Eye of a Needle: And Other Stories

Influenced by Lydia Davis, Maxine Chernoff and Flannery O’Connor, this debut collection of short stories is an interesting blend of flash fiction and longer narratives. ‘Running a stop street’ and ‘Thoughts of a soldier’ experiment with punctuation, ‘Opposites attract’ uses the same sentence structure to demonstrate opposing concepts, while ‘Love at first bite’ takes a cheeky look at love through the lens of a Mills & Boon novel.
The gritty reality of ‘Shadow kids’ coexists with the imaginary world created in ‘Akere’. The fable ‘Courage the mouse’ is light and playful while ‘To die for’ describes an abusive relationship.
Told in the first, second and third person the stories in the collection are designed to take the reader on a journey into the writer’s world with passion, insight and humour.

Praise for Eye of a Needle
‘Connie's eclectic range of genres and styles results in a rich and spellbinding anthology that guides you through a gamut of emotions and ensures you are paying attention at all times. Not afraid to experiment with structure and delivery, Connie moulds the narrative form around its content with surprising but delightful results. A truly beautiful collection that deserves its place on any literary-lover's bookshelf.’ Tina Williams, Editorial Suite