THE STORY SOWN FAR

The Return to Reason Series comprises six books, each aimed at attracting new readers towards mediums with which they may not have previously engaged. The array of featured writers, photographers and artists are each dedicated to the discovery of exciting new perspectives on the world and to raising new ideas and fresh points of discussion. At a time of seismic change, this special series attempts to create a new standard by which we can measure the world, hopefully elevating different forms of art and expression into active parts of the day. Each piece seeks to challenge your own responses in acts of soulfulness and solidarity. To fully understand reason each one of us needs to be wise.

In this third book THE STORY SOWN FAR, David Erdos has expanded the notion of the short story to take in everything from suburban whimsy to urban myth. Led by the experimentation of Liverpool’s language laureate Jeff Young, and autobiographical fragments from the much-missed poetry magus Michael Horovitz, a number of established and emergent writers negotiate the borders between fiction and fact. This collection attempts to define what a short story can be, as memory, anecdote and often breathless invention combine to create communities fuelled by each tale. From Heathcote’s heists to 500-word dramas, reason’s remade and returned.