The other day I went for a walk around the park, and took a seat on the bench by the river to watch the world go by. It was a grey day, filled with the background hum of bad news, and I was pretty low about the state of the world. I felt disconnected from… Continue reading The public life of fungi
Publication day for Greensmith, and I’m just so relieved to see my main character Penelope out in the universe and travelling. She was meant to make an appearance in May, but maybe she suits October better, just as all the leaves are falling off the trees for real. This book means a lot to me.… Continue reading Hello Greensmith
I got to chat to Paul Semel about my Fearsome Creatures over on his blog, so a big thanks to Paul for that. Here’s the link. Lots of other projects get a mention, including Skein Island, Skyward Inn (or my SI novels, as I’ll now refer to them), The Beauty, From the Neck Up, and… Continue reading More being fearsome in public
It’s publication day for Fearsome Creatures, my mini-collection of stories inspired by the monsters that played around in my mind when I was young. From zombies to vampires, mummies to big bad wolves, I had a blast. You can pick up a copy from Black Shuck Books or from all the usual places. (The e-book… Continue reading Release the Fearsome Creatures
Short stories about monsters! I grew up on a diet of monsters: vampires, zombies, big bad wolves, mummies and my own local monster, the Exmoor Beast. From late night Hammer horror to Gothic literature, I loved them all. No idea why. I was just that kind of child. When Black Shuck Books asked me if… Continue reading Stick your neck forward, fearsomely
October’s going to be a really busy month for me. There’s Greensmith, my overexcited take on space opera and plants, coming from Unsung Stories on October 12. Some writers I admire have already read it and said kind things about it over on the website. Phew. There’s The Secret Life of Fungi, a non-fiction smart… Continue reading An October Summer
If you look up you should see a new tab on the top bar for non-fiction works. I’ve been writing non-fiction articles for a few years, mainly about film or trivia but also about the writing process and literature that I love. Well, all that stepped up a gear at the beginning of the year… Continue reading Fungal Growth
Short and sweet. Well, with a slightly bitter aftertaste, perhaps – a piece of flash fiction I wrote about love, money and alien administration is up at Daily Science Fiction today. They deliver a piece of excellent SF flash every morning to my inbox, and I’ve long wanted to join their number. Lump Sum Love… Continue reading Daily lumping
Fogginess is such a great word. NewCon Press will be publishing an anthology of short stories about London in the future. That is, they’ll be publishing it in the future (27th October 2020, to be precise) and it’s about future London. Except my story, Fog and Pearls at the Kings Cross Junction isn’t really 100%… Continue reading Future Fogginess
It feels like 2021 is a very long way off, but something tells me we’ll trudge on, then pause, look up, and realise we’re already in it. Getting to show off the cover for Skyward Inn, which will be published in 2021, makes me, personally, feel that I’m drawing closer to something. I’m not sure… Continue reading Covering 2021 with skyward paper
