Long Fiction, Writing

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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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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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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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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Isle of Skye: Fairy Glen

The Isle of Skye is rich in fairy lore. One of the most magical-looking is the miniature landscape of grassy, cone-shaped hills and whimsical rock spirals of Fairy Glen. There is no documented folklore linking the landscape to the realm of myth, and there have been no actual sightings of fairies, Fairy Glen is rich… Continue reading Isle of Skye: Fairy Glen

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The Heart is a Mirror for Sinners

Publisherโ€™s Description Welcome to The Heart is a Mirror for Sinners and Other Stories. Slatterโ€™s work has been described by the legendary Ramsey Campbell as โ€œenviably original, and told in prose as stylish as itโ€™s precise. Not just disturbing but often touching, her work enriches and revives the tale of terror.โ€ From the fierce changeling… Continue reading The Heart is a Mirror for Sinners

Short Fiction, stories

Revolutions Release

I am excited to announce that Revolutions, a speculative fiction anthology was released on 25th September, 2021. This anthology is inspired by the theme of revolution and showcases authors from Australian and New Zealand and is published by Deadset Press. Revolutions includes my dark fantasy "Talismans", a short story of sacrificial magic and retribution set… Continue reading Revolutions Release

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The Once and Future Witches

Publisherโ€™s Description: In 1893, there's no such thing as witches. There used to be, in the wild, dark days before the burnings began, but now witching is nothing but tidy charms and nursery rhymes. If the modern woman wants any measure of power, she must find it at the ballot box. But when the three… Continue reading The Once and Future Witches

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Blood Kissed

Publisherโ€™s Description In a world where magic and science sit side by side, and powerful witches are considered necessary aides for all governments, Lizzie Grace is something of an outlier. Though born into one the most powerful blue blood witch families, she wants nothing to do with either her past or her magic. But when… Continue reading Blood Kissed