I’m really pleased to have found a home for my short story, The Brothers Oe. It will be appearing in The Society of Misfit Stories, published by Bards and Sages Publishing, in September this year. It seems almost inevitable, as ‘misfit’ is certainly the best way to describe The Brothers Oe. It’s fantasy, sort of. … More The Society of Misfit Stories
Issue 3 of Aether/Ichor is available to read now! The Solstice edition is crammed with awesome Sword & Sorcery tales, action packed and brimming with magic. Daemoralis by Laura Gregory considers the impact fighting evil has on the family unit, with horrifying violence juxtaposed with tender scenes of family life. Oh, and there are terrifying, … More Aether/Ichor Issue 3: Solstice out now
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of travelling down to Edinburgh to go to Cymera Festival, Scotland’s first ever book festival dedicated to sci-fi, fantasy and horror writing. Held at prominent Fringe venue and labyrinthian maze, The Pleasence, from 7th-9th June, some of the world’s leading SFF and horror authors, including Gareth … More Cymera, Thin Air, and the inner life of Darth Sidious
Last Thursday I boarded the train to Edinburgh to take part in Shoreline of Infinity’s Event Horizon. And sure, every time I say the words ‘Event Horizon’ it conjures a horrifying image of eyeless Sam Neill from the nineties film of the same name (“Where we’re going… we don’t need eyes to see!”) but I … More Infinite Space, Infinite Terror… and a raffle
It’s almost here: Event Horizon – not the film with Sam Neill (still terrifying) but the monthly reading night in Edinburgh hosted by Shoreline of Infinity. Usually sci-fi based, tomorrow’s event will be taken over by fantasy webzine Aether/Ichor. I’ll be reading there myself along with some fantastic authors recently published by A/I: Ely Percy, … More Event Horizon
I’m really excited/slightly nervous to be reading at next month’s Event Horizon in Edinburgh! Hosted by Edinburgh’s British Fantasy Society Award-winning magazine, Shoreline of Infinity, Event Horizon is a free monthly evening of sci-fi spoken word and music (and there’s a raffle, of course). 9th May will be a fantasy special takeover by fellow Edinburgh … More Event Horizon 9th May 2019
I am really stoked to have made it into the front cover of Schlock! Webzine!! (Exclamation marks 2 & 3 my own.) This week only (Sun 16 – Sat 22 Sep) you can read my short story Cutting Teeth for free on the Schlock! website here. This one’s an out-there urban fantasy piece … More Read Cutting Teeth in Schlock! Webzine
I decided that in aid of the holiday a season and people needing stuff to read on planes/in the park (the weather in Glasgow right now is crazy beautiful, very unexpected) that I would give away free downloads of my books this week, Mon 28 May – Fri 1 June. On each day of the … More Summer Book Giveaway Day One
That thing is back in the sky. You know the thing – big, orangey, hard to look at. And for people here in Scotland that means a solid week of shorts, ice cream, sun burn, daytime drinking in the park, burnt burgers, knock-off Ray Bans… all the things that make it worth getting through the … More Free eBook Summer Promo
In Edinburgh there lives an awesome sci-fi magazine called Shoreline of Infinity. I sometimes write book reviews for it. Every month SoI hosts a free reading event, called Event Horizon. Now, you’ve heard of peanut butter and chocolate, and you’ve heard of peanut butter and jam, let me introduce you to another of the world’s … More Event Horizon w/ Aether & Ichor, 10th May
