Welcome to my website.
I am a writer of slipstream fiction - the genre that bends the others - specialising in the short form. I have had over 90 stories published, plus several short story collections. One novella. One entertainment. And one novel.
This website will give you a comprehensive view of my fiction to date.
New additions to the site will be listed on this home page as and when they happen. For the moment, this is the newest news:
February 2012
I've started a new magazine with my partner, Sophie Essex. Check out Fur-Lined Ghettos.
January 2012
I've finished writing my novel, "The Church of Wire", and will be editing it shortly. Meanwhile, "The Quickening" has been accepted by Shadows & Tall Trees. And as per October's news I can now confirm that "Things That Are Here Now, Things That Were There Then" will be published in the anthology, Dark Currents, from NewCon Press.
Meantime, I've received copies of Black Static #26 and The Monster Book For Girls, containing my stories "Dizzy Land" and "Monster Girl" respectively. I've also written a new short story, "Drowning In Air."
December 2011
Been busily writing my novel, "The Church of Wire", which should be finished during January. Meanwhile, "Wounder" has been published in "13", an anthology from Morpheus Tales, and I've written two new stories: "The Quickening" and "Periscope".
November 2011
"The Al Pacino Appreciation Society" has been accepted for an anthology which is currently under wraps. More news when I can release it.
October 2011
Been busy writing a new novel, "The Church of Wire", and am about a third of the way through. Meanwhile, I've sold a story to an as yet unannounced anthology, and I've written a new story: "The Al Pacino Appreciation Society".
Update: "Space Gun" has now appeared in Needle magazine.
September 2011
My new collection, "Nitrospective", has now been published by DogHorn. Further information including ordering details are here.
And I've written a new short story: "The Caged Sea".
August 2011
Wrote a new short story, "Eskimo" and two days later this was accepted for publication in PostScripts magazine. I've also had "Dizzy Land" accepted for Black Static magazine. Plus my short story, "Ennui", has been published in Art From Art.
The World Fantasy Award nominees, for which I was one of the judges, have also been announced this month.
July 2011
My short story, "The Indecipherable Dust", has been published in a booklet celebrating five years of NewCon Press. Titled "Now We Are 5", this limited edition 100 copy booklet also features material by Ian Watson, Adam Roberts, Eric Brown and Susan Sinclair. Also, "On The Beach" has been published in Unspoken Water.
Also during July I read from my novella "Ponthe Oldenguine" and the short story, "Your Golden Hands" at Cafe Writers in Norwich.
I can also reveal the cover art for my forthcoming selection of stories, "Nitrospective", from DogHorn Publishing. Take a look here.
And finally I wrote a new short story: "Dizzy Land".
June 2011
New short story written: "Things That Are Here Now, Things That Were There Then."
Also, my Future Radio series of six shows titled "Listen Hard, Listen Good" are currently being broadcast on Tuesdays from 3-4pm. And artwork for my new collection, "Nitrospective", should be finalised soon.
May 2011
New short story written: "Wounder".
I've sold the following three stories: "The Human Map" to Where Are We Going? (a forthcoming anthology from Eibonvale Press), "The Indecipherable Dust" which will be published in a fifth anniversary giveaway booklet from NewCon Press, and "Wounder" (the ink is barely dry!) to 13 (an anthology from Morpheus Tales).
Meanwhile, "Your Golden Hands", has been published in PostScripts #24/25.
April 2011
New short story written: "Cold Water Killer". And I've sold "On The Beach" to Unspoken Water.
March 2011
I can now announce I'm one of the Judges for this year's World Fantasy Awards. Lots of reading to do in the coming months! I'm also going to be DJ-ing six shows for local Future Radio. Titled "Listen Hard, Listen Good", the shows will focus on the relationship between literature and lyrics. More on this as they are scheduled.
Update: New short story written, "The Human Map". And "Monster Girl" has been accepted for "The Monster Book For Girls" anthology.
February 2011
First short story sale of the year: "Space Gun" to Needle magazine. And first short story written: "Monster Girl". I also read some of "Ponthe Oldenguine" at The Salon, Norwich.
January 2011
I've received a copy of Terminal Earth containing my short story, "Jump", also my copy of CrimeSpree featuring "Deadtime". In addition, the cover art for "Slow Motion Wars", a short story collection co-written with Allen Ashley, can be viewed here.
December 2010
Big news this month: my short story collection, "Nitrospective", featuring 21 stories (15 reprints, 6 originals), will be published Easter 2011 by Dog Horn Publishing.
My story, "Pansy Blade Cassandra Moko", published online earlier in the year by Zahir, has now appeared in their annual print anthology. And I've written a new short story, "On The Beach".
November 2010
My story, "PhotoTherapy©" has been published in Murky Depths #14, and I have also received my copy of Catastrophia containing my story, "Up". In addition, I've finished the first draft of a new novel: "The Immortalists".
October 2010
My short story, "Cling", can now be read in the paper version of The View From Here. I've also heard that my story, "Deadtime", was published over at CrimeSpree earlier this year. The detective in "Deadtime" is Mordent - the semi-regular character of my foray into crime. In fact, I've just started writing a novel, "The Immortalists", featuring him. More on that as it happens.
Update: new short story written, "Kodokushi".
Further update: within 3 days "Kodokushi" sold to PostScripts anthology. Very pleased indeed!
