I am the wearer of many hats – a jack of all trades with a love of the new and shiny, an eternal student who delights in each and every new nugget of wisdom and information. The one constant in my life has been, and always will be, a love of words.
I invite you to join me in the world of the imagination and creativity. Walk the valleys and mountain paths with me as I attempt to weave stories and poems to make you smile, laugh, cry and grow. For as someone recently said to me: stories are a journey into the soul of man.
Published work
2024
2024 (Poetry) The long breath of winter, Spring issue: Holding your breath, Songs of Eretz Poetry Review.
2024 (Poetry) I lost my heart to an ice water free diver, Spring issue: Holding your breath, Songs of Eretz Poetry Review.
2024 (Flash fiction) Unexpected alliances, MinK #4: Tales of the city, Milton Keynes Literary Festival.
2024 (Flash fiction) The Midas Touch, Blink Ink, Issue 55: Money, http://www.blink-ink.org.
Earlier published work
2022 (Poetry) Still life on a Friday afternoon, Still Point Arts Quarterly, https://indd.adobe.com/view/b9f8d6c7-0824-44ba-901c-8adc3117f7bc
2022 (Flash fiction) Colouring outside the lines, Reflex Fiction, https://www.reflexfiction.com/colouring-outside-the-lines-flash-fiction-by-sharon-j-clark
2022 (Poetry) Early morning in Milton Keynes, Songs of Eretz Poetry Review, http://www.songsoferetz.com/2022/01/
2021 (Short Fiction) Navigating the paths of friendship, Everyday fiction, https://everydayfiction.com/navigating-the-paths-of-friendship-by-sharon-j-clark/
2021 (Flash Fiction) We are what we wear, Reflex Fiction, https://www.reflexfiction.com/we-are-what-we-wear-flash-fiction-by-sharon-j-clark/
2021 (Life writing) The fine line between heroes and villains, in Persimmon Tree, Summer issue, https://persimmontree.org/summer-2021/heroics/.
2021 (Life writing) When the cruise ships set sail, in The Wanderlust Within, Wingless Dreamer, ISBN 9-798748-240383. Available on Amazon.
2021 (Fiction) Flying with spiders, in Growing Up: LifeSpan Volume 2, Pure Slush, ISBN: 978-1-922427-22-9.
2021 (Flash Fiction) Things I learnt in a canning factory in the summer of 1977, Reflex Fiction, https://www.reflexfiction.com/flash-fiction-stories/.
2021 (Poetry), The Game of Life – Special Expanded Covid-19 Edition, in Continue the Voice, Issue 7: Health, p. 26, https://issuu.com/continuethevoicezine/docs/7
2021 (Poetry), And the world keeps turning, in Songs of Eretz Poetry Review, http://www.songsoferetz.com/2021/03/spring-2021-circles-issue.html
2021 (Flash fiction), Purple Summer, in Montana Mouthful: Out of this World, https://issuu.com/montanamouthful/docs/mmv4iss1hr
2021 (Poetry), Game Play for Hope, in 2021 Still Together, Tawny Owl Publishing, Available on Amazon.co.uk
2020 (Flash fiction), Alice’s Fate, in The Beautifullest, Pure Slush, Vol. 17, https://pureslush.com
2019 (Fiction), Pumpkin Soup for the Soul, in The Gift, OU Society Write Club, available on amazon.co.uk
2019 (Poetry), A Sonnet to True Riches, in The Gift, OU Society Write Club, available on amazon.co.uk
2018 (Poetry), Lost for Words, in Poetry and Visuals, Sputnik 1.0, www.sputnikmagazine.co.uk.
2018, (Flash fiction), The Battle, available online at Ink Pantry Publishing, http://www.inkpantry.com/inky-flash-fiction-the-battle-by-sharon-clark/.
2017, (Story), Home Sweet Home, in Voices from the Grid, Community Learning MK, ISBN 978-1-78808-859-6.
2015, (Poem), The Inner Battle, in What is it to be Human? An Anthology of New Writing published for the 2015 Catalyst Festival.
2015, (Poem), Bonjour, in What is it to be Human? An Anthology of New Writing published for the 2015 Catalyst Festival.
2015, (Poem), The Weekend, in What is it to be Human? An Anthology of New Writing published for the 2015 Catalyst Festival.
2014, (Poem), The Circle, in Catalyst Writers’ Anthology 2014, Sputnik, www.sputnikmagazine.co.uk
2014, (Story), Charity Begins, in Catalyst Writers’ Anthology 2014, Sputnik, www.sputnikmagazine.co.uk
2013, (Story), Wind of Change, in Fields of Words, A Creative Writing Anthology, Ink Pantry Publishing. (Available on Amazon).
