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Bluebells Release!!

My debut horror novella Bluebells was published on July 9th 2022 by Black Hare Press. 1917, Australia. In the aftermath of an alternate ending to the First World War, mass frontline casualties and a mysterious pandemic have decimated governments and the environment across much of Europe and the world, Australia included. Anna Baylon lives with… Continue reading Bluebells Release!!

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The Dark Matter of Natasha

Publisherโ€™s Description Natasha stalks the quiet streets of dead-end Lunar Bay like doom in a denim jacket. Sheโ€™s a grim reminder that some teenagers can never escape the ever-tightening noose of their lives. Burned out and benumbed by a traumatic past, dogged by scurrilous small-town gossip, she finds solace in drugs, sex and Slayer. When… Continue reading The Dark Matter of Natasha

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Fantasy on Four Feet Release

Fantasy on Four Feet edited by Clare Rhoden was published on June 28th, 2022 by Black Ink Fiction. The anthology includes novelettes from various authors on animal-human companionships including my fey spy and her fox companion in โ€œBlack Fox and Bitterbind: The Chancellorโ€™s Promise.โ€ You can purchase ebook and paperback copies of Fantasy on Four… Continue reading Fantasy on Four Feet Release

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Folklore of the Cursed Aye-Aye

In Madagascar, a highly unusual endangered nocturnal lemur is associated in regional as taboo or fady. The bizarre habits, secretive nature and distinctive appearance of the aye-aye fills some Madagascan peoples with the horror and dread at the sight of it. This has often lead to the slaughter of aye-ayes. In other regions of Madagascar,… Continue reading Folklore of the Cursed Aye-Aye

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A Dead Djinn in Cairo

Publisherโ€™s Description Egypt, 1912. In Cairo, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) divine.What starts off as an odd suicide case for Special Investigator Fatma el-Shaโ€™arawi leads her through the cityโ€™s underbelly as she encounters rampaging ghouls, saucy assassins, clockwork angels, and a plot that could… Continue reading A Dead Djinn in Cairo

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The Old Dragonโ€™s Head

Publisherโ€™s Description Constructed of stone and packed earth, the Great Wall of 10,000 li protects Chinaโ€™s northern borders from the threat of Mongol incursion. The wall is also home to a supernatural beast: the Old Dragon. The Old Dragonโ€™s Head is the most easterly point of the wall, where it finally meets the sea. In… Continue reading The Old Dragonโ€™s Head

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Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

Publisherโ€™s Description Sadomasochism. Obsession. Death. A whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s - a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires. What have you done today to… Continue reading Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke

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The Path of Thorns

Publisherโ€™s Description Asher Todd comes to live with the mysterious Morwood family as a governess to their children. Asher knows little about being a governess but she is skilled in botany and herbcraft, and perhaps more than that. And she has secrets of her own, dark and terrible โ€“ and Morwood is a house that… Continue reading The Path of Thorns

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For the Wolf

Publisherโ€™s Description THE FIRST DAUGHTER IS FOR THE THRONE.THE SECOND DAUGHTER IS FOR THE WOLF. As the only Second Daughter born in centuries, Red has one purpose - to be sacrificed to the Wolf in the Wood in order to save her kingdom. Red is almost relieved to go. Plagued by a dangerous power she… Continue reading For the Wolf