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Tracy Fells
@theliterarypig.bsky.social
WRITER. 2017 WINNER Commonwealth Prize Can & Eur. Author novella-in-flash Hairy On The Inside (Ad Hoc Fiction) S/L '22 Rubery Book Award. Short Story collection out now from Fly On The Wall Press. Buy now: rb.gy/esxcc. www.tracyfells.com
I painted this bookmark & decided to keep it for myself, then realised it was the ideal match for @sudhab.bsky.social's 'Nose Ornaments' @adhocfiction.bsky.social. The irony is I didn't need a bookmark; I read this gem in one sitting. I loved all 3 narrators, 82 pages of perfection. #art #AmReading
June 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Just finished @fionamckay.bsky.social's #NovellaInFlash 'The Top Road' @adhocfiction.bsky.social . Beautifully written. Gripping as any top thriller - this kept me reading to the end. I cried for so many of the characters here, all believable and aching with humanity. #AmReading #WritingCommunity
June 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
LitPig has already got his trotters on my contributor's copy of the Bath Flash Fiction anthology vol 9 (published by @adhocfiction.bsky.social). The title is taken from my #FlashFiction (p140) The Constancy of Woodpigeons, which is a great honour for me. @bathflashaward.bsky.social @adhocfic
June 11, 2025 at 12:35 PM
#TheLostPassenger by @franquinn.bsky.social is the first book in a long time that I stayed up late to read then got up early to finish! Within pages I was hooked - laughing, crying & cheering along with Elinor. The Titanic scenes were well-written, felt authentic & heart-achingly real. #AmReading
March 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Celebrate #WorldBookDay by reading a book! And why not support #indie #bookshops & small presses by buying a book from them🐷💖📚📚
Here's my #ShortStory collection published by award-winning small press @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social. Stories of myths, monsters and mothers.
#AmReading #WritingCommunity
March 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
LitPig is celebrating #WorldBookDay with the latest psychological thriller 'Make Yourself At Home' from @bookouture.bsky.social. Out Now. He loves everything by @wendyclarke.bsky.social & can't wait to start reading. Trotters up from LitPig! #WritingCommunity #amreading
March 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Elizabeth Strout @lizstrout.bsky.social does it again. I didn't want to leave the, what felt very real, world of Lucy Barton, Olive Kitteridge & Bob Burgess. Oh so matter of fact prose, yet oh so profound. Wisdom, kindness & love in all its forms are here. #WritingCommunity #WritingAndBooks
February 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Always a pleasure to visit @waterstones.bsky.social #Worthing where there's now a newly signed copy of #TheNamingOfMoths, my #ShortStory collection, available in the #bookshop. From @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
(I forgot to take a pic so this is one I took earlier in 2024). #WritingCommunity
January 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
LitPig loves book post! This gorgeous book arrived today. Out 27th February #TheLostPassenger by @franquinn.bsky.social, one of my favourite #HistoricalFiction authors. It jumps straight to the top of my TBR pile. With thanks to @bookpublicist.bsky.social for sending. #WritingCommunity
January 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It's trotters up from LitPig for @scooterwriter.bsky.social 's 'A Tricky Dance'. This heartfelt #NovellaInFlash made me laugh ... & I cried a few happy tears too. With each story I could hear Diane reading in my head!
Now I just want to know what happened next for Elspeth & Rory. #AmReading
December 18, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Here's the perfect #StockingFiller for #ShortStory lovers. #BooksMakePerfectGifts #Christmas
Why not support an #Indie small press & buy direct from @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social. #TheNamingOfMoths is also avail from #Waterstones, #Amazon or order from your local #Bookshop. #MagicRealism
December 18, 2024 at 10:48 AM
Treated myself & LitPit to an early #Christmas pressie: 'The Process of Poetry' by @rosannamcglone.bsky.social
#BooksMakeGreatGifts so why not support a small #IndiePublisher & buy one of their books! I got mine from the award-winning @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social. #WritingCommunity 🐷❤️📚🎁🎄
December 9, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Happy birthday to my terrific writing chum @dublinwriter.bsky.social Best wishes for a FABULOUS day from me & LitPig!
December 7, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Confessions of a #bookaholic :
On tidying a bookcase discovering you have 2 copies of the same paperback. One bought from a high street bookshop, the other from a charity shop.
Does anyone else do this?
I really need to work on clearing my TBR pile ...
#AmReading #LoveBooks #WritingCommunity
November 30, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Also just had a lovely time exchanging messages to plan a pre-Xmas charity bookshop visit (+ cafe chat) with a writer friend. Below is my to-read bookcase. Reader, I may have a problem ... #WritingAndBooks #WritingCommunity
November 23, 2024 at 11:34 AM
LitPig likes to share the #Book love. Always buying new paperbacks, or borrowing from local libraries & supporting charity #bookshops. @oxfamgb.bsky.social does good work & I bought this brilliant haul yesterday at #Horsham #Oxfam. (Also had great book chat with a volunteer)🐷❤️📚 #WritingCommunity
November 20, 2024 at 10:16 AM
🎉Happy 1st book birthday🎉to my debut #ShortStory collection #TheNamingOfMoths. Tales of myths, monsters & mothers. Available from award-winning small press
Fly On The Wall Press, #Waterstones, #Amazon & indie #bookshops in the UK. Or borrow from your local #Library! #MagicRealism
November 13, 2024 at 2:32 PM
I'll be in conversation with Karen Stevens at Chichester University West Sussex 4-5pm 29th APRIL talking about #thenamingofmoths (published Fly on the Wall Press) and my writing process. Details below. Free event, no ticket needed.
#shortstories #WritingCommunity
April 27, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Another 5* review for #TheNamingOfMoths. "Fells presents great studies of the relationships we have with each other, with ourselves, & with the magic & mysticism that surrounds us ... tales of love, lust, betrayal, life and loss - told with great sensitivity & humour." Out now. #WritingCommunity
January 26, 2024 at 1:11 PM
"a beautiful book inside & out." Another 5* review on Amazon for #TheNamingOfMoths. "Fells subverts stereotypes & asks us to look a little closer at ordinary lives that are, in fact, extraordinary. Sensitive & insightful, this is a brilliant collection from a wonderful writer."
January 17, 2024 at 3:47 PM
Lovely welcome for me today at Chichester Waterstones when signed copies of #TheNamingOfMoths, my #shortstory collection. Chuffed to take a shelfie, and just look at my shelf companions!
December 12, 2023 at 2:09 PM
I'm featured in this month's Writing Magazine talking about my Path To Publication for #TheNamingOfMoths #ShortStory collection. #writingcommunity #AmWriting
December 9, 2023 at 12:06 PM
Took my first shelfie! Found copies of my debut short story collection THE NAMING OF MOTHS in my local Waterstones in Horsham. A milestone moment for my writing career. #WritingCommunity
November 25, 2023 at 9:08 AM
Next Wed 22nd Nov, I'll be at The Steyning Bookshop
for an evening event talking about #ShortStories & reading from my #Collection. 7.30pm with drink & £2 off book incl in £5 ticket, avail from bookshop in-store/website/tel. Buying a ticket ahead really helps the bookshop to plan. #Steyning
November 16, 2023 at 9:14 AM
Spotted in Steyning village today (with thanks to
@wendyclarke.bsky.social) outside The Steyning Bookshop. I'm officially a poster! This is advertising my event on
22nd Nov, 7.30pm - tickets £5 from the bookshop /website. Hope to see some local Sussex readers there.
November 13, 2023 at 1:27 PM