2008, The Chocolate Box, A collection of bitesize stories, iConnect Books ISBN 978–9560974-0-8. (Available on Amazon) – includes nine stories previously published in professional magazines.
2024 (Flash fiction) Unexpected alliances, MinK #4: Tales of the city, Milton Keynes Literary Festival.
2024 (Flash fiction) The Midas Touch, Blink Ink, Issue 55: Money, http://www.blink-ink.org.
Earlier published work
2022 (Poetry) Still life on a Friday afternoon, Still Point Arts Quarterly, https://indd.adobe.com/view/b9f8d6c7-0824-44ba-901c-8adc3117f7bc
2022 (Flash fiction) Colouring outside the lines, Reflex Fiction, https://www.reflexfiction.com/colouring-outside-the-lines-flash-fiction-by-sharon-j-clark
2022 (Poetry) Early morning in Milton Keynes, Songs of Eretz Poetry Review, http://www.songsoferetz.com/2022/01/
2021 (Short Fiction) Navigating the paths of friendship, Everyday fiction, https://everydayfiction.com/navigating-the-paths-of-friendship-by-sharon-j-clark/
2021 (Flash Fiction) We are what we wear, Reflex Fiction, https://www.reflexfiction.com/we-are-what-we-wear-flash-fiction-by-sharon-j-clark/
2021 (Life writing) The fine line between heroes and villains, in Persimmon Tree, Summer issue, https://persimmontree.org/summer-2021/heroics/.
2021 (Life writing) When the cruise ships set sail, in The Wanderlust Within, Wingless Dreamer, ISBN 9-798748-240383. Available on Amazon.
2021 (Fiction) Flying with spiders, in Growing Up: LifeSpan Volume 2, Pure Slush, ISBN: 978-1-922427-22-9.
2021 (Flash Fiction) Things I learnt in a canning factory in the summer of 1977, Reflex Fiction, https://www.reflexfiction.com/flash-fiction-stories/.
2021 (Poetry), The Game of Life – Special Expanded Covid-19 Edition, in Continue the Voice, Issue 7: Health, p. 26, https://issuu.com/continuethevoicezine/docs/7
2021 (Poetry), And the world keeps turning, in Songs of Eretz Poetry Review, http://www.songsoferetz.com/2021/03/spring-2021-circles-issue.html
2021 (Flash fiction), Purple Summer, in Montana Mouthful: Out of this World, https://issuu.com/montanamouthful/docs/mmv4iss1hr
2021 (Poetry), Game Play for Hope, in 2021 Still Together, Tawny Owl Publishing, Available on Amazon.co.uk
2020 (Flash fiction), Alice’s Fate, in The Beautifullest, Pure Slush, Vol. 17, https://pureslush.com
2019 (Fiction), Pumpkin Soup for the Soul, in The Gift, OU Society Write Club, available on amazon.co.uk
2019 (Poetry), A Sonnet to True Riches, in The Gift, OU Society Write Club, available on amazon.co.uk
2018 (Poetry), Lost for Words, in Poetry and Visuals, Sputnik 1.0, www.sputnikmagazine.co.uk.
2018, (Flash fiction), The Battle, available online at Ink Pantry Publishing, http://www.inkpantry.com/inky-flash-fiction-the-battle-by-sharon-clark/.
2017, (Story), Home Sweet Home, in Voices from the Grid, Community Learning MK, ISBN 978-1-78808-859-6.
2015, (Poem), The Inner Battle, in What is it to be Human? An Anthology of New Writing published for the 2015 Catalyst Festival.
2015, (Poem), Bonjour, in What is it to be Human? An Anthology of New Writing published for the 2015 Catalyst Festival.
2015, (Poem), The Weekend, in What is it to be Human? An Anthology of New Writing published for the 2015 Catalyst Festival.
2014, (Poem), The Circle, in Catalyst Writers’ Anthology 2014, Sputnik, www.sputnikmagazine.co.uk
2014, (Story), Charity Begins, in Catalyst Writers’ Anthology 2014, Sputnik, www.sputnikmagazine.co.uk
2013, (Story), Wind of Change, in Fields of Words, A Creative Writing Anthology, Ink Pantry Publishing. (Available on Amazon).
2008, The Chocolate Box, A collection of bitesize stories, iConnect Books ISBN 978–9560974-0-8. (Available on Amazon) – includes nine stories previously published in professional magazines.