Mark Fryday
Mark Fryday is a novelist, script-writer, poet, and member of the British Guild of Beer Writers. The beer angle comes from the 'Tales from the Red Lion' series of novels, which follow aspects of modern life from the perspective of an English pub. There are currently two books in the series, 'Collapse of the Wave' and 'Another English Civil War', with a third one on the way. Mark's next book, however, is the first book in a science-fiction trilogy 'The Innocence Machines' looking at the relationship between humans and AI after a climate catastrophe. This book may even be available at the Indie Author Book Fair, if he manages to get it finished in time.
Contemporary Literary Fiction
Tales from The Red Lion
Collapse of the Wave
Another English Civil War
Collapse of the Wave
Dan is down the pub. Again. All he wants is an easy life. London never quite worked out, so he has headed back home again to keep his Dad company now that his Mum has gone. Don’t worry, this all just might be bearable since his favourite pub, The Red Lion, is not only still open but very much the same as ever. So, Dan spends his time down there, resolutely collecting the stories of the people who pass through, so he can block out his own. Easy life then? Well, you can’t stop stories from happening to you, no matter how hard you try. And anyway, things never go to plan for Dan. Cheers.
Another English Civil War
So where can we find Dan this time?
No surprises, he is down the pub again. But who can blame him? It’s been a particularly rough time of late, and The Red Lion sure can be a place of sanctuary when you need to get away from yourself. Well, it would be as long as it actually manages to stay open, and as long as ghosts of the past don’t turn up without warning. At least his friends are still there to get a round in and listen to his problems. If only he could find a way to tell them what they are.
The prospect of losing your pub and losing your mind are equally frightening for this drinker. If only something could be done about either. And if only relationships were as simple as ordering a pint.
‘Another English Civil War’ takes another look at contemporary British life through the prism of the pub and the lives of the people who inhabit them.
