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About nick parker
By night
Nick Parker writes his tiny tales, at an excruciatingly slow pace.
By day
He is a creative director of the language consultancy The Writer.
By some miracle
His words have appeared everywhere from the Guardian and the Independent, to the Literary Review, Director magazine, mcsweeneys.com and BBC Radio 4.
By the by
He was once a repairer of electric doors, a cartoonist for Viz, and the deputy editor of The Oldie magazine. He wrote a book all about toast, which Waterstone's described as a 'cult hit'.
He lives on the outskirts of town.
Follow him on twitter: @nickparker.
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The cover image is a monoprint by Tadeusz Deregowski. He's a Scottish artist who lives in Brazil. You can see more of his paintings, prints and models over on his blog.
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Photograph of Nick by Abby Worth