Contributors

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Our Contributors

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1contact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMcontact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMBruce AikenBruce was the originator of the 256Stories project. He was, inter alia, a novelist, short story writer and poet, a designer and freelance creative.https://bruceaiken.me.uk/AikenBruce
2contact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMcontact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMJane BarclayI am a psychotherapist who welcomes the story of each client, as well as my own – and recognises the healing power of being heard, with heart as well as ears/eyes. By which I mean daring to live beyond survival mode, sensing and even realising the possibilities of joy that come from reconnecting with heart.http://www.jbcounselling.co.ukBarclayJane
3contact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMcontact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMPeter Best*Peter Best* is one of several pen names used by Bruce Aiken, the originator of the 256Stories project.https://bruceaiken.me.uk/BestPeter
4contact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMcontact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMMark BlackburnMark was a shoe-seller in London; he’s now a writer in Somerset. He’s the winner of the 2024 South Hams Literary Festival Short Story Prize and the Heathrow 70 Writing Prize. He has had numerous other short stories and pieces published. His travelogue/memoir Final Approach: My Father and Other Turbulence (published by Claret Press) has received great reviews.BlackburnMark
5contact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMcontact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMPamela CookCookPamela
6contact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMcontact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMMaisie DaviesDaviesMaisie
7contact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMcontact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMAlexander DenholmAlex’s story is inspired by a true event. He was born (1954) and grew up in Malaya, and his father was a rubber planter during the Malayan emergency.DenholmAlexander
8contact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMcontact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMJac Esterhuizenhttps://bruceaiken.me.uk/EsterhuizenJac
9contact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMcontact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMNat Wood FoxI’m a scriptwriter from Dorset, writing mostly comedy scripts. I’ve worked on films and some pilot TV programmes. My work has appeared on BBC Radio, and in theatres. I also have a Comedy Creatives podcast which can be found on You Tube or by visiting my website.https://natwoodfox.co.uk/FoxNat Wood
10contact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMcontact256stories@icloud.com17/01/2026 04:47 PMJanet Franklin“Janet Franklin” is one of several pen names used by Bruce Aiken, the originator of the 256Stories project.https://bruceaiken.me.uk/FranklinJanet
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