Rose Biggin: Artist, Writer & Performer
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  • THEATRE*
    • BADASS GRAMMAR
    • THE VERY THOUGHT
    • OTHER PLAYS
    • PUNCHDRUNK
  • FICTION~
    • NOVELS
    • SHORT FICTION
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  • RESEARCH ¯
  • POLEDANCE^

Upcoming Publications

Spring 2022
FEMME FATALES & DANGEROUS WOMEN
Ed. Maxim Jakubowski
Mango

Spring 2022
MUSINGS OF THE MUSES
Brigids Gate Press

July 2021
LIGHTENING
Ed. Storm Constantine
NewCon


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THE TARTEST OF FLAVOURS


BITTER DISTILLATIONS
Ed. Mark Beech
Egaeus Press (2020)

Words - 4,700

A rare chance to glimpse the one and only Jack Heart, reformed scoundrel and high society darling, as he attempts his most outrageous plan yet. It’s all one can do to survive the soiree.

(more.)


"Anyone who was anyone was at Lady Red’s summer garden party. There were also several people who weren’t anyone at all, to add potential."

Egaeus Press publish fiction in limited and ornate volumes. Bitter Distillations is a lithographically printed, 320 page hardback with colour endpapers; limited to just 340 copies.

Find a copy here


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THE CHANDELIER BID


THE BOOK OF
EXTRAORDINARY NEW
SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES

Ed. Maxim JakubowskiAbaddon (2020)
Words - 6,200


The second story of mine to feature the indomitable Irene Adler, approached by an aesthetically-blocked Sherlock Holmes to solve an artful mystery - why is there public adolation for the questionable paintings of W. Bart.

(more.)

Find a copy here
 


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THE NEW WOMAN


CREATURES
Ed. David Thomas Moore
Abaddon
Words - 16,000


As an array of bohemian characters gather to celebrate the fin de siècle,
a sculptor and her medical student lover refine their philosophy of art and beauty.


(more.)

"Distinct and original" -
Nina Allan

Strange Horizons books of 2018


Find a copy here


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THE GHOST OF
COCK LANE



SOOT & STEEL
Ed. Ian Whates
NewCon Press
Words - 4,000

‘Remember the system, O spirit; please knock once for yes, twice for no.’ He raises his arms slightly. ‘As per the usual.’

Snow falls on London and a priest,
a ghost and Dictionary Johnson
gather to play a game of trust.

(more.)

Included in Best of British Fantasy Recommended Reading 2019

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THE AROUSING
ADVENTURES OF
GELATO PARLOUR


THE EXTINCTION EVENT
Ed. Jared Shurin
Jurassic London
With Introduction by Claire North
Words - 5,200

'She takes one last look at the bed; and there - oh look, oh yes, see what he’s left on the pillow there: an elegant pale yellow with a mint leaf on top and a small spoon made of silver. It’s a glass of sorbet! She fans herself with relief: he hasn’t left a goodbye sundae as is his wont sometimes, or (worse) the banana split when he doesn’t stay the whole night. No, this is quite a different message altogether. A sorbet is merely a refresher between courses. He’ll be back!'


In a sweet neapolitan setting, our dashing gentleman thief scampers over rooftops in candy-striped trousers, outwitting his nemesis and getting into saucy trouble.

(more.)

"...the following tale, though absolutely 100% true, is not for the semi-skimmed. Crime, betrayal, kidnapping, romance, thwarted passion, monologing; and that’s just the starter. Proceed if you dare, but consider yourself warned. In “The Arousing Adventures of Gelato Parlour”, there really is no accounting for taste. "

CLAIRE NORTH
(author of The First Fifteen Lives
of Harry August)


