{"id":213,"date":"2011-08-20T15:57:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-20T13:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2022-08-30T19:43:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T17:43:10","slug":"shorts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=213","title":{"rendered":"Shorts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These are my short stories available to buy:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h4>As part of an anthology:<\/h4>\n<p><a title=\"Anthologies\" href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=136#sauce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"lashings400\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/lashings400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a title=\"Anthologies\" href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=136#tea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Tea_and_Crumpet_2000x3000\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Tea_and_Crumpet_2000x3000-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Anthologies\" href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=136#flash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"BritishFlash\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/BritishFlash-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<a title=\"Anthologies\" href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=136#wings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ABrushofWings\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ABrushofWings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Anthologies\" href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=136#necking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NeckingLG\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/NeckingLG-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Anthologies\" href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=136#match\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"MakeMeaMatch2lg\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/MakeMeaMatch2lg-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Anthologies\" href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=136#love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"ReflectionsofLovelg\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ReflectionsofLovelg-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Anthologies\" href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=136#sin1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sindustry1lg\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Sindustry1lg-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a title=\"Anthologies\" href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=136#sin2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Sindustry2lg\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Sindustry2lg-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/break.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Stand-alone shorts<\/h4>\n<p><a title=\"Short stories\" href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=111#cleary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1267\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ClearyPalit_LG-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cleary Palit - Short story by Zahra Owens - Cover by Catt Ford\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ClearyPalit_LG-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ClearyPalit_LG-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ClearyPalit_LG-267x400.jpg 267w, https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ClearyPalit_LG.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/> <\/a><a title=\"Short stories\" href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=111#thirty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1217\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Thirty_FINAL-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"Cover art by Brooke Albrecht\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Thirty_FINAL-100x150.jpg 100w, 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srcset=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MeantToBe_FINAL-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MeantToBe_FINAL-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MeantToBe_FINAL-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MeantToBe_FINAL-266x400.jpg 266w, https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MeantToBe_FINAL-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/MeantToBe_FINAL.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/?page_id=111#muse\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1212\" src=\"https:\/\/zahraowens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/A-Muse_FINAL-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"A Muse_FINAL\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" 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