STEVEN HOLDING
WRITING CREDITS
SHORT FICTION
NEW CARTOONS SOOTHE YOU
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 07/05/23
HUNG OUT TO DRY
published Friday Flash Fiction 05/05/23
FOR THE RECORD (AN’ THEM)
published The Stygian Lepus Issue Two April 2023
CONSIDER THE TINDER
published Friday Flash Fiction 31/03/23
BAD BLIND DATE
published Trembling With Fear Valentine's Special, The Horror Tree online magazine 14/02/23
SMUDGE
published Trembling With Fear Valentine's Special, The Horror Tree online magazine 14/02/23
THE TRICKS WE USE TO FIX IT
published Friday Flash Fiction 27/01/23
BEFORE AUTUMN
published Fifty Word Stories 28/12/22
TARRADIDDLE
published Friday Flash Fiction 16/12/22
IVY, IVY, IVY
published Friday Flash Fiction 16/12/22
ICICLE
published Fifty Word Stories 02/12/22
SIREN’S SIGH
published Friday Flash Fiction 18/11/22
ON MONDO MONDAY
published Trembling With Fear Halloween Special, The Horror Tree online magazine 31/10/22
BLINK AND A BLANK CANVAS IS FILLED
published Friday Flash Fiction 21/10/22
STOP ME AND BUY ONE, STOP ME AND TRY ONE, STOP ME, STOP ME, STOP ME…,
published Friday Flash Fiction 07/10/22
THE PARASITE HIDES IN PLAIN SIGHT, OR: DON’T BE NEGATIVE; YOU’RE THE RIGHT TYPE
published Fifty Word Stories 05/08/22
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
published Friday Flash Fiction 12/08/22
SHOULD’VE PUT A NAME UPON IT
published Friday Flash Fiction 08/07/22
DIRTY BOULEVARD
published Dark Moments, Black Hare Press online magazine 01/07/22
LIFE SENTENCE
published Fifty Word Stories 01/07/22
THE MAGICIAN’S COLLISION
published Weekly Drabbles, Black Ink Fiction 06/06/22
THE REVEREND’S LAST SERMON
published Weekly Drabbles, Black Ink Fiction 09/05/22
FLAG ELATION
published Weekly Drabbles, Black Ink Fiction 05/04/22
BLACK, WHITE, RED ALL OVER
published Friday Flash Fiction 26/03/22
SUCK ON A SOFT CENTRE
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 20/03/22
ONE FOR THE PHOTO ALBUM
published Fifty Word Stories 17/03/22
SHALL NOT KILL… HER
published Weekly Drabbles, Black Ink Fiction 03/03/22
WE ALL PAY, PA
published Weekly Drabbles, Black Ink Fiction 19/02/22
WHAT’S YOUR POISON?
published Weekly Drabbles, Black Ink Fiction 28/01/22
DRINK THE WINE OF GOD’S WRATH WHICH IS MIXED FULL STRENGTH IN THE CUP OF HIS ANGER published Weekly Drabbles, Black Ink Fiction 01/01/22
I’LL GIVE IT TO SOMEONE SPECIAL
published Trembling With Fear Christmas Special, The Horror Tree online magazine 25/12/21
INTO EVERY LIFE FALLS A LITTLE RAIN, DEAR
published Dark Moments, Black Hare Press online publication 24/12/21
WALKING IN STORIES, STALKING IN DREAMS
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 19/12/21
DEVIL’S BREW
published Friday Flash Fiction 11/12/21
REQUIEM OF REGRET
published Friday Flash Fiction 09/12/21
CHECKOUT
published Friday Flash Fiction 19/11/21
WATER BABIES
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online publication 14/11/21
HALO WIN
published Trembling With Fear Halloween Special, The Horror Tree online publication 31/10/21
HAL OWEN
published Dark Moments, Black Hare Press online publication 31/10/21
SHRILL
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 10/10/21
SAMMY’S SUMMER SANDY SUNDAY BEACH BLANKET PARTY A-GO-GO (REPRINT)
published Trembling With Fear Summer Special, The Horror Tree online magazine 22/09/21
KEEP A CLEAR HEAD
published Friday Flash Fiction 07/08/21
LATE, ET AL
published Friday Flash Fiction 04/08/21
PAPERCHASE
published Friday Flash Fiction 23/07/21
HALITOSIS
published The Drabble, 30/06/21
LAST HOUSE EVER LEFT
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 20/06/21
FROZEN MOMENT
published Friday Flash Fiction, 11/06/21
NOT INEFFABLE, JUST WRITTEN IN PENCIL
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online
magazine 30/05/21
POST TRAUMATIC STRESS
published The Drabble, 13/05/21
PIRATE VIDEO: CURSE OF THE BARGAIN BOOTLEG
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 28/03/21
GAZE UPON A MOUNTAIN FACE
published Dark Moments, Black Hare Press online publication 18/03/21
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TEAR AND A TEAR
published Friday Flash, 02/03/21
IT’S A TRIP (NOT A ONE-WAY TICKET)
Judges Shortlist Andrew Siderius Memorial Contest, published Friday Flash Fiction 26/02/21
BENEATH A BRIDGE, BY THE RIVER
published Trembling With Fear Valentine Special, The Horror Tree online magazine 14/02/21
EVEN A PRO LAPSES NOW AND THEN
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 17/01/21
YULE DIG IT!
