I have a brand new and exclusive short story out on BBC Radio 4 now! The Cottage is a spooky, seasonally-appropriate tale about the twin horrors of scary old houses and going to work for yer da. It’s read by actor Scott Miller (War Horse, The Outrun), who has done an incredible job – his … More Listen to ‘The Cottage’ on BBC Radio 4
Really happy to see my alien spy short story SECRET INGREDIENTS reappear in the new issue of Shoreline of Infinity! First published in Issue 15 (2019), it was chosen to appear in this special collection for the launch of new Scottish sci-fi webzine SF Caledonia. Created by Shoreline’s founder and former editor, Noel Chidwick, SF … More Read SECRET INGREDIENTS (again!) in Shoreline of Infinity 35
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
Around this time last year, I started working on a short story after reading about the death of Anthony Bourdain. His nonfiction book on the chef life, Kitchen Confidential, is a no-holds-barred look behind the scenes of fine dining written in an almost gonzo style, featuring larger than life characters, most of whom are … More Read Secret Ingredients in Shoreline of Infinity 15
I’ve been sitting on this news for a good while now and I’m finally allowed to yell about it! (And I shall be doing so a lot.) My short story Secret Ingredients will be in Shoreline of Infinity Issue 15! Released to coincide with Cymera Festival this weekend (7th – 9th June), it’s now … More Pre-order Shoreline of Infinity 15
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
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
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
One week to go until Christmas! Tired of shopping, Slade, and stuffing your face? Then take a break and curl up in front of the fire with a few of my Christmas ghost stories. From 21st to 25th my short story collection Something was Stirring will be free to download onto your kindle. Featuring all … More Christmas horror giveaway
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
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