For the next six days we're in a fortunate happy place, publishing a new Alan Beard short each day. Alan has a rich and storied history, publishing two story collections, Taking Doreen Out of the Sky (Picador, 1999) and You Don’t Have to Say (Tindal Street Press, 2010). Numerous stories and flashes have appeared in magazines and anthologies, in the UK, USA and Canada including Malahat Review, London Magazine, Best British Short Stories (Salt), most recently in Digbeth Stories (Floodgate 2023) and Thursday Nights (Tindal Street Fiction Group, 2023). Alan is Tom Gallon award winner; and is currently finishing off a third collection.
WANTS TO GET HIGH
Wants to get high will go to great lengths will tackle the dark the twisty streets of love the canal reek beside him the trembling hand on the door the misconception the spots and boils the bloodshot eyes the days drummed out of town, the seas within broiling, coughing up cabbage, the mis-perceived. The peace that might come.
© 2024, Alan Beard
essentials
Beard. An intro to Six Days with Alan Beard→
Six Day with Alan Beard: Wants to Get High→
Six Day with Alan Beard: Too Many Bags→
Six Day with Alan Beard: Slightly→
Six Day with Alan Beard: Gone→
Six Day with Alan Beard: Riot→
Six Day with Alan Beard: Whatwastherethematterwithher?→
Alan Beard on X formerly known as Twitter→
