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About Stuart Larner

Stuart is a chartered clinical psychologist and writer. He was mental health expert for XL for Men magazine and has written self-help material and poems for various magazines and newspapers and local community radio. He has an interest in cricket and has short stories on “abc of cricket” Australian website. As a psychologist he has published numerous articles of a technical nature in scientific journals and at conferences. He has written a novel, a children’s book, and has a sports psychology book in preparation.

new cricket novel : “Guile and Spin”

An outrageous, compelling, unforgettable story of cricket played to a farcical level you had previously never thought possible. A must-read for cricket fans everywhere.

Jeremy Freeman hates cricket, but is enticed by woman cricketer Claire who turns his life upside-down.  Fardeep Singh shows him how he can use spiritual powers and mystical charms to achieve his secret dreams.

Oriental magic meets sport psychology in an explosive mix. But that is only the start of their problems. Anything can happen – and does.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guile-Spin-Stuart-Louis-Larner/dp/1782991786/

Welcome To The World of Cricket Fiction

This site is for short fiction about the sport of cricket.

If you would like your story posted here, then please send it in the body of an e-mail addressed to slarner@sky.com with a short biography of up to three sentences written in the third person with any links to your blog. In the subject matter of the e-mail put your title and name. I do not open attachments. I accept simultaneous submissions and reprints where you hold copyright.

Submissions should be roughly in the range 800-1200 words.

Unfortunately I cannot pay you at the present time. However, your story if published will be read and appreciated by the cricket community. I reserve only the right to post it on site and I will remove it later at your request.

This site is not for short quips, though the stories can be humorous.