Category: Try This

Eurostarred*

Post author By Anmarie
Post date 10th Aug 2025

Past Stalingrad and Rome, pronounced Hrom by a disembodied Metro Woman. My school-girl French left securely in the classroom. A man from Bradford in Paris, his tiny round glasses the toast of the town. My huge glints out of place in the City of Light, every third person sporting coin-sized spectacles. Stylish and dismissive older women, eye-wandering older men and young eyes on the lash are Hockney knock-offs this season. The real spectacle, a life’s work in the Bois de Boulogne. The man’s throwing shade(s).

*or That’s The Way I Saw It.

by Anmarie Bowler

Tags Exhibition, Flash Fiction, Travel, writing

Event Flash Fiction Try This Write This

Ventnor Fringe Menu

Post author By Anmarie
Post date 20th Jul 2025

Fresh & Delicious Fare

Morning Hot Coffee in a Blue Paper Cup

Chew the Fat with a Half-Dressed NCC Clown

Candy Floss, Please Candy Floss

Watch Lady in Pineapple Print Dress Eat Fresh-Dressed Crab Sandwich

Beer in Reusable Cup which will Join 9 Others in Cupboard at Home

Hot and Muggy in The Big Top Bottle of Water

No Candy Floss?

Half-Fat Ice Cream Cone Splits Down the Middle, Lands on Pavement

Sausage Sandwich, Even Though You Swore Off Meat Last Week

Ginger Beer for Looming Belly Ache

Drink In the Stars over the Water Nightcap

It’s Classified.

Brevity and VEX Spoken Word Collective hosted a writing workshop on the FREE Fringe, Saturday, 19 July. A small group of committed and talented writers created work on the spot that will appear in a Fringe Zine – The Classifieds – available next week. It’s a limited run, so be sure to grab one, and have a read. Add it to your growing Island zine collection. And eat up this year’s super fresh fringe.

Fresh & Delicious Fare by Anmarie Bowler

https://vfringe.co.uk/

Tags events, Flash Fiction, Isle of Wight, Ventnor Fringe, VEX, workshops, writing

Event News Try This

Sandown Rocks a T-shirt.

Post author By Anmarie
Post date 15th Jul 2025

In Brevity’s book, Boojum&Snark rocks. The Sandown High Street alt salon/art studio/gallery is becoming the ad-hoc home of short form fiction and zine creation – a supportive, inspiring space where Island writers are making both work and friends.

Lately Boojum has been considering The Sandown Clown – from a persuasive Evidence Board to a Drop-In Writing Session, our seaside Punch is having a moment. And hold on to your Ouija Board, because Boojum and Brevity are creating short story Sandown Tarot cards. Stay tuned. The future is flash –

In the meantime look out for a clown sighting-inspired zine, a folded compendium of poetry and prose on the subject of Sam, ready to read in time for Sandown Carnival, 26 July, 2025.

And, if you’d like to wear your clown colours loud and proud, be sure to get hold of this limited edition Sandown Clown t-shirt. Available at Boojum for just £25, this high quality haute couture will be rocking cat walks and esplanades this season, and next, and the one after that too. Get one, before they disappear. Like Sam.

Tags Arts Council England, Boojum&Snark, events, Flash Fiction, Isle of Wight, Sandown

Event Flash Fiction News Try This

Myth Maker Workshop

Post author By Anmarie
Post date 5th Apr 2025

30 April 7 to 9pm at Boojum & Snark in Sandown

At this unique NIGHT WRITE we’ll be accompanied by fiddle player Sophie Kate. Write a local myth and then join us as we prepare a spoken-word performance.

Go to Brevity Contact Page to reserve your place at this FREE event.

Reserve your place at this FREE workshop on the Brevity Contact Page

Tags events, Flash Fiction, Isle of Wight, Myths, workshops

Event Flash Fiction Poetry Try This

Mark your calendar.

Post author By Anmarie
Post date 21st Mar 2025

Thursday, 10 April, 2025

In Her Own Words

Readings from Island writers – hear sharp, raw, funny & insightful writing from women with something to say. FREE but drop Jean an email to let her know you’ll be there.