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David Frankel @daveyfrankel.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

@uncertainstories.com 'Perfect Circle' is out! My story, ‘Swineside’ - is in v. good company, among stories by Eva Carson, @jmgatford.bsky.social , @kathyhoyle.bsky.social , @lynseymay.com and Lauren O’Donoghue, and brilliant illustrations by Lucy Scott. www.uncertainstories.com/books/anthol...

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Uncertain Stories @uncertainstories.com · 24/03/2026

The latest Little Uncertainty is out this week. It’s a very fine short story and it’s completely free! Copies are on the way to bookshops across the UK right now so keep an eye out and grab yourself a copy if you see one…

Three copies of a book: “The Crossing” by David Frankel, part of the Little Uncertainties series from Uncertain Stories. Cover features a drawing of a figure standing in the snow in front of trees.

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Uncertain Stories @uncertainstories.com · 13/11/2025

Happy birthday to Robert Louis Stevenson!

Drawing of Robert Louis Stevenson (by Lucy Scott), with caption “RLS 13/11/1850”.

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Linda Daunter @lindadaunter.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Amazing how a #BookPost can brighten an otherwise cold, dark and very wet day. Thank you, @uncertainstories.com 10 out of 10 for your packaging skills - and the freebies. Love the design of your Broken Ground anthology. I think I'll be reading it very s-l-o-w-l-y to make it last! #ShortStories

A shallow cardboard box on a wooden table opened to show its contents: a book-shaped parcel wrapped neatly in white tissue paper with a pink and black circular seal on it, and a printed card from Uncertain Stories.

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Nathaniel Spain @nathanielspain.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy halloween! Thrilled to have two stories out this October in these beautiful collections by brilliant publishers. Definitely recommend picking up copies if you're looking for something strange and scary to read this autumn, they're so so good and no I'm not biased at all

The anthology Broken Ground by Uncertain stories, and book 22 of The Ghastling, side by side on a table next to two mini pumpkins and a pair of pine cones.

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Amanda Mason @amandajanemason.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I read this over the weekend and I can't recommend it highly enough. It's an impeccable collection of beautifully tense short fiction with an uncanny edge. Loved it. Go to @uncertainstories.com and get your copy now.

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Really enjoyed this collection of stories - the first anthology from @uncertainstories.com. Strange and spooky and unsettling

Front cover of Broken Ground, an anthology of stories published by Uncertain Stories. Image is a composite of things including a tree, a cube, stone etc.

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Uncertain Stories @uncertainstories.com · 27/10/2025

If you’re in Edinburgh and you fancy a free(!) short story to read, you’ll currently find a stack of our Little Uncertainties in Argonaut Books, Curiouser & Curiouser, Golden Hare, the Portobello Bookshop, Topping & Co, and Typewronger. Spread the word, and grab yourself one before they’re gone!

A pile of little books - Briar Rose by Alex Clark.

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The Fiction Desk @thefictiondesk.com · 22/10/2025

Our winter submissions call is now open! Details at: www.thefictiondesk.com/news/this-wi...

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Alastair Chisholm @alastairc.com · 23/10/2025

This week #IAmReading something a bit different – not middle-grade, but an excellent collection of slightly weird tales from new publishers @uncertainstories.com… Atmospheric, creepy, a little bit weird – check them out! 👉 alastairc.com/i-am-reading...

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Uncertain Stories #1 – Broken Ground

I Am Reading: Uncertain Stories #1 – Broken Ground

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The Fiction Desk @thefictiondesk.com · 22/10/2025

Our winter submissions call is now open! Details at: www.thefictiondesk.com/news/this-wi...

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The Fiction Desk @thefictiondesk.com · 18/10/2025

Something’s coming… Watch out for news from The Fiction Desk in the next couple of weeks.

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Amanda Mason @amandajanemason.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Wonderful bookpost. An anthology and a couple of chasers from @uncertainstories.com (and @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social) Can't wait to dive in.

Broke Ground, a collection of short fiction and a couple of single short stories.

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Kathy Hoyle @kathyhoyle.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

How absolutely gorgeous is my book post! The new print anthology from @uncertainstories.com complete with little uncertainties booklets and postcards, not to mention some fantastic strange and surreal writing from a brilliant array of talented writers. Get your copy today!

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Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

On why short stories are easy, why reading in the pub is good, and why there aren't any happy endings.

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Uncertain Stories @uncertainstories.com · 12/10/2025

If you’ve picked up a copy of our ‘Briar Rose’ Little Uncertainty (or even if you’ve not found one yet), you might be interested in our new Q&A with the story’s author:

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Q & A with Alex Clark.

Alex Clark answers some questions for us about writing, reading, and her short story 'Briar Rose'.

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

A fantastic idea. These look stunning

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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Delighted to receive a copy of Broken Ground, the first in a new series of anthologies from @uncertainstories.com. Plus a bonus story by @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social!

Broken Ground, an anthology of short stories from Uncertain Stories, plus a short story chapbook by Richard Smyth and two postcards. Artwork by Lucy Scott

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David Frankel @daveyfrankel.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Little Uncertainties are v. short books, each containing a single story. You can't buy them: over the next year, @uncertainstories.com are aiming to give away 12,000 with book orders and via participating cafes and bookshops. All to spread the love of short stories! What an amazing thing to do!

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Uncertain Stories @uncertainstories.com · 10/10/2025

This is quite exciting. Over the next year, we’re going to be giving away 12,000 of these little books to help spread the love of short stories:

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Little Uncertainties

Little Uncertainties are very short books, each containing just a single story.

