Parables, Fables, Nightmares Adonis to a sense of community

to a sense of community and place from the Pennines and beyond

experiments with form by creating a new

where fantasy is at play and collection is coloured by a deep rooted spirituality and a longing for change in an ageing Christianity

it displays the poet’s continuing fascination with the tenuous relationship between the quotidian and the otherworldly

Parables, Fables, Nightmares Adonis to a sense of communityA man jumps, the platform empties, then the stories begin. Filled with tales of tragedy, love, hope and frustration, Malachi McIntosh's debut collection of short stories offers surreal and satirical accounts of the many perils of contemporary life. From resistant mothers and unexpected corporate climbers, to doomed weddings and unwelcome visitors, these dark, comedic and uncanny stories contend with timeless concerns of parenthood, family, race and