published Dark Moments, Black Hare Press online publication 30/12/20
CHRIST! MASS!
published Trembling With Fear Christmas Special, The Horror Tree online magazine 25/12/20
CHRISTMAS PRESENCE
published Friday Flash Fiction 13/12/20
THE KISS OF THE ABYSS LINGERS FOREVER
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 13/12/20
EVERYTHING FAKED BAR THE FIFTH
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 29/11/20
1,2,3,4 OR THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE NUMERICAL SEQUENCE
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 08/11/20
HELL OWIN’
published Trembling With Fear Halloween Special, The Horror Tree online magazine 31/10/20
THE WAKE
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 18/10/20
THE OLD SWITCHEROO
published Dark Moments, Black Hare Press online publication 01/10/20
THE CARETAKER
published The Drabble, 27/09/20
TOILET BOWL SOUL
published 101 Words, 13/09/20
SAMMY’S SUMMER SANDY SUNDAY BEACH BLANKET PARTY A G0-G0
published Trembling With Fear End Of Summer Special, The Horror Tree online magazine 30/08/20
SENTIENT, SENTIMENT AND SENTENCES
Judges Commended List Friday Flash Fiction Edinburgh Festival Competition 2020, published Friday Flash Fiction, 23/08/08
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
published Friday Flash Fiction, 15/08/20
BLEEDING, BLENDING, AN ENDING WITH THE LIVING DEAD
published Dark Moments, Black Hare Press online publication 15/08/20
AMOUR DU BIBLIOPHILE DANS LA BIBLIOTHEQUE
published Friday Flash Fiction, 09/08/20
EVIDENCE
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 09/08/20
SARDINES SARNIE
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 09/08/20
PERSONAL GROWTH, NO SHORTCOMINGS
published The Drabble, 04/08/20
BIRTHRIGHT
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 02/08/20
SWITCHBLADE
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 26/07/20
DA’S SAD
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 26/07/20
STICK A CORK IN IT
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 28/06/20
SO BE IT
published Friday Flash Fiction, 19/06/2020
MIDMORNING, RETROSPECTION AVENUE
published The Drabble, 10/06/2020
TIED TO THE TIDE
published Friday Flash Fiction 22/05/2020
UPON OBSERVING THE COMPLEX MATING RITUALS OF THE SOCIALLY ANXIOUS AND THE UNAWARE
published Friday Flash Fiction 08/05/2020
POLYAMORY
published The Drabble, 02/05/2020
HOARD – A POEM
published Friday Flash Fiction 24/04/2020
YOU’RE NOT ALONE, WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER
Quarantine Quanta Drabble Contest, April 2020 judges shortlist
A LITTLE CONVERSATION
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 08/03/20
ROUTE THIRTY-THREE
H.E. Bates Short Story Competition 2019, Winner Best Story by A Northamptonshire Based Writer
CLOSE TO ME
published Trembling With Fear Valentines Special, The Horror Tree online magazine 14/02/20
y/
SEA, SWALLOW ME
Henshaw Press, Henshaw Short Story Competition December 2019, Third Place Winner.
LIQUID DIET
published Dark Moments, Black Hare Press online publication, 09/01/20
SCENE FROM A SLASHER: SELF DOUBT OF THE RAPID SPRINTER
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 29/12/19
TWELVE
published Trembling With Fear, Slaying Christmas 2019, The Horror Tree online magazine 25/12/19
EX, MISS CAROL
published Friday Flash Fiction 13/12/19
WASHED UP
published Penny Fiction, From The Depths magazine, Haunted Waters Press 21/11/19
ONE BLACK SHEEP WREAKS HIS RETRIBUTION UPON THE SLEEPING FLOCK
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 17/11/19
HELLO IAN
published Trembling With Fear Halloween Special, The Horror Tree online magazine 31/10/19
LAW OF DETACHMENT
published Friday Flash Fiction 18/10/19
MADGE
published Flash Fiction Magazine, 15/10/19
OLD WIVES' TALE
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 25/08/19
GOD BE WITH YOU
published Friday Flash Fiction 24/07/19
PIN THIS PICTURE UPON THE REFRIGERATOR
published Dark Moments, Black Hare Press online publication 17/06/19
LET'S TRIP
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 14/06/19
UPON AWAKING BEFORE THE ALARM BELL RINGS
published Friday Flash Fiction 18/05/19
BLOOD BROTHERS
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 17/03/19
WALK WITH ME THROUGH THE LONG GRASS AND I SHALL HOLD YOUR HAND
Writing Magazine 500 word short story competition runner up March 2019
PRELUDE TO AN ACT OF REMEMBRANCE
published Friday Flash Fiction 25/02/19
PAPERCLIP
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 24/02/19
WRITER, RIGHT HER, RIGHT HERE
published Reflex Fiction 18/02/19
PARLOUR GAMES
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 06/01/19
PAPERCHASE
TSS Publishing Flash Fiction Competition Dec 2018 judges long list
TURNING A TRICK
published Massacre Magazine Issue 14 Dec 2018
SIX
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 16/12/18
THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH
Ink Tears Flash Fiction competition Dec 2018 winner
IT'S NO MAN
published Friday Flash Fiction 04/12/18
ROOM SERVICE
published Friday Flash Fiction 21/10/18
PEEPER
published Friday Flash Fiction 28/10/18
LEAVE-TAKING
published Friday Flash Fiction 23 September 2018
THANATOS
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 12 August 2018
SUPERMAN
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 5 August 2018
FLAGELLUM DI DIABOLI
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 22 July 2018
PAREIDOLIA
published Trembling With Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine 8 July 2018
LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY
published Trembling with Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine June 2018
THE ANGLE OF THE JANGLE MOVES ME LIKE A MOVIE
Flash 500 quarterly flash fiction competition, March 2018 judges shortlist
KNOW HELL
published Trembling with Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine May 2018
WRATH OF THE WRAITH
published Trembling with Fear, The Horror Tree online magazine Apr 2018
A RUDE AWAKENING
published selected entry Tell A Tale gothic fiction competition, The Theatre Cloud, Apr 2018
FIDGET
published selected entry Tell A Tale gothic fiction competition, The Theatre Cloud, Apr 2018
UPON A PEDESTAL
published Ad Hoc fiction weekly online flash fiction e-book issue 138 Feb 2018
PILLOW TALK
published Ad Hoc fiction weekly online flash fiction e-book issue 133 Dec 2017
PEEPER
published Ad Hoc weekly online flash fiction
ebook issue 126 Dec 2017
EVERYTHING FOREVER
Flash 500 Quarterly Competition Dec 2017 judges long list
PILLOW TALK
published Ad Hoc fiction weekly online flash fiction e-book issue 133 Dec 2017
SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF
published Ad Hoc weekly online flash fiction
ebook issue 122 Nov 2017
A SPECK OF FRESH BLOOD UPON THE FLAKES OF ANCIENT RUST
published Ad Hoc weekly online flash fiction
ebook issue 123 Nov 2017
BENEATH A BRIDGE, BY THE RIVER
Northampton Derngate Royal, React, Respond project Jan 2017 selected winner TSS Publishing flash fiction competition Aug 2017 judges long list
THANATOS
Ink Tears flash 500 competition Aug 2017 judges long list
SKIN ON SKIN
Writing Magazine 750 word short story competition April 2017 judges shortlist
UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD
Writing Magazine open short story competition Jan 2017 winner
THE WAKE
Henshaw Press short story competition Sep 2016 judges long list
A TOTAL BASTARD
Henshaw Press short story competition June 2016 judges long list
HYMN
Flash 500 quarterly competition Dec 2015 judges long list
SOMNILOQUY
Writestars “It’s a mystery” competition Oct 2015 judges shortlist
Flash 500 quarterly competition Mar 2016 judges shortlist
Exeter Flash Fiction competition August 2017 judges long list
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THEATRE
ALICE AT WONDERLAND
performed Derngate Theatre, Northampton 2017
CINDERELLA
performed:
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Northgate College, Northampton 2007
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Cripps Hall, Northampton 2011
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Open Stage, Northampton 2019
SCARY TALES
performed Cripps Theatre, Northampton 2008
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DARK MOMENTS YEAR FOUR (edited by Ben Thomas and D Kershaw)
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TREMBLING WITH FEAR: MORE TALES FROM THE TREE VOLUME FOUR (edited by Stuart Conover and Stephanie Ellis)
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TREMBLING WITH FEAR YEAR FIVE (edited by Stuart Conover and Stephanie Ellis)
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CTRL ALT DEL: DRABBLES 2 (REVELATIONS) (edited by Brandi Hicks and Shelly Jarvis
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DARK MOMENTS YEAR THREE (edited by Ben Thomas and D Kershaw)
ONCE UPON A DRABBLE… (edited by Brandi Hicks and Shelly Jarvis)
PESTILENCE: DRABBLES 1 (REVELATIONS) (edited by Brandi Hicks and Shelly Jarvis)
HALLOWEEN FRIGHTS (edited by Brandi Hicks and Shelly Jarvis)
HENSHAW FOUR (edited by Graham Jennings)
LEGENDS OF NIGHT: REAPERMAN (edited by Brandi Hicks and Shelly Jarvis)
666 DARK DRABBLES (edited by Minions of the Hell Hare)
TREMBLING WITH FEAR: MORE TALES FROM THE TREE VOLUME THREE (edited by Stuart Conover, Stephanie Ellis, Catherine Kenwell)
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TREMBLING WITH FEAR FOUR
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DARK MOMENTS YEAR TWO
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TREMBLING WITH FEAR: MORE TALES FROM THE TREE VOLUME TWO
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DARK MOMENTS YEAR ONE (edited by Ben Thomas and D Kershaw)
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