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That's the way to do it! Short story in My Weekly magazine

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I've a really good, fun short story in My Weekly magazine, that's in the shops today. It's a cosy crime mystery set around a Punch and Judy tent in a seaside resort. At the end of the story is a lovely snippet about my new cosy crime novel Curtain Call at the Seaview Hotel , which is out in paperback on Thursday.  __ Glenda Young Twitter:  @Flaming_Nora Facebook:  GlendaYoungAuthor Website:  GlendaYoungBooks.com

Short Story in Best Magazine, Linda's Little Bookshop

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I've a fun, short story in Best Magazine, in the shops today. It's called Linda's Little Bookshop.   If you read it, I hope you really enjoy it! __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Short Story - Trust me, Mum in The People's Friend Special, No. 219

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I've a short story in The People's Friend Special No. 219 which is in the shops now. Sixteen-year-old Anna is there to help her mum when she needs it most, in my story, Trust Me, Mum. I hope you really enjoy it. __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Short story - Stick to the Plan in The People's Friend magazine

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I've a short story in The People's Friend, in the shops today. It's a story about making - and breaking - New Year resolutions and why you should never believe office gossip. It's called Stick to the Plan and I hope you like it! __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

A Grave Matter crime story published in Take a Break's Fiction Feast magazine

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I've a short crime story called  A Grave Matter  published in Take a Break Fiction Feast, it's in the shops now. __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor Website: GlendaYoungBooks.com

Christmas short story in The People's Friend magazine

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I have a fun, short story called Cutting It in The People's Friend magazine, out in the shops today.  It's a good little story about a busy hair salon on Christmas Eve - and one particular customer who takes the salon by surprise. __ Glenda Young Twitter:  @Flaming_Nora Facebook:  GlendaYoungAuthor Website:  GlendaYoungBooks.com

Short story in The Sunday Post newspaper

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I've a fun, short story called Stood Up, in today's Sunday Post newspaper. I'm over the moon to be published in this newspaper as it's a very special one for me. It's the paper that my grandparents used to get every Sunday and I'd go along to their house - they lived four doors away from us - to read it. I always felt very grown up! __ Glenda Young Twitter:  @Flaming_Nora Facebook:  GlendaYoungAuthor Website:  GlendaYoungBooks.com

Shortlisted in Kilmore Quay Write By The Sea Writing Competition 2021

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Delighted to have been shortlisted in the Kilmore Quay 'Write by the Sea' short story competition. I'm one of nine on the shortlist and the results will be out in September.  What an honour to be on this list! __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Val the village detective is On the Case

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A missing dog and a disappearing husband – can Val solve these mysteries on her first day as a Private Detective? My short story about Val the village detective, called “On The Case” is published today in The People's Friend Special No. 212. It's a lovely little story. __ Glenda Young Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Short story in Take a Break Fiction Feast, July 2021

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I've a really funny short story about an unusual proposal, called Popping the Question , in Take a Break Fiction Feast July magazine. It's in the shops today.  __ Glenda Young Author of Sagas & Cosy Crime novels, published by Headline Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Short Story, Wishful Thinking in The People's Friend magazine

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I've a fun short story called Wishful Thinking, in The People's Friend magazine, in the shops today.  It's a modern twist on a fairytale where a working, single mum is granted three wishes by her best friend.  __ Glenda Young Author of Sagas & Cosy Crime novels, published by Headline Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Short story in My Weekly - Fabric of Life

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I've a short story in My Weekly magazine this week and it's called Fabric of Life.  Stumped for writing inspiration one day, I asked my husband: "What shall I write about?" He replied: "Tea towels and the memories they hold."  After I stopped laughing at him, I began to write and the result is beautiful, funny and sharp. __ Glenda Young Author of historical novels with Headline Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Hairy and Scary short story

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I've a funny short story called Waxing Off in this month's Take A Break Fiction Feast magazine. And I'm even more chuffed that it's made the cover of the magzine too. __ Glenda Young Author of historical novels with Headline Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Falling in love with autumn

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I've a really lovely short story in this week's edition of The People's Friend magazine, which is in the shops today. It's one of those stories where nothing - and yet everything - seems to happen. A truly delightful read, if I may say so myself. __ Glenda Young Author of historical novels with Headline Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

The Story of My Life

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The People's Friend have produced a unique, feel-good special and I'm honoured to have a short story included.  It's about a chap who decides to write his life story whilst he's got free time in lockdown but life has a sneaky habit of getting in the way!  The People's Friend Feel-Good Special 2020 magazine is now in the shops. __ Glenda Young Author of historical novels with Headline Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Short story in The Sunday Post

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I've had a short story published in The Sunday Post newspaper! If you read it, I hope you really enjoy it. __ Glenda Young Author of historical novels with Headline Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Short story in Take a Break's Fiction Feast

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I've a short story called First Steps which is published in Take a Break's Fiction Feast (October 2020) magazine in the shops now. __ Glenda Young Author of historical novels with Headline Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Short Story - A Story of Spain

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I've a short story in this week's People's Friend magazine. The story is called A Story of Spain and I'm really fond of this one. It's about an aunt and a niece who discover shared joys through reading a book. __ Glenda Young Author of historical novels with Headline Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Short Story in The People's Friend Special: Patching Things Up

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Inspired by watching too many episodes of the wonderful telly show The Repair Shop, I wrote a short story called Patching Things Up. It's a story about a family coping with grief and heartache... so why does a broken heirloom vase take centre stage? The story is in The People's Friend monthly Special No. 192 in the shops today. __ Glenda Young Author of historical novels with Headline Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor

Short Story, The Honesty Box in The People's Friend magazine

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I've a short story called The Honesty Box which is published in The People's Friend magazine, out in the shops today. It's a story inspired by those honesty boxes you sometimes see at the bottom of a lane in the countryside, where farmers encourage you to take eggs, or fruit, and leave the money in the box. And I thought to myself... what if someone left a message in there?  I hope you enjoy the read. __ Glenda Young Author of historical novels with Headline Twitter: @Flaming_Nora Facebook: GlendaYoungAuthor