C.R. Berry

Short Stories

  • Sneak peek of my story “Rachel Can See” now available to read!

    Happy Halloween! You can now read a sneak peek of my new short story and honourable mention winner, Rachel Can See, the latest of the Million Eyes Short Stories, published in Metamorphose Volume 2. A Facebook user has already given the story a positive review: “Good story about a woman who is convinced she is not crazy.” Read more

  • Time traveller spotted in Charlie Chaplin DVD extra

    Whoops. A time traveller has made an epic boo-boo and got themselves caught on film in 1928. And now filmmaker George Clarke has exposed their clumsy arse to the world. I’ve mentioned this particular urban legend a few times recently. That’s because it inspired my short story, The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller, which was published Read more

  • Metamorphose Volume 2 now available for pre-order with 50% off — includes my story “Rachel Can See”

    Evening folks! I’m pleased to announce that Metamorphose V2 is now available for pre-order! Its release date is November 1st, but if you order it before then, you get 50% off. It’s only $14.99 anyway, so right now it’s $7.50. (Around £6 for UK readers.) Happy days! As you know, the magazine features Rachel Can See, Read more

  • “Show, don’t tell” advice for writers + story updates

    Good evening readers! Tonight I bring a round-up of Million Eyes updates and some advice on a literary rule that’s habitually banged on about by editors, agents and publishers: “show, don’t tell”. Million Eyes and Hodderscape No, no, it’s nothing exciting like a book deal from a publisher (I wish). However, it’s a mini endorsement Read more

  • My short story “Rachel Can See” will be published in Metamorphose Issue 2

    Evening all! I mentioned in a recent blog that I had an announcement to make very soon about the Million Eyes Short Stories. Well, here it is! Rachel Can See, a story I wrote at the end of 2014, is going to be published in the Fall 2016 volume of Metamorphose, a science fiction and fantasy magazine and Read more

  • How to write flashbacks in fiction + story updates

    Hello hello! Welcome, on this stifingly hot and sticky September day, to my monthly round-up of news, including the latest on Million Eyes and the Million Eyes Short Stories. And this month I also come bearing tips for writing flashback sequences in fiction—not as easy as it sounds! I’m being interviewed on Spaced Out Radio! Last month I was contacted Read more

  • “The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller” now available to read in Tigershark Magazine

    My short story, The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller, has now been published in Tigershark Magazine, Issue 11! You can download the PDF of the issue for free right here! Just click the link below. (The story starts on page 18.) Tigershark Magazine Issue 11 The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller is the second of the Million Eyes Short Stories Read more

  • “The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller” to be published by Tigershark

    I come bearing news! The Charlie Chaplin Time Traveller is about to become the second of the Million Eyes Short Stories to be published. The story will be part of Issue 11 of Tigershark Magazine, a free e-zine of flash fiction, short fiction and poetry that’s been running since 2013.  Issue 11 should be out at the end Read more

  • “Who is Rudolph Fentz?” wins 3rd prize in Scribble Magazine

    I’m delighted to report that my short story Who is Rudolph Fentz? has won 3rd prize of the winter issue of Scribble magazine. This story was the first of the Million Eyes Short Stories to be published. Who is Rudolph Fentz? was one of 19 stories published in the winter issue. The way Scribble works is that the readers vote Read more

  • Sneak peek of my short story “Who is Rudolph Fentz?”

    As promised yesterday, I’m back with a sneak peek of my short story Who is Rudolph Fentz? Based on the actual urban legend of time traveller Rudolph Fentz, this is the first of the Million Eyes Short Stories to be published and appears in the winter 2015 issue of Scribble magazine. The following paragraphs are taken from near the Read more

  • My short story “Who is Rudolph Fentz?” is now available to read in Scribble Magazine

    Evening all! The winter 2015 edition of award-winning short fiction magazine Scribble is now available to buy for £4.50 from their website. You can also take out an annual subscription for £15.00. As you’ll know from my previous posts, the winter 2015 edition contains my short story, Who is Rudolph Fentz? This is a mystery story about a man Read more

  • My short story “Who is Rudolph Fentz?” will be published in the winter edition of Scribble

    December greetings to all! It’s now confirmed that Who is Rudolph Fentz? – the first of the Million Eyes Short Stories  – will be published in the winter 2015 edition of award-winning short fiction magazine Scribble. Who is Rudolph Fentz? will be readers’ first insight into the world of Million Eyes, my trilogy of novels about a colossal time travel conspiracy. This story is based Read more

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