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Scissor Sisters

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Publisher’s Description 21 tales of sapphic villains, curated by April Yates and Rae Knowles. Summary One of my recent reads included Scissor Sisters is a sapphic anthology edited by Rae Knowles and April Yates. Review Scissor Sisters was a particularly diverse dark fiction and horror… Continue reading Scissor Sisters

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Fairytale Storytelling Concert!

I’m very excited to help the Australian Fairy Tale Society celebrate 10 year anniversary with a free zoom storytelling concert on theme of “Lught and Love”. Australian Fairy Tale Society celebrating 10years! Come join me and other storytellers live readings of work inspired by Love & Light: “Please join us to hear stories of welcome… Continue reading Fairytale Storytelling Concert!

events, Short Fiction

Australian Fairy Tale Society’s first ever storytelling concert!

I’m thrilled to be taking part in this concert with my reimagining of the Arthurian legend of the Lady of Shallot. My story “The Curse of Shallot” is the power of love even in the shadows! You are invited to The Australian Fairy Tale Society their first-ever storytelling concert – Stories of Light and Love! Come… Continue reading Australian Fairy Tale Society’s first ever storytelling concert!

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Dreamwhispers

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Publisher’s Description Take a journey into the swirling abyss of fever dreams, starry nights, and amethyst lights. Driven by lyrical prose, captivating storytelling, and pure emotion, dreamwhispers sets sail through one writer’s imagination with an unflinching stare into the condition of human beings where the… Continue reading Dreamwhispers

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The Trees Grew Because I Bled There

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Publisher’s Description Eight stories of literary dark fiction from a master storyteller. Exploring the shadow side of love, these are tales of grief, obsession, control. Intricate examinations of trauma and tragedy in raw, poetic prose. In these narratives, a woman imagines horrific scenarios whilst caring… Continue reading The Trees Grew Because I Bled There

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Black Cranes

*** I received a free copy in return for an honest review **** Publisher’s Description Almond-eyed celestial, the filial daughter, the perfect wife. Quiet, submissive, demure. In Black Cranes, Southeast Asian writers of horror both embrace and reject these traditional roles in a unique collection of stories which dissect their experiences of 'otherness,' be it… Continue reading Black Cranes

Short Fiction, stories

New Release! Dark Christmas

An updated and quality full-colour paperback of the second edition of my illustrated chapbook and ebook Dark Christmas were released on February 15, 2023. Dark Christmas marks the first in my new chapbook series Quick Bites Chapbooks published under my imprint Quill Lore. These chapbooks are a combination of short stories or microfiction on a… Continue reading New Release! Dark Christmas

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Into the Forest

Publisher’s Description Deep in the dark forest, in a cottage that spins on birds' legs behind a fence topped with human skulls, lives the Baba Yaga. A guardian of the water of life, she lives with her sisters and takes to the skies in a giant mortar and pestle, creating tempests as she goes. Those… Continue reading Into the Forest

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Curse of Bronze

Publisher’s Description Bella Hathaway comes from a family of daredevil adventurers -- but she's a a quiet scholar of magical languages who wouldn't say boo to a goose. When her curse-breaker aunt is murdered in the Eldritch Library, Bella inherits a house full of dangerous artefacts & talking furniture. As she investigates her aunt's death,… Continue reading Curse of Bronze

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The Bloody Chamber

Publisher’s Description From familiar fairy tales and legends – Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves – Angela Carter has created an absorbing collection of dark, sensual, fantastic stories. Review I read the classic The Bloody Chamber and Other Tales by UK author Angela Carter as part of… Continue reading The Bloody Chamber