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THE MODJESKA WALTZ


THE ADVENTURES OF MORIARTY
Ed. Maxim Jakubowski
Constable Robinson
Words - 6,000


'The Professor’s jaw was set firm, and there was fierce concentration in his eyes. Even the most casual onlooker would know that he was counting. I decided against reminding him of the need to smile, as I felt certain it wouldn’t help his mood. We managed the corner thanks to my subtle steering ­- I dreaded to think how the Professor would get on without a guide. He was in the arms of fate, as were his partners.
   I had a momentary respite when the first change arrived. The Professor positively had to be pushed away from me. I enjoyed the smalltalk of a friendly young man who claimed to be a writer and wit living in the city, who told me he had witnessed my Desdemona at the Royal and enjoyed it immensely.
   Having not yet played Desdemona, I made do with giving him the ghost of a smile.
   When Moriarty returned, he clutched my wrist as if it was the only thing keeping him on the floor.'


Irene Adler, repositioned in the starring role, is approached by a buffoonish Moriarty - a man inconveniently coy around matters of the body and in need of finishing lessons in high society etiquette to pull off a diamond heist.

(more.)

Find a copy here.

A GAME PROPOSITION


IRREGULARITY
Ed. Jared Shurin
Jurassic London
Words - 3,700


'Well, now.
There’s a hostelry in Port Royal, or there was; little to no point in going there these days, unless you’ve a fondness for charred things. Were you to go there yourself you’d see some old posts and a plaque but once, oh once, once there were people and games and frolics and what fun we had — until there wasn’t any more fun to be had, if you understand me, you pretty thing.'


Four sex workers in seventeenth-century Jamaica play dice against the explorer William Dampier.

(more.)
'And if you’ve never heard Rose Biggin read “A Game Proposition”– her voice echoing off the National Maritime Museum’s collection of figureheads – well, I’m sorry for you. Because that was a reading.'
– PORNOKITSCH



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THE GUNMAN
WHO CAME IN FROM THE DOOR


DEFENESTRATION
Eds. Andrew Kaye & Eileen Lavelle
BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETY:
HORIZONS(ANNUAL JOURNAL)

Ed. Jared Shurin
Words - 1,200

The demand was for constant action; if you stopped to think you were lost. When in doubt, have a man come through the door with a gun in his hand. – Raymond Chandler

'It was a dull day, I wasn’t doing very much. In theory I was working from home, but that theory wasn’t working and neither was I. I tried looking out of the window but the sky was a smudged grey, like yesterday’s make-up, and it didn’t compel me out of doors or into better thoughts. I looked again at my work, but it could all wait a few more minutes. I didn’t know what to write. I was waiting for inspiration, and starting to feel stood up. The phone was silent. The clock ticked. A man came through the door with a gun in his hand.'


One dame goes tête à Tetley in a tale of Private Eyes with a bad case of deja view.

(more.)
As read at
Nine Worlds : New Voices Panel.


A MAP TO CAMELOT

Betwixt Magazine (2016)
Words - 3,000

THE QUANTUM QUADRANT
SPEED-OF-LIGHT ELITE FLEET CHRISTMAS
PARTY

Jurassic London (2014)
Words - 750

TREASURE MAP

The Cafe Irreal (2017)
Words - 1,200

THE TIME TRAVELLERS' BALL

NOW WE ARE TEN (2016)
Ed. Ian Whates
NewCon Press
Words - 10

A TALE TOLD
BY AN IDIOT

Fox Spirit Books (2016)
Words - 4,400

PUT TO SILENCE

Jurassic Gold Medal (2014)
Words - 2,100

THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

THE RITE OF SPRING
Ed. Jared Shurin (2013)
Words - 750

THE WETHERBY WAKE

(Award Winner - Retreat West)
THE COLOUR OF LIFE & OTHER STORIES
Ed. Amanda Saint
Retreat West (2013)
Words - 1,450
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  • AHOY HOY!
  • THEATRE*
    • BADASS GRAMMAR
    • THE VERY THOUGHT
    • OTHER PLAYS
    • PUNCHDRUNK
  • FICTION~
    • NOVELS
    • SHORT FICTION
    • STANDARD ISSUE MAGAZINE
  • RESEARCH ¯
  • POLEDANCE^