Short Fiction, Writing

Forthcoming: Paranormal Anthology

Bones (Five Hundred Fiction, #4) Pleased to announce my flash fiction story "The Bones of a Dead God" will feature in Bones (Five Hundred Fiction, #4) to be published in 2021 by Black Hare Press! All flash fiction in this anthology is inspired by dark pagan themes. My story โ€œThe Bones of a Dead Godโ€… Continue reading Forthcoming: Paranormal Anthology

Short Fiction, Writing

Forthcoming: Heroes & Villains Anthology

Avenge (Five Hundred Fiction, #2) Pleased to announce my flash fiction story "The Hero of Silversmiths" will feature in Avenge (Five Hundred Fiction, #2) to be published in 2021 by Black Hare Press! All flash fiction in this anthology is inspired by the theme of heroes, anti-heroes or villains. Release dates and how to purchase… Continue reading Forthcoming: Heroes & Villains Anthology

Short Fiction

Horror, History & Folklore

While itโ€™s Women in Horror Month, Iโ€™ve been researching gothic and dark folklore themes. Hereโ€™s a few of the diverse research topics I encountered including the history of witchcraft and an Icelandic folklore sure to make your skin crawl. Witchcraft: the Devilโ€™s Influence Accusations of witchcraft have a long history. The era of associated with… Continue reading Horror, History & Folklore

Short Fiction, Writing

Forthcoming: Folklore Anthology

I am very pleased to announce my microfiction pieces will feature in Lost Lore and Legends to be published by Breaking Rules Publishing Europe! Lost Lore and Legends anthology will consist of 100 word โ€œdrabblesโ€ or microfiction pieces inspired by European folklore, legends and mythologies. Five of my microfiction pieces will be featured, including original… Continue reading Forthcoming: Folklore Anthology

Recent Reads

Borderlanders

Publisher Description: โ€œSome keys open doors to strange worlds... Melissa has a happy marriage but her everyday life is a constant battle against pain. She discovers that her artwork can produce magic, prompting her to apply for an artist's retreat to a mysterious country house. Her old schoolfriends Bettina and Zelda are also at the… Continue reading Borderlanders

Recent Reads

Silver in the Wood

Publishers Description: โ€œThere is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow, and he listens to the wood. Tobias, tethered to the forest, does not dwell on his past life, but he lives a perfectly unremarkable existence with his cottage, his cat, and his dryads. When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely… Continue reading Silver in the Wood

Recent Reads

Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

From the Blurb: โ€œ The year is 1806. centuries have passed since practical magicians faded into the nation's past. But scholars of this glorious history discover that one remains: the reclusive Mr Norrell, whose displays of magic send a thrill through the country. Proceeding to London, he raises a beautiful woman from the dead and… Continue reading Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

Recent Reads

Ivoryโ€™s Story

From the Blurb: โ€œLong ago, a good man transgressed and was brutally punished, his physical form killed and his soul split asunder. Now, one half of his ancient soul seeks to reunite with its lost twin, a search that leaves murder in its wakeโ€ฆIn the streets of modern day Sydney a killer stalks the night,… Continue reading Ivoryโ€™s Story

Short Fiction, stories, Writing

Phantom 3 Anthology Release

December 2020 is proving a busy month. Excited to announce, the release of Paranormal anthology Phantom 3 (Lockdown Fiction Series, #14) published by Black Hare Press on 23rd December, 2020. This paranormal anthology features my short story โ€œHunting Shadowsโ€, in an eternal battle between good and evil, a poltergeist makes an unlikely union with the… Continue reading Phantom 3 Anthology Release

Short Fiction

Magicians, Curses and Egyptology

Iโ€™ve become fascinated by the Gaslamp fantasy subgenre lately and decided to explore it a little further in another short fiction piece, this time set in an alternate Victorian-era Dublin. The Victorian era saw the expansion of the British Empire into more countries and with it, an expansion of the arts and sciences. Coinciding with… Continue reading Magicians, Curses and Egyptology