The latest issue of New Writing Scotland is out now and features my short story On the Plate! Published by the Association for Scottish Literary Studies, issue 38 of NWS is titled The Last Good Year after a short story contributed by Krishan Coupland. Very fitting. Also inside the covers is prose and poetry by … More Read On the Plate in NWS 38: The Last Good Year OUT NOW
This is, of course, not Indie April as normal. However, with businesses closed or operating solely online and everyone at home on lockdown, I think it’s important that readers, writers, editors, and publishers still take a little time to celebrate and promote our small presses this month, for whom this could be a tough time … More Indie April 2020
I’ve been busy lately, polishing up a TOP SECRET PROJECT, so this post about last month’s Granite Noir festival is a little late. Granite Noir is Aberdeen’s yearly crime writing festival, and in 2020 featured appearances from genre legends Ian Rankin, Stuart McBride, Ambrose Parry (pen name of Chris Brookmyre and Dr Marisa Haetzman), Denise … More Lanyard Person: Reading at Granite Noir
Just in time for Christmas, the first Daytime Nightime anthology is here! Along with poetry from the renowned Samuel Tongue and Jill O’Sullivan from excellent Glasgow bands Sparrow and the Workshop and Bdy Prts, and fiction from author Michael Rennie, it features my short story Raumschach. Raumschach is 3D chess, also sometimes known as ‘space … More Read Raumschach in DTNT Anthology 001
As we’re getting towards the end of 2019 and the season of awards eligibility posts, I thought I would join in and recap the stories I’ve had published this year. Though certainly not reaching the quantity of last year’s published output, this year I’ve had some longer work published (two novelettes that I’m really proud … More My published stories 2019
It’s finally here! The Switchblade Magazine/Pulp Modern double feature Tech Noir is out today! Switchblade and Pulp Modern have teamed up to make a retro cyberpunk anthology with twice the goodness. My featured short story Baby on Board sees ex-cop Oink, having returned from Mars to his hometown on Earth, Belt City, get embroiled in … More Read Baby on Board in Tech Noir
The day is finally here! At long last, Exquisite Aberrations has been unleashed upon the public. A collection of long-form short stories (published by FunDead Publications) that turn traditional Gothic horror tropes upside down by shifting the POV onto LGBTQ people, people of colour, and others often side-lined or othered in the history of the … More Read The Lunatic Song in Exquisite Aberrations
The Society of Misfit Stories Vol 1 Issue 3, featuring my story The Brothers Oe, is out now! Sumo wrestler Yogi is due to face off against his brother Matsushima in the grand final of the Honbasho in the great dragon city of Edo. That is until Matsushima is found dead in his bathtub, having … More Read The Brothers Oe in The Society of Misfit Stories
The ebook of Exquisite Aberrations, the new Gothic anthology from FunDead Publications, is now available for pre-order, due for release on 13th September. Featuring my novelette, The Lunatic Song, among other incredible, creepy tales, Exquisite Aberrations is a collection of Gothic horror stories with a modern twist, turning tropes on their heads and featuring characters … More Pre-order Exquisite Aberrations ebook
At the beginning of the year I read some stories and picked some tunes on Subcity Radio show, Daytime Nightime, hosted by Roslyn Potter. Now, DTNT is due to publish its very first anthology, featuring stories, poetry and artwork from the show’s guests, including me! Alongside work from some of Glasgow’s best – including the … More DTNT Anthology 001
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