Forged Truth is the proud publisher of David N. Martin’s brilliant anthology of short stories. Blight and Happiness is the ‘best-of’ collection of his life’s work in the shorter genre.
At Forged Truth, we always consider short stories to be the best showcase for writing talent that lies below the surface, so here’s one or two examples taken from David N.Martin’s ‘Blight and Happiness’ collection which we invite you to read on this site:
Blight opens the collection. In interviews, the author, David N Martin claims it as his favourite short story. The ‘Blight and Happiness’ collection closes with a sequel that continues the story of Thomas and Molly. Read it here.
The Walker won the Words With Jam short story prize in 2018. Read it here.
Helping Hands was one of the first short stories ever written by David N Martin and was short listed for the Fish Short Story Prize in 2001. It didn’t win, but David always considered it a breakthrough story. Read it here.
If you enjoyed them, please check out David N. Martin’s two novels, also published by Forged Truth Publishing:
The Typewriterists – David N. Martin’s historical novel about the Havershall family’s struggle to create an industrial dynasty in the first half of the last century has garnered a flurry of 5-star reviews and picked up the 2025 Norman King Award for fiction, as it sweeps its readers from 1917 to 1940, from the horrors of early tanks at the Battle of Cambrai, through the years of peace, to the Blitz.
The Modern Type – David N. Martin’s epic sequel to The Typewriterists to be published on 31st July 2026. A taster for the opening chapter is available here.
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