James K Walker has written freelance and fiction for numerous publications. When James is not writing he likes to play football with the kids on his street, but refuses to go in goal.
His stories appear in Naked City, Wonderwall and his mini-collection ‘The Three and a Half Day Parent’ features in Route Compendium.
James Walker answers questions about the background to his story collection The Three and a Half Day Parent, about parenting in general and about Brian Clough.
Route Offline (Route 20) is a festival of contemporary stories that brings together in printed form a series of distinguished collections which were initially published online.
Wonderwall (Route 16) was first published in 2005, at a time of an uncontrolled push to global citizenship, this collection of stories looked much closer to home.
‘Some of the best stories I have ever read.’ – BBCi
Naked City (Route 15) At the start of this century the cities up and down the UK got a makeover, with city appartments, bar and restaurant cultures and new lifestyle possibilities. These stories look at the effect these changes had, written by the people who lived through them.
‘This collection not only embodies the city, but occupies the very soul of the urban landscape.’ – Inc Writers
