Matty Bannond

Story Published in Anthology

08/11/201908/11/2019 Matty BannondFiction

My short story, Blue Swing, has been published in an anthology published by Retreat West. It’s about the urge to help others. You can purchase the anthology as an eBook or paperback here.

Story Published on Storgy

15/10/201815/10/2018 Matty BannondFiction

My short story, Music Is a Verb, has been published on Storgy. It’s about the power of music as a healing force. The action begins during the IRA bombing of Manchester in 1996. You can[…]

Story Published on Selcouth Station

31/05/2018 Matty BannondFiction

My short story, A Better World for Connie, has been published on Selcouth Station. It’s about the impulse to deny yourself what you truly want in life — as well as parenthood, polar bears, zorbing and[…]

Story Published in Cabinet of Heed

25/03/201826/03/2018 Matty BannondFiction

My short story, Horns in the Hat Works, has been published in Issue Six of Cabinet of Heed. The story is about how we learn, how we share knowledge — and saxophones.

Story Recorded for Podcast

04/12/201726/03/2018 Matty BannondFiction

Hear me read one of my short stories in the latest podcast from OPEN PEN magazine! The story is called Some People Just Have a Tiny Problem in Their Heart.

Story Published in Collection

06/10/201729/03/2018 Matty BannondFiction

My short story, At Once in Harmony and Discord, has been published in a book of new fiction. Watch me read a passage from the story here.

Story Published by Obliterati Press

09/08/201729/03/2018 Matty BannondFiction

My short story, Nothing Like a Kiss, has been published by Obliterati Press. Watch me reading a passage from the story here.

Analogue Revolution?

24/07/201725/07/2017 Matty BannondComment

Clear the decks, uninstall the software: Brass and woodwind instruments are making a comeback. Why? Because they tell it like it is – with no bullshit.

Genius in Jazz

17/04/201726/03/2018 Matty BannondComment

“A genius is the one most like himself”: Three jazz moments that resonate with an astonishing unity of person and performance.

Collage, homage, parody

26/02/201731/03/2018 Matty BannondComment

One of the biggest reasons I love jazz music is the culture of the standard: Compositions that are only very loosely attached to their creator, instead belonging to a common pool – melodic resources, free-to-use.