Book Readings
A reading from A Cornish Rant by Anita Hunt
“Jess finished rolling out the pastry and started deftly turning a large potato in one hand, chipping small bite-sized chunks off with a knife before
Transcript:
“I can’t do justice with the right expressive words to get across to you the sensation of a heightened exuberant awareness. It’s like a kind of aliveness that has affected the deepest level of your inner consciousness. A different way of thinking. The sheer knowingness that has touched everyone’s soul on Earth; that things are better than before. A lush, living, warming comfort coming from an advanced higher intelligence that is ready to help. It’s like the whole world has changed. There’s a heartfelt joy at the way we look at the planet now. Everyone is more relaxed because a global crisis will no longer trouble this protected planet. A new, vivid reality that says, there’s more good to come and things are simply going to get better.”
After the Daccarian Accord can be found published in the Cornwall Writers short story collection Cornwall: Misfits, Curiosities and Legends.
“Jess finished rolling out the pastry and started deftly turning a large potato in one hand, chipping small bite-sized chunks off with a knife before
“Doris sat in a rocking chair. The only light her fingers worked by was the blazing log fire in the hearth. The wind howled outside
“He became aware that he was awake and turned to look at Belle beside him. So close, so detached. Beautiful in the half light. He
The extract is read by Claudia Loveland. “What am I doing in Cornwall What am I doing down here I’m ten years older than when
The excerpt is read by Stephen Baird. “Winnie from Wisconsin USA was staying with her cousin Jane Hoskin, and was determined to make friends with
“It was far too dangerous for him to be at the beach at this hour. The night was his cover and the incoming tide his
“An extract from the short story Flecks of Gold by Stephen Baird, published in the Cornwall Writers anthology Cornwall: Misfits, Curiosities and Legends. The sunset
“He is huge and his chariot would dwarf the biggest hay cart you’ve ever seen. The chariot never touches the ground and nor do his
Our Cornwall Misfits Curiosities and Legends trailer features extracts from some of our short stories with an amazing Cornish backdrop
Cornwall: Misfits, Curiosities and Legends by Cornwall Writers is an eclectic collection of short stories and other scribbles written by authors in Cornwall.