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Bishop

Publisherโ€™s Description "Caught between an ancient evil and a man with nothing to lose, a young girl's fate hangs in the balance."Erin Rogers and her daughter Casey have been missing in the Alaskan wilderness for five days. Troy Spencer is determined to find his sister and niece at any cost. Once there, a local tells… Continue reading Bishop

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Bluebells: Book Trailer & Excerpt

My Australian dystopian horror Bluebells explores queer fiction, alternate history, pandemics, vampires, mental illness, trauma and war. The There is a post on research background to Bluebells and the folklore of the bluebells flowers which is key to the novella character Anna is here. A video tour of Bluebells and a reading excerpt is below.… Continue reading Bluebells: Book Trailer & Excerpt

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Background to The Devil & Loch Ard Gorge

In my novelette The Devil & the Loch Ard Gorge, I was inspired by Victorian era Gothic literature and the history of the Australian shipwrecks. You can read more about the history of the Loch Ard shipwreck here. My initial inspiration for The Devil & the Loch Ard Gorge was a song โ€œThe Loch Ard… Continue reading Background to The Devil & Loch Ard Gorge

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Celtic Dark Fantasy

I am in the final stages of editing my draft dark fantasy novel inspired by Celtic mythology and literature (Arthurian, Welsh and Irish Cycles) and LGBTQI themes. In a portal fantasy where the gods, mortals and legendary Fae courts battle for dominance, the last of the sorceress and Fae bloodlines is lost. A struggle between… Continue reading Celtic Dark Fantasy

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The Devil & the Loch Ard Gorge Release!!

My gothic horror novelette The Devil & the Loch Ard Gorge was released on 15 October, 2022 published by Black Hare Press. Seรกna McKinnon, daughter of a well-to-do London businessman and his wife, finds love in the arms of a lowly artist. Her parentโ€™s disapproval of their relationship lays heavy on her heart until, borne… Continue reading The Devil & the Loch Ard Gorge Release!!

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Written in Red

Publisherโ€™s Description As a cassandra sangue, or blood prophet, Meg Corbyn can see the future when her skin is cutโ€”a gift that feels more like a curse. Megโ€™s Controller keeps her enslaved so he can have full access to her visions. But when she escapes, the only safe place Meg can hide is at the… Continue reading Written in Red

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Reimagining Norse Myths

One of my projects Iโ€™m working on at the moment is a reimagining the Norse Myths and involving my favourite Trickster folklore. Iโ€™m focusing on the god Loki and the events recounted in the myths leading up to Ragnarok. Iโ€™m also fascinated by the roles of Odรญn and his selection of the best warriors fallen… Continue reading Reimagining Norse Myths

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The Twisted Ones

Publisherโ€™s Description: When Mouseโ€™s dad asks her to clean out her dead grandmother's house, she says yes. After all, how bad could it be? Answer: pretty bad. Grandma was a hoarder, and her house is stuffed with useless rubbish. That would be horrific enough, but thereโ€™s moreโ€”Mouse stumbles across her step-grandfatherโ€™s journal, which at first… Continue reading The Twisted Ones

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Burnt Sugar

Publisherโ€™s Description Decades after the incident in the woods, Gretel has forged a good life in a small village, running a bakery and taking care of her brother and the stray, bedraggled women who find work as her apprentices. Business is good, and when itโ€™s not, Gretel took more from the witch than a knack… Continue reading Burnt Sugar

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2022 Ditmar Awards

The Ditmar Awards are awarded at the Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy National Convention each year My eligible works for 2022 Best Short Story: โ—ฆ โ€œA Trail of Corpselights", Leanbh Pearson [QLD], in New Tales of Old 1, Black Ink Fiction. โ—ฆ โ€œ Serket's Curse", Alannah K. Pearson [ACT], in Scorpio: Speculative Fiction Inspired by… Continue reading 2022 Ditmar Awards