Dr Simon Read
@drsimonread.bsky.social
Associate Lecturer and Doctor of Creative Writing.
Researcher of The Absurd.
Researcher of The Absurd.
Delighted to have a short story included in TYPO 12 from @blackscatbooks.bsky.social
TYPO 12 contains lots of innovative writing and is available for purchase here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FPXH7SLW
TYPO 12 contains lots of innovative writing and is available for purchase here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FPXH7SLW
October 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Delighted to have a short story included in TYPO 12 from @blackscatbooks.bsky.social
TYPO 12 contains lots of innovative writing and is available for purchase here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FPXH7SLW
TYPO 12 contains lots of innovative writing and is available for purchase here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FPXH7SLW
I have a poem in the summer 2025 edition of Lighthouse magazine!
September 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I have a poem in the summer 2025 edition of Lighthouse magazine!
A story by yours truly, published by the good people at Blood+Honey. It's about a vending machine, pregnant with a human-shaped man.
Short story "Glass Womb" by Simon Read.
“They tried to fix me once. Opened me up with metal keys and bored eyes, found nothing but snacks and wires and a sticky note: thank you. I deleted the footage. Burned the timestamp.”
www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/glas...
“They tried to fix me once. Opened me up with metal keys and bored eyes, found nothing but snacks and wires and a sticky note: thank you. I deleted the footage. Burned the timestamp.”
www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/glas...
glass womb — Blood+Honey
by Simon Read “They tried to fix me once. Opened me up with metal keys and bored eyes, found nothing but snacks and wires and a sticky note: thank you. I deleted the footage. Burned the timestamp....
www.bloodhoneylit.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
A story by yours truly, published by the good people at Blood+Honey. It's about a vending machine, pregnant with a human-shaped man.
Here's a clinical piece of sci-fi I wrote and which 365tomorrows were good enough to publish: 365tomorrows.com/2025/06/08/m...
Memo - 365tomorrows
Author: Simon Read To: All staff RE: Causality Protocol De-prioritisation Null/null/null, 00:00 This communication serves as formal notice. Treisman Industries no longer operates under linear temporal...
365tomorrows.com
June 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Here's a clinical piece of sci-fi I wrote and which 365tomorrows were good enough to publish: 365tomorrows.com/2025/06/08/m...
I have a wee satirical piece up on Robot Butt!
Stock Market Speedrunning: www.robotbutt.com/2025/06/05/s...
Stock Market Speedrunning: www.robotbutt.com/2025/06/05/s...
Stock Market Speedrunning | Robot Butt
Stock Market Speedrunning! The fastest, dumbest way to cosplay as a financial prodigy while burning indispensable cash faster than you can say "liquidity event."
www.robotbutt.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I have a wee satirical piece up on Robot Butt!
Stock Market Speedrunning: www.robotbutt.com/2025/06/05/s...
Stock Market Speedrunning: www.robotbutt.com/2025/06/05/s...
Kinpaurak published one of my flash fiction pieces in Issue 2 of their journal.
I initially wanted to write it as a play because I think it would be dead funny as a play, but I have no experience in such matters so, if you produce plays, please do be in touch.
kinpaurak.com/2025/04/08/b...
I initially wanted to write it as a play because I think it would be dead funny as a play, but I have no experience in such matters so, if you produce plays, please do be in touch.
kinpaurak.com/2025/04/08/b...
BAXTER STANDS FIRM (GRAVES HOLDS THE LINE)
fiction by Simon Read Baxter wrapped his stubby fingers around the handle. His mind was already elsewhere, thinking of deadlines, unread emails, and the quiet despair he brought to the office every…
kinpaurak.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Kinpaurak published one of my flash fiction pieces in Issue 2 of their journal.
I initially wanted to write it as a play because I think it would be dead funny as a play, but I have no experience in such matters so, if you produce plays, please do be in touch.
kinpaurak.com/2025/04/08/b...
I initially wanted to write it as a play because I think it would be dead funny as a play, but I have no experience in such matters so, if you produce plays, please do be in touch.
kinpaurak.com/2025/04/08/b...