Spiritual Orkney

Working at the Threshold

This collection of 13 fictional short stories, all set in Orkney, are now available to download for FREE by clicking on the button above.

This is a collection of short stories, written over a number of years, and they all have a few things in common:

Firstly, they are all situated in Orkney and nearly all of them feature named Orkney sites, each of which I (Helen) have worked at, even if it is just to guide around. Hence why the title of this collection includes the word ‘working’ - a word with multiple meanings and the word play is intentional. All of these locations have distinctive and acknowledged ‘atmospheres’ and are liminal in character.

And secondly, each takes an Orkney folk or ghost story, a myth or a legend, and places it in the modern world. I have tried to imagine what it would be like to encounter a selkie, a trowie, a ghost, a saint, even a deity, whilst you were casually going about your business.

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I hope you enjoy this book. Thank you. Please let me know what you think of it by emailing me on info@spiritualorkney.co.uk

Helen & Mark Woodsford-Dean
Craigielea, Harray, Orkney, Scotland, KW17 2JU
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