An Easy Life

In the October issue (#20) of Corncrake Magazine you can find a new, between-the-wars, short story by J.S.Watts. Described as "a playful vignette of a socialite" by the magazine's editor, even a sweet cocktail can contain bitter undernotes. 

You can read An Easy Life by J.S. Watts via the magazines' website: https://corncrakemag.com/

A September Flurry of Poems

J.S. has a flurry of brand new poems falling into publication this month. First, it was Falling like Feathers in the month's issue of Acumen (# 113). Now it's two crisp new poems in #106 of The Frogmore Papers. The poems are Fen Shadow and Swimming Through a Hot Summer Night and they are in a pile of stunning poems in the September issue.

Acumen 113

J.S. has a new poem, Falling Like Feathers, in the September issue of Acumen, Issue 113. 

Royston Book Fair

 

J.S. is attending the Book Fair to sell and sign her books (both novels and poetry), plus she will be giving a short reading of her poetry at 13:20 on the day.

The fair, and the talks and readings, are all free. So, why not come along? You could also check out some of the other creative events taking place as part of this year's Royston Arts Festival.

High Window - Autumn 2025

The Autumn 2025 issue of The High Window is now available to read online. Everything can be accessed via the top menu: https://thehighwindowpress.com/

The reviews section includes a review by J.S. Watts of Malcolm Carson's poetry collection Winging It. Just scroll down from this link. It's the second review in.

Olmo in August

J.S. Watts will be the guest reader at this month's Olmo Lounge poetry event in Huntingdon, alongside a variety of readers from the Huntingdon area.

The event will take place on Tuesday, 26th August. People gather from 6.30pm and readings kick off at 6.45. Further details can be found on this website's Events Page

Telling Stories

 

J.S. has a brand new (never before published) short story out now in  The Lorelei Signal. 

The story is Telling Stories and you can read it for free here.

Want to know what it's about?

Those who are right are not always likeable. On a dying world, a cantankerous elderly woman stubbornly refuses to change the stories she tells in order to be popular, but she will not be the only one who has to pay the price for her unbending approach.