https:\/\/andrewnurnberg.com\/book-author\/simon-kearns<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Now out in PAPERBACK and as an eBook.<\/p>\n Cutting across genres, The Night Has Seen Your Mind<\/span><\/em> is a literary fusion of science fiction, Elsewhen Press<\/a><\/p>\n amazon UK<\/a> _______________________________________________<\/p>\n My story, STANDING BEFORE THE APOSTLE<\/span><\/em>, was a finalist in the Gravity Awards 2020<\/p>\n To read the story click here => Center Field of Gravity<\/a><\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n A seasonal story, The Foreign Country<\/em><\/span>, in the October issue of …<\/p>\n The Honest Ulsterman<\/a><\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n This Way, That Way<\/em><\/span> – a story for the Ledwidge issue of Boyne Berries<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n The 100 page book celebrates the life and work of Francis Ledwidge, (19 August 1887 \u2013 31 July 1917)<\/span>. Known as the “poet of the blackbirds”, Ledwidge was also a labour union organiser. He died in WWI, at Passchendaele.<\/span><\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n Alone in Zurich<\/em> <\/span>appears in<\/p>\n Volume I, Issue V of HCE Review<\/a><\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n A very short fiction of mine featured in Galway-based lit mag, Dodging The Rain<\/a><\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/span>My short story, Mare Nostrum<\/em><\/span>, appears in this multi-language collection<\/span><\/p>\n Fae Visions of the Mediterranean<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n An Anthology of Horrors and Wonders of the Sea<\/b><\/p>\n Details: The Future Fire<\/a><\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n “There’s also some very neat sleight-of-hand in the narrative, including one utterly audacious chapter which threw me for a spin.”<\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n To read the haiku, and more, click HERE<\/a><\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n To preview, just click HERE<\/a> _______________________________________________<\/p>\n 1,000 word story takes the Grand Prize in this competition judged by\u00a0Lorin Stein,<\/strong>\u00a0Editor of\u00a0The Paris Review<\/em>,\u00a0Jakab Orsos,\u00a0<\/strong>Director of\u00a0PEN American Center\u2019s World Voices Festival of Literature.\u00a0and\u00a0Hettie Jones<\/strong>,\u00a0New School Professor, and author of\u00a0How I Became Hettie Jones<\/em>, a memoir of the \u201cBeat Scene\u201d of the 50s & 60s.<\/p>\n To view, click HERE<\/a><\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n A suitably nostalgic story, Solid Ground<\/em><\/span>, in Ireland’s Own<\/strong><\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n Andy Harrod of Decoding Static<\/strong> interviews Simon Kearns<\/p>\n To view, click HERE<\/a><\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n To view, click HERE<\/a><\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n All sales\u00a0go to the charity One in Four<\/p>\n To view, click HERE<\/a><\/p>\n _______________________________________________<\/p>\n To read, click this HERE<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simonkearns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ANA-entry.png\")
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\nexistential terror and psychological thriller in the style of the \u2018New Weird\u2019.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simonkearns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/9781911409656-600.jpg\")
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\n“The Night Has Seen Your Mind is a book that reads almost like a fever dream.”
\n<\/span>– Jazzy Book Reviews<\/span><\/p>\n
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Copies available for purchase from Boyne Berries<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/simonkearns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/HCE-Review-222x300.jpg\")
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<\/a><\/p>\nAnother good review of Dark Waves<\/em>, this time from Booksquawk.<\/h3>\n
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Interview with the excellent site, Ginger Nuts of Horror –\u00a0 click HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n
Great review for Dark Waves<\/em> from The Books Of Blood –\u00a0 Click HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n
LITRO Horror Haiku Competition Winner<\/h2>\n
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The Magnet and the Needle<\/em><\/span>, featured in Litro Magazine<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nPrize-winning short story, The World Apart<\/em><\/span>, featured in the Standard Culture compendium<\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nTalking violence, change, and personal responsibility<\/h3>\n
Flash fiction piece featured in Get Lit, from The Atticus Review<\/h3>\n
One hundred word story, Aliens<\/em><\/span>, in the 100 RPM collection<\/h3>\n
Exact Copy Data Set<\/em><\/span> on Liminal Fiction<\/h3>\n