The UK Zine New Fairy Tales has launched its first issue. The issue contains my short story ‘The Glass Girl Looks Back’, which was first published in Shimmer a few years ago. It’s a beautiful looking little webzine, so go and have a look. An audio version is also forthcoming, so keep an eye (and [...]

My silly short story ‘Cod Philosophy’ has gone up on great podcast zine Drabblecast. Drabblecast also featured my equally silly short story ‘Aqua Vita‘ last year.

The cover for the anthology Scenes for the Second Storey, which will be published by Morrigan Books in September, has been revealed:

Here’s the spiffy ToC:
Dream Machine - David Conyers
She Said - Kirstyn McDermott
The Blind Man - Felicity Dowker
I’ve Seen The Man - Paul Haines
The Desert Song - Andrew McKiernan
Home - Martin Livings
It’s All Over - [...]

Aqua Vita has been reprinted in the new e-zine LITSNACK. This story first appeared in print form in the youth magazine Voiceworks, and in audio form on Drabblecast.

Jono is currently standing by the sink doing the dishes, his leg propped up against the dodgy cupboard door that always comes open.
Me: Just thought I should let you know that I’m working on a horror story about that door that you’re standing in front of–the one that always opens of its own accord.
Jono: . [...]

The ebook version of Paper Cities (through Senses Five Press) has gone live on Amazon. It’s a great collection containing short stories by authors such as Kaaron Warren, Ben Peek, Jay Lake, Cat Sparks, and, er, me.

Dead Souls, through Morrigan Books, is now available for pre-order.
The anthology contains my story ‘The Ringing Sound of Death on the Water Tank’, which first appeared in In Bad Dreams and later in Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror #3. Cool people like Ramsey Campbell and Kaaron Warren are also featured.

So a little bit of sleuthing after finding out that I’ve had heaps of hits from South America reveals that ‘A Pox on All Your Houses’ has gone live at La Idea Fija. This story first appeared in Dog vs Sandwich.

The new episode of Drabblecast has gone live, and contains my story ‘Aqua Vita’ (with theme music and sound effects!).  The episode also includes stories by Jeremiah Tolbert and Michelle Howarth.

Oh no! An extremely silly pun-based idea is intefering with my attempts at serious literature. You know, just for a change.