September 2010
I can now reveal that the publisher for my short novel, Ponthe Oldenguine, is Atomic Fez. The book will be available this month in paperback and various e-book formats. Visit their site or the dedicated page here for more information.
Also, short stories "Beyond Each Blue Horizon" and "The Cruekus Effect" have been published in "Never Again" and Morpheus Tales #10 respectively. And I've just sold a short story, "PhotoTherapy©" to the BFS award-winning Murky Depths magazine.
August 2010
My short story, "Cling", can now be read online at The View From Here. A paper copy of the magazine will be available later in the year. And my story, "Blue Sky World", is now available in the anthology, "Music From Another World", from Mutation Press.
July 2010
My short story, "Jump", has just been accepted for publication in an anthology titled Terminal Earth. And "Love Is The Drug" has been published in Null Immortalis, the final anthology from Nemonymous.
Update: new short story written: "Space Gun".
June 2010
My story, "The Onion Code", has just been published in a new anthology from Gray Friar Press, Where The Heart Is. I've also sold my short story, "Cling", to The View From Here.
Bigger news will follow about my novella, "Ponthe Oldenguine", for which a contract is about to be signed.
Update: new short story written, "Bothersome". And I've just heard that my story, "Beyond Each Blue Horizon", will be reprinted in the Never Again anthology appearing this September.
May 2010
Just had it confirmed that my short story, "Blue Sky World", will appear in the Music From Another World anthology. I've also had a story accepted as a reprint for another anthology I cannot announce yet.
Update: My short story "Love Is The Drug" will appear in the final Nemonymous (Null Immortalis) anthology.
April 2010
My short story "Pansy Blade Cassandra Moko" can now be read online at Zahir. And I've written two new short stories, "The Indecipherable Dust" and "Cling".
March 2010
Finished editing "Ponthe Oldenguine" but had a fairly quiet month other than that. Attended World Horror Con in Brighton and moderated a successful panel on the nature of awards, plus pitched a few projects to various publishers. Meanwhile, "Red Or White" was published in "The Bitten Word" anthology from NewCon Press.
February 2010
First draft of my novella, "Ponthe Oldenguine", has been completed - just need to tease out the edits. And I've written a new short story, "Blue Sky World".
January 2010
First story of the year completed: "Deadtime". Off to a good start.
Update: My story, "Ennui", has just been sold to an anthology titled Art From Art for publication later this year. And I've also sold "Your Golden Hands" to PostScripts.
Further update: "Deadtime" now sold to Crimespree.
December 2009
Just finished the final edit of my novella, "The Greens", and am about to start shopping it to publishers. I'm also about a third of the way writing "Ponthe Oldenguine", another novella.
November 2009
My story, "Bigger Than The Beetles", has been published within PostScripts #19. Details can be found here.
The first draft of my novella, "The Greens", has now been written and is in the process of being edited. A new novella which focusses on the life of the legendary Ponthe Oldenguine will be started shortly.
October 2009
"Nitrospective" has been published in the Chimeraworld anthology "New World Disorder". Details can be found here.
I've just begun writing a new novella, "The Greens". More on this as it comes.
September 2009
"And God Created Zombies" is available to order direct from the Publisher or the usual outlets in both limited edition paperback and hardback. In addition, my stories titled "Nitrospective" and "Up" have been accepted for publication in "Chimeraworld #6", and "Catastrophia" (due Winter 2010 from PS Publishing), respectively.
And my 2004 novel, "Moon Beaver", is now available here as a $5 e-book download.
Update: September is proving to be a busy month. Just returned from an excellent FantasyCon where Elastic Press won the PS Publishing Small Press Award 2009 (our final year of eligibility), only to find that "Pansy Blade Cassandra Moko" has been accepted for publication in Zahir (due April 2010). My hard work seems to be paying off...
Further update: A new story written this month: "Your Golden Hands".
August 2009
My vampire story, "Red Or White", originally scheduled for a book which became dead in the water, has been picked up for a major anthology from NewCon Press to be published at World Horror Con next year, titled "The Bitten Word". A new collaborative story, "Please Saur", written with Allen Ashley has also been recently completed.
July 2009
I'm very pleased to announce that my existential zombie novella, "And God Created Zombies", will be published by NewCon Press later this year. More information to be added to this website shortly (update: cover art has been added). In addition, four new stories have been written: "Nitrospective", "Pansy Blade Cassandra Moko", "Caravan of Souls", and "Snap Shot".
June 2009
Three more stories written: "My Stability", "PhotoTherapy©" and "Ennui". I've also received confirmation that "Bigger Than The Beetles" will appear in Postcripts #19 this August, and that my recent story "The Creukus Effect" has been accepted for a 2010 issue of Morpheus Tales.
May 2009
Quiet month in some respects, however I've just completed another new story, "The Creukus Effect".
April 2009
The Elastic Press final sales push reached its climax at EasterCon in Bradford when almost all the outstanding stock was sold! Thanks to everyone for their support. Post-Elastic writing is also coming on nicely, with two stories recently completed: "Outer Spaces" and "Love Is The Drug".
February 2009
Another busy month. "The Androidgenous Zone", co-written with Allen Ashley, has been published in #4 of Polluto magazine. I've also been working on two new stories "Lauren Is Unreal" and "Up".
January 2009
This month sees my announcement that I'm closing Elastic Press with immediate effect. It was a good run, but now it's time to move onto other things. Thanks to those who have emailed me in support. In the meantime I've been busy writing, and am in the final edit of "And God Created Zombies", a novella.
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