BackStory: Five Questions with Carys Crossen Author of God’s Image What inspired you to write ‘God’s Image’? I discovered Eleno’s story by accident. I had Googled the Inquisition after watching a film featuring the Spanish Armada. I saw the name…
God’s Image
God’s Image by Carys Crossen Eleno faces the Inquisition. Their vestments glow red even in the Stygian darkness of his cell. Their eyes shine with religious fervour. They live in a world where uncertainty, transmogrification, introspection do not exist. They…
BackStory: Four Questions with Sam Payne
BackStory: Four Questions with Sam Payne Author of Torrey Canyon 1967 What inspired you to write ‘Torrey Canyon 1967’? Some time ago I read article about the Torrey Canyon disaster. It was one of the world’s most serious oil spills…
Torrey Canyon 1967
Torrey Canyon 1967 by Sam Payne We wash seabirds in the sinks at the hairdressers. Their thin bones tremble in our hands as the brown foam slips over stained porcelain. We shift from foot to foot as our fingers work…