Eugen M. Bacon, MSc, studied at Maritime Campus, less than two minutes walk from The Royal Observatory of the Greenwich Meridian. A Computer graduate mentally re-engineered into creative writing, Eugen's short stories are published in magazines & anthologies worldwide.

New writing (shorts):

Will the real/girl woman please stand up: Beauty pageants and ‘sexy’ clothes are de rigueur for today’s under-10 set says Eugen Bacon who’d rather see them playing in dirt like their brothers... 

Chewing over the trials of unemployment: Today, I am lunching with Dave.  He is 30 minutes late. He walks into the restaurant with the hesitant amble of a man who has been hard done by. His hazel eyes light up when they find me and I wave at him to join me at the table. Dave reminds me of a big, mauled bear gentled to a puppy. He wears a licked look - there is no fight left.

Public Transport Complex: Taking a stand for a seat - the discomfort of discourtesy. Rush hour in the train. Chockers, people elbowing their way in each stop. An old woman with feral hair shambles in.  

The therapy of writing family history: Writing family history can tell you a lot more about yourself in a process that is most therapeutic...

The Jagged Edge of Otherwhen: Two talents, ten tales, rampant thoughts!

Novel & Short Story Achievements: Twisted Tails: An Anthology to Surprise & Delight: Dream Realm Award Winner; The Sex Bunyip: Dream Realm Award Finalist (Category: Fantasy); Mirror in a Blade: Eppie 2007 Finalist;  The Hybrid: Nominee for the The Pushcart Prize 2007, The Boy in the Gleam: Tarralla Short Story Competition Nominee 2005; Smoke & Mirrors: 3rd Place, Box Hill Institute Short Story 2005. Morning Dew: FMN & Writers Bureau Short Story Award Winner, January 2004 competition.

Eugen's short fiction is also available from Fictionwise, All Short Stories, Double Dragon Publishing, Diesel Ebooks & ereader.com.