Saying Dirty Things in Regional Accents

Short, sharp and scabrously funny, Campbell’s energetic, raw short stories head into the backstreets and byways of Manchester. His swaggering and unsentimental style unspools societal ills and how they impact the lives of his characters.

-- Eithne Farry * Daily Mail *

Saying Dirty Things in Regional Accents, is lively, bold and insightful … His use of form is also anything but ordinary, as he deviates from the standard and the expected to ensure each story relayed here is refreshingly unique. This is how reading should be: entertaining, enjoyable and original.⁠

-- Jen Bowden, editor of Northern Voices

The passing of time (and all of its sickening crimes) is one of Campbell’s regular concerns (as is the passing of a father figure – a lot of stories here concern people who have recently lost their father). You sense Campbell’s ghostly figure as he walks the streets of Manchester, remembering sad days past, the glory of which overshadow the dismal present. But it should be said (in case you think Campbell is a gloomy sort) Saying Dirty Things in Regional Accents is also funny, beautifully observed, and entertaining fare for an admittedly rainy and overcast start to the new year.

* Bookmun