I slid them on my feet and tottered across the shop’s carpet. I declared them the most comfortable shoes I’d even worn.
The lie tasted like burnt sugar in my mouth.
Judy Darley
The Art of Judy
About Judy
Judy Darley is a British author who can't stop writing about the fallibilities of the human mind. Her short fiction has been published and performed in the UK, US, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand and India, including by The Mechanics' Institute Review, Spelk, The Cabinet of Heed and SmokeLong Quarterly. She is Flash Fiction Editor at Reflex Press. Judy’s short story collection Sky Light Rain is out from Valley Press. Her debut collection Remember Me To The Bees is available from Tangent Books. Find Judy at her website and Twitter.
Breaking the Ice
Three readings to always come back to:
- A Traveller in Time by Alison Uttley
- Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
- The Burning Book by Maggie Gee
Favourite food to trade a kingdom for:
A pile of hot toast with salted butter and home-made plum jam.
Author photo by James Hainsworth.