Cornwall Beneath and Beyond by Cornwall Writers is an eclectic collection of short stories written by authors from across Cornwall. Capturing the essence of Cornish spirit – beneath windswept cliffs, beyond ancient ruins – Cornwall Writers invite you to dive deep into the uncanny and mysterious and explore their captivating world of folklore and imagination.

A man full of ale won’t think twice about taking on a monster. After Victor, Catherine LeyshonOn television, a woman pan-fries Mount’s Bay sardines on a Cornish beach.

She tilts the skillet to the camera. ‘So fresh they don’t know they’re dead.

’ The Good Daughter, Mike Davis‘Dad, seriously. There’s no Cat of Camborne.

’ ‘You say that as you’ve not seen it, but it’s out there, and it’s ready for the hunt!’ The Cat of Camborne, Jason KenyonThin streaks of cloud trailed across an azure sky, whilst a murmuration of starlings contrasted in a beautiful swooping black mass against the blue. After the Storm, Lamorna IrelandIt is the music I miss the most.

The reassuring noise in an otherwise empty house to give me the illusion that I’m not alone. Filling the Silence, Anita D HuntShort Stories:The Fall by Rose TaylorWatermill Cove by Ella Walsworth-BellIn a Field by Caroline PhilippsAfter Victor by Catherine LeyshonAn Bedh (The Grave) by Jess HumphriesThe Cat of Camborne by Jason KenyonThe Foxtrot by Alice ThomasOne Step Too Far by Lou BerginThe Good Daughter by Mike DavisSea Fret by Ben FrenchRooted by Stephen BairdSomething in Common by Claudia LovelandLevel With You by Alice ThomasStarry Night by Ulrike DuranLove Birds by Kate BardenDusk at Retorrick Mill by Emily Charlotte OuldFilling the Silence by Anita D HuntSwimming Home by Carol-Ann CookAfter the Storm by Lamorna IrelandThe Saint and the Smugglers by T J DockreePicking Up The Threads by Jo GrandeThink Blue by Alice ThomasBeyond by Christiana RichardsonBack to Nature by Ella Walsworth-BellSemi-Detached by Stacia Smales HillWith many thanks to Lucy Smith of Illustration by Lu for her stunning illustration and book design.

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