Emyr Payne

Enjoyed this very much

"He’d promised himself, promised his therapist, he’d stop letting his anger be the first thing out of his mouth. But here he was, a grown man, sober for three months, crying over a clogged drain while his son watched him unravel like cheap plumbing." Susmita Mukherjee mrbullbull.com/newbull/flas...

Check this out from Bull magazine: a brliant, deceptively simple.story about masculinity and grief by Susmita Mukherjee:

Rhyl then and now: 2019 (top) and 2026 (bottom) - an example of how my long term documentation of Rhyl reflects the various stages of change for the town.

ISSUE 6 POETRY ☆ Abraham Aondoana ☆ Christian Hanz Lozada ☆ D. W. Baker ☆ David Anson Lee ☆ Devon Webb ☆ Emyr Payne ☆ James Fleet Underwood ☆ Jeff Skinner ☆ Lauren Paré ☆ Maëlle Keita ☆ Paul Whelan ☆ Rebecca Leek ☆ Sarai Nichole ☆ Sharon Hoffman ☆

ISSUE 6 POETRY
☆ Abraham Aondoana ☆ @poetloz.bsky.social ☆ @lowermelody.bsky.social ☆ David Anson Lee ☆ @devonwebbnz.bsky.social ☆ @emyrpayne.bsky.social ☆ James Fleet Underwood ☆ Jeff Skinner ☆ Lauren Paré ☆ Maëlle Keita ☆ Paul Whelan ☆ Rebecca Leek ☆ Sarai Nichole ☆ @swhoffmann.bsky.social ☆

I've been hibernating from social media - now I'm back with a new short story, 'Ducksie' published in Bull! Read below:
mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...

Issue 6 submissions close this week Looking for: GREED Poetry (30 lines max) Short fiction (1,000 words max) Art & Photography Submissions during this period will be handled using a Google Form. Find our guidelines on the website for more information. Any questions, just ask! Closing 30 January

Submissions for Underbelly Press Issue 6: GREED close this week, January 30!

For this issue, we’re looking for work that explores the intersection of greed and human experience. As before, we’re pairing the theme with our inherent focus: the gritty, the mundane, the uncomfortable, the human.

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A sample from my second novel, 'Binge Drinker' - a story about life in the 00s for those of us who graduated into the 2008 financial crash - currently unedited and unpublished x

Fingers crossed!

Very enjoyable read - and although a different setting, reminded me of my time working as a nurse on the night shift

Haunting ❤️

First round of line edits for my debut novel, '50 Reasons to Live' with Barnard Press - shit got real!

i came on shift and saw something beautiful today — Blood+Honey by Emyr Payne “I also wondered why an ex-Marine would want to re-train to be a nurse. It just didn’t make sense. Like snow landing in the sea. It always melts.”

Yo yo yo, got a short story published in @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social about shadow boxing, earrings and life on a psychiatric forensic unit, amongst other things. CHECK IT OUT - LINK BELOW!!!

www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/i-ca...

Do you have any books/pamphlets etc available to buy?

I just read the three poems you got published - loved it - the sadness of the humour especially👌

Word (if anybody listening)

Will be sure to read more 👍

Loved it man 🙌

@j-tkelly.bsky.social just read your poem, 'Career' - resonated with me ❤️

New novel - first draft done - here's another taster

Working on a new novel about ...... well, says it on the tin really.

Working on a new novel .....

Bloody awesome theme - I imagine you will have a lot of brilliant reading to get through!

Theme Reveal: Greed Issue 6: 19 December to 30 January After the success of Underbelly Press’s last themed issue, I asked whether you preferred themed or unthemed submissions, and the response was unanimous. So I’m excited to reveal the theme for Issue 6 is greed. For this issue, we’re looking for work that explores the intersection of greed and human experience. As before, we’re pairing the theme with our inherent focus: the gritty, the mundane, the uncomfortable, the human. We’ll be sharing prompts over the coming weeks, but we encourage you to interpret it in your own way. Here are some of our initial thoughts... The desire to take more than you’re owed. The guilt of desire. The people who get crushed under someone else’s wanting. Everyday acts of greed. The need to be needed. Taking something you don’t need. Hoarding comfort, taking and giving nothing back (emotionally or physically). Chasing performance at the cost of relationships and health. Doing anything for attention. Submissions open in just over a week! More info coming soon.

Theme Reveal: Greed
Issue 6: 19 December to 30 January

For this issue, we’re looking for work that explores the intersection of greed and human experience.

The desire to take more than you’re owed. The people who get crushed under someone else’s wanting. The need to be needed. Hoarding comfort.

Fish Where the TV should be, Liam has a fishtank.I like fishtanks, he said. He was six years old. He’s liked fishtanks ever since.He’s thirty-five now. He sits in his easy chair, face less than a foot away...

Hey! I have a new story, 'Fish' published in Bel Esprit - to read for FREE! follow the link below, and if you like physical media, you can also subscribe to the literary paper - also, 2 min read - like all great literature😂🤣😂
www.belespritproject.com/post/_fish

Check it out! To read full story click:
underbellypress.wixsite.com/home/copy-of...

Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏 love being part of this community!

Tuesday Tasters The ward is ready for something. There is a feeling in the walls. Like dying on Christmas Day. And I can feel it coming already. That thing that happens when the seasons change. That feeling that turns my brain into jelly. The kind you find between the meat and pastry in cheap pork pies. Key Worker Emyr Payne Text is on a black background. Underbelly Press logo in the top right corner. In the background behind the poem is an image of an orange leaf.

Key Worker by Emyr Payne @emyrpayne.bsky.social
It's a visceral piece with a resonant narrative voice that blends the grit of Underbelly with the mood of autumn beautifully. With Issue 6 opening for submissions soon, now’s the perfect time to have a taste of Emyr’s short fiction.