Scottish Writing

Read YE TAK THE GHOST ROAD in ‘Five Without Honour: Justified Sinners’

February 23, 2023

Despite the title of the collection describing its contributing authors as ‘Five Without Honour’ I am, actually, very honoured to have a story in this new short anthology from Anxiety Press. Five Without Honour: Justified Sinners is a sampler of Scottish writing put together by the incredibly talented Chris Kelso, author of The Dregs Trilogy, … More Read YE TAK THE GHOST ROAD in ‘Five Without Honour: Justified Sinners’

Read CRADLE in Shoreline of Infinity 33 now

December 12, 2022

I’m once again over the moon to return to the pages of my favourite Sci fi mag Shoreline of Infinity. Issue 33 contains excellent work by David Lawrie (his experimental short story ‘You are in a Room’, which fills the margins of the whole issue, is truly original and chilling), Lucy Zhang, Michael Teasdale and … More Read CRADLE in Shoreline of Infinity 33 now

Listen to ‘Ye Tak the Ghost Road’ on Ghostlore Part Two: Hauntings NOW

April 1, 2022

Today’s the day! Part Two of Ghostlore on the Alternative Stories Podcast is now available to listen to here. (And on many other streaming platforms too, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and all the big ones, whichever your preferred platform is.) The second half of Ghostlore, edited by the excellent author Lyndsey Croal, features stories involving … More Listen to ‘Ye Tak the Ghost Road’ on Ghostlore Part Two: Hauntings NOW

The Society of Misfit Stories

July 2, 2019

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

Sherry Sherry

April 5, 2019

Last year Dead Guns Press published their first Hardboiled anthology after a couple of years’ hiatus. My short story Sherry Sherry was included. (Yes, that is a Neil Diamond reference.) A twist on the old girl in the fridge trope, the somewhat unstable narrator goes on the rampage when she comes home to discover her … More Sherry Sherry

Plant Life

February 12, 2019

My short story Plant Life, which appears in Monstrous Regiment Issue 2: Emerald, tells the story of a man called Ger who plants memories in his garden and they bloom into all sorts of weird and wonderful things. Ger isn’t much of a gardener to begin with, and relies on a map and set of … More Plant Life

Read ‘Plant Life’ in Monstrous Regiment Emerald

December 12, 2018

Publication day is finally here! Been excited about this one since the acceptance a good few months ago. You can now get your hands on a copy of the new issue of Monstrous Regiment, featuring my short story Plant Life! The second issue of Monstrous Regiment is subtitled ‘Emerald’, with all stories within inspired … More Read ‘Plant Life’ in Monstrous Regiment Emerald

Monstrous Regiment – Emerald

November 30, 2018

I’m absolutely stoked to have a short story coming out in the new issue of Monstrous Regiment! ‘Plant Life’ is the tale of Ger, a man who decides to begin planting memories in his back garden with some hit-and-miss results. It will appear alongside some other great stories in the ‘Emerald’ issue of Monstrous … More Monstrous Regiment – Emerald

My top Scottish authors, part 2

November 21, 2018

Following on from yesterday’s post, here’s the next part of my list of favourite Scottish authors in celebration of Book Week Scotland. (Not in order of preference.) Robert Louis Stevenson – Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, name a more iconic duo, I’ll wait. There’s not an English literature student in the land that can’t … More My top Scottish authors, part 2

Read Pamphleteers in Typehouse Literary Magazine

October 18, 2018

You can now read my short story Pamphleteers in the new issue of Typehouse Literary Magazine! Budapest, 1957. Once-famous writer Jozsef Novak is part of a conspiracy to publish subversive pamphlets. However, his new romance with student Lazlow is threatening his resolve and the secret police are closing in. For fans of spies, romance, and … More Read Pamphleteers in Typehouse Literary Magazine