Category: Short fiction

Warm thanks to the lovely folks at the Adirondack Review for including my story, 'Nerja', in their Fall 2021 issue. A story about strays, missed connections, and cut-price Spanish bus travel. Check it out here: http://www.theadirondackreview.com/baragwanath

Some great news from the folks at Text Publishing: my manuscript Paper Cage is one of three included in the shortlist for the 2021 Michael Gifkins prize! Needless to say, I'm thrilled (and a little surprised) to have my story of missing kids, roast shops, and file rooms included in such rich company alongside Adrienne… Continue reading A little excitement

A short meditation on sodium chloride and love under stress. Included in the summer 2020 issue of the Armarolla Review. http://www.armarolla.com/shop/issue-v-summer-2020/

What if Chris Brown was an okay dude? What if choosing the wrong cereal could land your significant other with a brain tumour? What if welshing on an eye clinic bill could save the world? A story about alternate universes, and the terror - and joy - of choice. Many thanks to the Menteur 2020… Continue reading Glue of the World

A story about changing friendships, community, and theft. Published by Amarillo Bay, 31 October 2019. https://amarillobay.net/2019/10/31/tom-baragwanath-gorgeous-blue/