A. J. Ashworth is the author of the short story collection Somewhere Else, or Even Here, which won Salt Publishing’s Scott Prize, was nominated for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, and shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize. She has a PhD in Creative Writing from Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, and currently works as a secondary school English teacher.

• Maybe the BirdsLeatherPianoOne Small ThingOut of BodySmall Feathers FallingBirthdayMirrorsHarbour Lights The GuideTable for OneMariposaLittle ArrowsThe MonolithAfterword: "No time to mourn": Female characters and their preapocalyptic activities in the postapocalyptic short storyAcknowledgements

“A. J. Ashworth’s first collection of short stories displays impressive versatility. She treats each of her characters to their own narrative timbre—and the stories do not progress so much as accrue, collecting incidental detail that enriches the scenarios without pointing towards their resolution.” - The TLS“Dark, witty, delicious stories with flashes of terror and tenderness.” - Maggie Gee“A. J. Ashworth creates worlds that are chillingly real.” - Simon Van Booy

A. J. Ashworth is the author of the short story collection Somewhere Else, or Even Here, which won Salt Publishing’s Scott Prize, was nominated for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, and shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize. She has a PhD in Creative Writing from Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, and currently works as a secondary school English teacher.

• Maybe the BirdsLeatherPianoOne Small ThingOut of BodySmall Feathers FallingBirthdayMirrorsHarbour Lights The GuideTable for OneMariposaLittle ArrowsThe MonolithAfterword: "No time to mourn": Female characters and their preapocalyptic activities in the postapocalyptic short storyAcknowledgements

“A. J. Ashworth’s first collection of short stories displays impressive versatility. She treats each of her characters to their own narrative timbre—and the stories do not progress so much as accrue, collecting incidental detail that enriches the scenarios without pointing towards their resolution.” - The TLS“Dark, witty, delicious stories with flashes of terror and tenderness.” - Maggie Gee“A. J. Ashworth creates worlds that are chillingly real.” - Simon Van Booy

A. J. Ashworth is the author of the short story collection Somewhere Else, or Even Here, which won Salt Publishing’s Scott Prize, was nominated for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, and shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize. She has a PhD in Creative Writing from Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, and currently works as a secondary school English teacher.

• Maybe the BirdsLeatherPianoOne Small ThingOut of BodySmall Feathers FallingBirthdayMirrorsHarbour Lights The GuideTable for OneMariposaLittle ArrowsThe MonolithAfterword: "No time to mourn": Female characters and their preapocalyptic activities in the postapocalyptic short storyAcknowledgements

“A. J. Ashworth’s first collection of short stories displays impressive versatility. She treats each of her characters to their own narrative timbre—and the stories do not progress so much as accrue, collecting incidental detail that enriches the scenarios without pointing towards their resolution.” - The TLS“Dark, witty, delicious stories with flashes of terror and tenderness.” - Maggie Gee“A. J. Ashworth creates worlds that are chillingly real.” - Simon Van Booy