{"id":116,"date":"2021-08-13T12:13:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T12:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2026-04-20T20:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:27:08","slug":"short-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/?page_id=116","title":{"rendered":"Short Stories &#038; Poems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Published short stories and a poems<\/strong><br><br>The stories <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecolinguistics-association.org\/_files\/ugd\/ae088a_15c879ba8f23479e9c44cd476f786a23.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ecolinguistics-association.org\/_files\/ugd\/ae088a_15c879ba8f23479e9c44cd476f786a23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Three bears and Goldilocks\u2019 resurrection<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecolinguistics-association.org\/_files\/ugd\/ae088a_0844c588082e4d5a9b92c30beb33b434.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ecolinguistics-association.org\/_files\/ugd\/ae088a_0844c588082e4d5a9b92c30beb33b434.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pigsty<\/a><\/strong> are availible at the journal <a aria-label=\"Language &amp; Ecology (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ecolinguistics-association.org\/journal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Language &amp; Ecology<\/a>, published by <a aria-label=\"The International Ecolinguistics Association (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/ecolinguistics-association.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The International Ecolinguistics Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many thanks to&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scottishcommunitiescan.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scottish Communities Climate Action Network&nbsp;<\/a>for mini-grant and publication of my illustrations and story <strong>The Egg Hunters<\/strong>:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"part 1 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sccan.scot\/blog\/the-egg-hunters-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">part 1<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"part 2 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sccan.scot\/blog\/the-egg-hunters-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">part 2<\/a>. <br>The story is also on podcast, 16:30 into <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/scottishcommunitiesclimateactionnetwork.podbean.com\/e\/joana-s-pick-from-1000-better-stories-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Joana\u2019s pick from 1000 Better Stories Blog<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"312\" src=\"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SCCAN-illustration-D.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-249\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SCCAN-illustration-D.png 820w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SCCAN-illustration-D-300x114.png 300w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SCCAN-illustration-D-768x292.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/P1220885-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-401 size-full\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/P1220885-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/P1220885-2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/P1220885-2-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/P1220885-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/P1220885-2-2048x1535.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scottish PEN  has published my poem <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/scottishpen.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/PENning-WATER.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Blue, Thin Line<\/strong><\/a> (p. 45-47) in PENning magazine, the &#8216;Water&#8217; edition.  <br>Read this and other <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/scottishpen.org\/penning\/\" target=\"_blank\">PENning magazines<\/a>.   <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"803\" src=\"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mortons-Lochs-24.09.2023-1-1024x803.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-460 size-full\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mortons-Lochs-24.09.2023-1-1024x803.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mortons-Lochs-24.09.2023-1-300x235.jpg 300w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mortons-Lochs-24.09.2023-1-768x602.jpg 768w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mortons-Lochs-24.09.2023-1-1536x1204.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Mortons-Lochs-24.09.2023-1.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My text <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sand dune walk (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/?page_id=463\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sand dune walk<\/strong><\/a> was part of NatureScot&#8217;s Morton Lochs outdoor exhibition.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Published short stories in Danish<\/strong><br><br>Min novelle&nbsp;<strong>Fingerkraft&nbsp;<\/strong>og illustration er til fri forn\u00f8jelse i det online litteraturtidsskrift&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yumpu.com\/da\/document\/view\/65815075\/plenum-vol-5-ar-2035\" target=\"_blank\">Plenum, Vol. 5<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Unpublished stories<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Website-both-stories-FB-3-1024x732.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498 size-full\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Website-both-stories-FB-3-1024x732.png 1024w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Website-both-stories-FB-3-300x214.png 300w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Website-both-stories-FB-3-768x549.png 768w, http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Website-both-stories-FB-3.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen to my flash tales <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Mountain body (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/lola-ajima\/mountain-body\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Mountain body<\/strong><\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Nixed (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/lola-ajima\/nixed\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nixed<\/strong><\/a>, woven into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lola.ajima?__cft__[0]=AZVFKq59AO2C87YpthQFeE_d5JnIsmKetfZTIZhtLp9HyYVxfLx4WDsQK9bQrSNWiQ8vp3v9QVBFkXiURaHjgX4HHszHDFMm7nQwYzbq3xXt0eXJZ-z0BD2qJy6FiTI3QjipbdhTImqOIIwAFTJS9xEuNclFTeFzgaTE9B6q70nc1Q&amp;__tn__=-]K-R\">Lola Ajima<\/a>\u2019s rich, crisp and airy soundscape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published short stories and a poems The stories Three bears and Goldilocks\u2019 resurrection and Pigsty are availible at the journal Language &amp; Ecology, published by The International Ecolinguistics Association. Many thanks to&nbsp;Scottish Communities Climate Action Network&nbsp;for mini-grant and publication of my illustrations and story The Egg Hunters:&nbsp;part 1&nbsp;and&nbsp;part 2. The story is also on podcast, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/?page_id=116\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Short Stories &#038; Poems&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-116","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=116"}],"version-history":[{"count":94,"href":"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":515,"href":"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/116\/revisions\/515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gazelletext.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}