Colette Duggan
Forgotten Dreams and Other Stories by Colette Coen (self-published, 2023), £7.99pbk, £3.49 ebook.
Forgotten Dreams is the first print collection of Colette Coen’s work, bringing together material previously published in magazines and online. In the title story, Johnny bets his future on a horse race, while Sissy and Alec take a chance online in 'DateNight' and 'Pictures on a Wall'. Nostalgia for a 1970s childhood is evoked in 'Five and Day' and 'The Empty Pillowcase', while modern concerns feature in 'Brightly Coloured Jewels' and 'WhatsAppening'. There is a dash of crime in 'Platform Souls', and a fairy tale, 'Crooked', where the beautiful princess is taken into the woods to be treated for scoliosis.
Write Away: A quick guide to get you writing by Colette Coen (self-published, 2020), £0.99 ebook.
Want to start writing, but don't know where to start? This short guide gives bite-size advice from a published writer on how to get your words flowing. It also points out common errors and give hints on how to avoid them.
St Antony’s Tongue by Colette Coen (self-published, 2016), £1.99 ebook.
A collection of previously published and original short stories and flash fiction. Title story muses on religious relics and our response to them in a semi-secular age.
All the Places I’ve Ever Been by Colette Coen (self-published, 2015), £7.99pbk, £3.49 ebook.
Set in the mid-1980s. Follow Meg on her round-the-world tour as she learns how to love, and more importantly, who to trust.
Five a Day by Colette Coen (self-published, 2015), £1.99 ebook.
A collection of previously published and original short stories and flash fiction. Title story reminisces about the 1970s when getting our Five a Day was a bit different from now.
The Chocolate Refuge by Colette Coen (self-published, 2014), £1.99 ebook.
A collection of previously published and original short stories and flash fiction. Title story follows a group of friends as they reunite after a tragedy.