Alan Bray
- Feb 20
- 1 min
Punched Out Available
Greetings. My short story, "Punched Out" was, as you know, short-listed for the Hammond House International Literary Prize. It is now...
Alan Bray
- Dec 13, 2022
- 1 min
Forgotten Melodies
'Kay, my happiness continues! I'm very happy to report that Narrative Magazine will publish my story Forgotten Melodies in the new year....
Alan Bray
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
Punched Out
I'm delighted to say that my short story Punched Out, has been short listed for the Hammond House International Short Story Awards. This...
Alan Bray
- Dec 12, 2022
- 1 min
The Vaccination
As promised, my short story, The Vaccination, has been published on the Narrative Magazine website as their story of the week. I'm...
Alan Bray
- Dec 7, 2022
- 1 min
The Vaccination Is Ready
I'm delighted to say that my short story The Vaccination will be published in Narrative Magazine on December 12th. It's a tale of someone...
Alan Bray
- Jun 17, 2022
- 1 min
The Vaccination
Narrative Magazine has agreed to publish my story "The Vaccination" as part of their story of the week series. It's a story set during...
Alan Bray
- May 1, 2021
- 1 min
"Pequod" Anchors In Blue Lake
I'm pleased to announce my story "The Loss of the Whaling Ship Pequod" is now live on the Blue Lake Review site. Here's a link:...
Alan Bray
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
Blue Lake to Publish Pequod
I'm very pleased to announce that Blue Lake Review will publish my short story "The Loss of the Whaling Ship Pequod" in their May issue....
Alan Bray
- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
A New Web Site
With the help of my wonderful wife, Dena, I have a new web site. It has some new photos, including a fine one of yours truly. A new...
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- Apr 9, 2020
- 2 min
A New Project
I have decided to post more regularly on this site—it seems that The Fictional World of Alan Bray could contain fiction by other authors....
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- Aug 28, 2019
- 1 min
The Underground Emerges
I'm happy to say my short story "The Underground" was selected as a top ten finalist in the 2019 Blood Orange Review Literary Contest.
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- May 1, 2019
- 1 min
Starbucks A Semifinalist
My short story "This Year's Winner of the Starbuck's Prize" was a semi-finalist in Ruminate Magazine's William Van Dyke Short Story Prize.
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- Mar 17, 2019
- 1 min
The Porous Texture of Snow Long-listed
I'm honored that my short story "The Porous Texture of Snow" has been long-listed in the Fish Short Story Prize for 2019.
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- Oct 31, 2016
- 1 min
Already She Was Root Published in Eclectica
appy Halloween. My story "Already She Was Root" is live on the Eclectica site. The whole issue is great; many thanks to Tom Dooley and congr
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- Oct 16, 2016
- 1 min
"Refrain" Wins Honorable Mention in Glimmertrain's Fiction Open
My story "Refrain" has won Honorable Mention in Glimmertrain's Fiction Open Contest. I'm very happy, Glimmertrain is one of the top literary
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- Oct 15, 2016
- 1 min
Eclectica To Publish "Root"
I'm delighted to say that Eclectica, an on-line journal, will publish my story "Already She Was Root" on October 31st—Halloween.
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- May 12, 2016
- 1 min
Characters In Motion
tephanie Hopkins and IndieBrag have just posted a short piece of mine on the Layered Pages site. It concerns how I think about writing chara