TYGarner

More Fabulous Animals

This story came to me after I watched a TV documentary about children deprived access to language in their early years, through abandonment or the neglect and abuse of their guardians. It won the Edinburgh University short story competition in 2007, then was published in New Writing Scotland the following year. * The Gambit 28thContinue reading “More Fabulous Animals”

Island of Lost Souls

In the aftermath of revolution in North Africa in 2011, a migration crisis thrust the Italian island of Lampedusa into the international media spotlight. As a student journalist dreaming of a job as a foreign correspondent, I went there with photographer Eva Barton to report (all photo credits below belong to Eva). On our return IContinue reading “Island of Lost Souls”

The Hotel Hokusai

“How would you react if you arrived, young and alone, with very little and knowing no one, in a strange city?” My first novel, The Hotel Hokusai, is published by Glasgow’s Ringwood Publishing in February 2024. Its central character is Han, a linguistically-gifted, investigatively-inclined teenage migrant in turn of the 19th century Yokohama, Japan. ReadContinue reading “The Hotel Hokusai”

Scaffolding

the trick is to be at your windows on every floor getting you to notice erecting a scaffolding of language, a joisted latticework of syntax onto which you can climb out of the windows of your terraced tenements trusting to its strength enough to walk along these planks and meet the neighbours climbing out asContinue reading “Scaffolding”

Secrets of success.

Success is earned, one step at a time. One of the most invaluable skills a person can have is being able to clearly express what they want. You have the courage that leads to success. As long as you’re learning, you’ll never fail. The most successful people don’t look back to see who’s watching. “OurContinue reading “Secrets of success.”

Sweet success.

The most successful people don’t look back to see who’s watching. Work Hard. The most successful people don’t look back to see who’s watching. Look for opportunities to lift others up along the way. Having the proper mindset, moving outside your comfort zone, developing and maintaining healthy relationships, and staying focused have been key driversContinue reading “Sweet success.”

Brilliant.

Having the proper mindset, moving outside your comfort zone, developing and maintaining healthy relationships, and staying focused have been key drivers of success for thousands of years. Work smart Work hard “Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in few.” — Pythagoras Success is earned, one step at a time.Continue reading “Brilliant.”