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Uncertain Stories @uncertainstories.com · 09/10/2025

Copies of Broken Ground, all sent out this morning to discerning readers. If you pre-ordered a copy, one of these (or one very much like it) is heading your way at this very moment. If not, it’s out now, so you can get a copy today!

A stack of copies of the book Broken Ground, many of which are packed up ready to send to customers.

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Uncertain Stories @uncertainstories.com · 09/10/2025

Some stickers for the packaging of our anthology Broken Ground. There’s a tale in the sting…

Photograph of some stickers showing a scorpion tail, terminating in a pen nib.

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 09/10/2025

I’m not the only bookseller with horror stories of emboldened customers waving a brick of a hardback in our faces, declaring they can get it for half the price in the supermarket down the road, says Mark Wright in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky

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Osman's sums don't add up

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Nathaniel Spain @nathanielspain.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Very cool article about the illustration that went with my short story in the Broken Ground anthology: www.uncertainstories.com/inside-stori...

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Illustrating 'What My Father Left Behind'.

A look at how we created the artwork for Nathaniel Spain's story 'What My Father Left Behind'.

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Uncertain Stories @uncertainstories.com · 05/10/2025

We’ve been getting some great responses to our author Q&A series, which we’ll be releasing over the next few weeks. Here’s the first:

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Q & A with Flo Ward.

Flo Ward answers some questions for us about writing, reading, and her new short story 'The End of the World'.

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David Frankel @daveyfrankel.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Just got my author’s copies of #BrokenGround . Rob Redman, editor of @uncertainstories.com , has done a fantastic job, and the illustrations by @lucyscottpictures are superb. Stories by me, Mark Taylor, Eva Carson, Tamsin Hopkins, @nathanielspain.bsky.social , Jack Edwards, and Flo Ward.

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Nathaniel Spain @nathanielspain.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

My contributor copies for Broken Ground, the first anthology from @uncertainstories.com, are here! This book is absolutely stunning 😍 So pleased to be a part of this, and looking forward to reading the stories by my fellow contributors.

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David Frankel @daveyfrankel.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

#BrokenGround is the 1st anthology from @uncertainstories.com . Out on 21st October. Stories by myself, Mark Taylor, Eva Carson, and Tamsin Hopkins, Nathaniel Spain, Jack Edwards, and Flo Ward. Ed Rob Redman & illustrated by Lucy Scott 🔥🔥🔥. Read excerpts and pre-order here www.uncertainstories.com

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Uncertain Stories

Uncertain Stories is a new publishing house specialising in short fiction.

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Uncertain Stories @uncertainstories.com · 25/09/2025

Running sheets! Our first anthology has been printed. It just needs to be bound, and then it’ll be out in the world...

Running sheets for the anthology “Broken Ground”, photographed on a cutting mat.

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The Fiction Desk @thefictiondesk.com · 25/09/2025

Now just one day left - submissions close at midnight on Friday!

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Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️

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Fictive Dream @fictivedream.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

One year ago today we featured Corrosion Theory by David Frankel. If you missed it the first time, then here's another chance @daveyfrankel.bsky.social #shortstory #oneyearagotoday. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2024/09/08/c...

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David Frankel @daveyfrankel.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

@uncertainstories.com is kind of an offshoot of the New Ghost Stories series from The Fiction Desk. They will be producing illustrated anthologies of short stories with a supernatural or speculative twist, and they have some really exciting plans for future projects.

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 27/08/2025

Publishers are noting a shift in industry mindset around short stories as readers embrace shorter works, with a number feeling like “something is slowly shifting” and that “there’s a real excitement around stories again” 👇 #BookSky

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Publishers say 'mindset around short stories shifting’ as readers embrace slim fiction

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The Fiction Desk @thefictiondesk.com · 26/08/2025

Our summer short story submission call ends in exactly one month! The deadline is Friday, 26th September and details are on our website - see below.

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This summer at The Fiction Desk

New short story submission opportunities coming this summer from The Fiction Desk.

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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Applications for the New Writers Awards 2026 are now OPEN! ✍ The New Writers Awards is an annual awards programme supporting individuals from across Scotland committed to developing their writing. Find out more and apply 👇

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Apply for the New Writers Awards

Applications for the New Writers Awards are now open!

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Uncertain Stories @uncertainstories.com · 06/08/2025

It’s been a fantastic first week since we launched Uncertain Stories. A huge thank you to everybody who’s followed us on here, helped us spread the word, pre-ordered our first anthology, signed up for our newsletter, sent us their own stories, looked at our website, and everything else too!

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Uncertain Stories

Uncertain Stories is a new publishing house specialising in short fiction.

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David Frankel @daveyfrankel.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I'm very excited to have a story in the first anthology from the new publishing house, ‪‪@uncertainstories.com - the dark, creepy twin of @thefictiondesk.com . They've got some fantastic projects lined up, so if weird/uncanny stories are your thing give them a follow or sign up for the mailing list!

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The Fiction Desk @thefictiondesk.com · 28/07/2025

This is great news. Congratulations Ian!

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@Galleybeggars @galleybeggars.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Our short story prize is open for submissions again! Please share this widely - and please send us your stories: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize Closing date 8 November!

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Prize — Galley Beggar Press

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The Fiction Desk @thefictiondesk.com · 30/05/2025

Our spring submissions call is coming to an end… submissions close at midnight tonight! So please be sure to get any stories to us before then. (That’s midnight UK time.)

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Our submissions deadline is Friday, 30 May!

The deadline for submitting short stories to our spring call is the 30th of May.

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The Fiction Desk @thefictiondesk.com · 26/05/2025

Now just five days! (Or four, depending on how you count days. It’s Friday, anyway. The deadline is on Friday.)

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