from the author of whom Hilary Mantel wrote “…fairly waltzes the reader along…the mixture of the mundane and the fantastic is deceptively artless, the prose full of energy and humour, and beneath the playfulness there is an undertow of pain…”

Whether you enjoy drama, humour or satire, you will find a story to haunt or delight you on jonelkon.com. Read the selection below and if you want more click on blog, Short Stories and plunge into my mad world. You are very welcome!

SHORT STORIES: follow these links. Here’s a small selection from my website. There are many more!

DRAMA! A selection from the NASTY LITTLE THINGS collection…

Identity: An identity-swap that goes spectacularly wrong… http://jonelkon.com/identity/\

Tube Surf: A life-or death contest on the London Underground has horrible consequences. This story was going to be a film until TFL put a ban on it! http://jonelkon.com/tube-surf-no-exit/

Albert: The guys downstairs get a dog, but the loner upstairs can’t stand it! With horrible consequences…http://jonelkon.com/albert/

Pillion: Would you be the pillion passenger on a motorbike driven by the guy whose wife you’ve just seduced?…http://jonelkon.com/pillion/

A Beast: He can kill people with his mind!….http://jonelkon.com/a-beast-a-short-story/

Darkness: A very dark post-Apocalypse tale. Cannibalism and murder are essential for survival…http://jonelkon.com/darkness/

Apocalypse Then: It’s the end of the world! Again! Written before the Corona Crisis, but very creepily appropriate. http://jonelkon.com/apocalypse-then/

There are many more! Explore!

HUMOUR: At times like this, laughter is better than medicine!

The Donkeys Kick Back – a dodgy car salesman gets his just desserts!…http://jonelkon.com/the-donkeys-kick-back-buying-a-used-car/

Report from Earth: An alien comes to Earth to assess it for possible colonisation, and accidentally becomes President of the USA! There are 4 reports. Read the first one here:http://jonelkon.com/report-from-earth/

QUICKIES: VERY short stories! Flash Fiction, for example. The story has to be no more than 500 words. And MegaSagas. No more than 100 words! I have run three competitions for MegaSagas, and have had wonderful entries. Check http://jonelkon.com/the-megasaga-100-goes-to/

There will be more competitions! Keep an eye on jonelkon.com!

Have a look through the Short Stories section and you will find several Flash Fiction and Megasagas written by me….

SHORT STORIES FROM RAGAZZO, my novel-in progress.

Some Sex: Can a castrato have sex? In the 1920s, preparations for the production of a Handel Opera go nuts …http://jonelkon.com/some-sex/

A Victory for Vittorio: Vittorio is the Hunk of the Village, and you can be sure he’ll use his looks to save his son! http://jonelkon.com/a-short-story-from-the-ragazzo-a-novel-in-progress/

Intermezzo: In the 1880’s, Sr Capodimonte, a director of Opera at La Scala Milan, finds himself the victim of a blackmail which could destroy his career….http://jonelkon.com/intermezzo/

THE BLOG!

Years of musings, madness, rants, roaming through politics, philosophy and people in a collapsing world. You will be amused, alarmed, angry, but never bored. Surf through the months and read whatever appeals to you. http://jonelkon.com/blog/

THE POETRY

A few selected poems from my collection SOME DAY SOON. If you like them, get the book! Amazon, natch or link below.http://jonelkon.com/category/poetry/

THE BOOKS

If you enjoy my writing read my books! Escape to the world of Apartheid South Africa in the sixties in UMFAAN’S HEROES. Or London in the seventies – hippies, drugs and spies in LASZLO’S MILLIONS. Then, visit the British outback – a suburban world in which Sally has decided not to accept her cancer, and to do absolutely anything to beat it, including murder in SALLY’S ROAD.

Details in the side panel.

…and look forward to my next novel RAGAZZO which will delight and amaze! A serial killer stalks the world of Opera in the 1920’s. And maybe he has every right to be somewhat miffed….!

…you are very welcome..

I love you all.