boss' back is turned.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect prose from the king of flash 4 April 2012
By Ms. Cathy J. Bryant
Format:Kindle Edition
I knew that Calum Kerr ran National Flash Fiction Day so I thought he'd probably be pretty good, and I wasn't disappointed. Innovative, exciting yet always clear, the stories range in subject but often stray towards the dark edges of life, and are none the worse for that. A snip at the price.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Book Review: 31 - Calum Kerr
Short stories? I can take them or leave them. This collection of 'flash fiction' - I loved it! All very different and as implied in the synopsis, varying in genre. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Booketta
5.0 out of 5 stars Caters for almost every taste.
Such a great collection, I already own a paper copy, so glad I can get one on my Kindle too! This collection is perfect to read either in one literary spell or in chunks to fit... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mynameismully
5.0 out of 5 stars 31 by Calum Kerr
As a writer of flash fiction I was obviously interested to see what a collection would be like. I wasn't disappointed! Read more
Published 10 months ago by Laura Besley
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent short, short stories
I had already enjoyed one collection of flash fiction by a different author when I came across this collection. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Cathy
5.0 out of 5 stars 31 fantastic flashes of fiction
I loved the idea of this - a flash fiction written every day for a month - and I wasn't disappointed. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Shirley Golden
5.0 out of 5 stars Fiction for the moment.
Ok, I admit it. I downloaded 31 with the intention of reading a single bite-sized fiction whenever a spare few minutes reading time became available and then like a kid with a box... Read more
Published 13 months ago by annie hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars Once upon a time, a crazy man had an idea...
A fantastic collection of stories in an eclectic range of styles and forms, Kerr's work '31' makes for great bedtime reading, not in that it will send you to sleep, but because it... Read more
Published 14 months ago by CasualBrowser
5.0 out of 5 stars One small step for man, 1000 words for storykind.
It's a very odd thing to write a review about a collection of stories that individually could be fewer words that this review actual is, but that is exactly what Calum has been... Read more
Published 14 months ago by I. Hawley
5.0 out of 5 stars 31 by Calum Kerr
I'm new to the concept of flash fiction. However, having had it recommended to me, I read 31 in one sitting, and not only was it a fine introduction into the genre, but Dr Kerr... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Bartz
5.0 out of 5 stars Creative energy fizzes in this little book
A real testimony to the art of writing fast - a series of stories written one a day for a month, stories that may be short but whose energy and originality belies the wordcount. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mrs. V. R. Gebbie
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