It is wonderfully moody and creepy." --- Jonathan Maberry, multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Patient Zero. "Shane Jiraiya Cummings with Shards shows he is not only a master of the flash fiction style of writing but has pretty much written the definitive statement on how it should work. The collection is a strong statement on the validity of an internet-driven writing style and is a must have for any collector of Australian dark fiction." --- Jeff Ritchie, ScaryMinds "Cummings' work possesses a Stephen King-like quality, creating rich and colourful characters in a handful of words ... Well worth the read." --- Mark Smith-Briggs, HorrorScope "This is how flash fiction should be written---sharp, brilliant images conjured by amazingly few words. Cummings' aptitude for flash fiction is evident in every carefully chosen phrase." --- Stephanie Gunn, HorrorScope "Shards cuts you right open and then sets about infecting the wound. Cummings' prose is as the title suggests: short, sharp, and deadly.
