There’s something going on at Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine, but what it is isn’t clear. Back in 2018 I sold my first story to F&SF and woot, after 14 years of submissions, with The Moss Kings I had finally … Continue reading →
Bodies are amazing. It’s two months since I popped the last pill following my last chemotherapy session. Since then I’ve slowly been getting better and better. Right now I feel about 80-90% normal. I write these pieces as much for … Continue reading →
There comes a time, a day, a morning when you wake up and you feel well. You might have been recovering from flu, or covid, or something else, body or soul. For me it has been edema, and today was … Continue reading →
I love Queens of the Stone Age. Their music is straightforward but intricate, always promising to take you somewhere good, then taking you somewhere better, an alternative journey to a familiar place, so when you arrive you see things a … Continue reading →
It was a lovely as ever to receive my author copies of The Blackhart Blades from Newcon Press. For some reason this set me thinking about the original inspiration for this story and I realised I had absolutely no memory … Continue reading →
Trigger warning: This article contains the use of the F-word. Not so copiously as to be considered an ingredient, more of a condiment. Because why the fuck not? Here we go: Catching up yesterday with Phil, an old friend of … Continue reading →
Issue 7 of ParSec, the SF short story magazine from PS Publishing is now out. It includes my short story, ‘The Naismith and the Wild Boy’. Some stories from legend are adventures, others are fantastical explanations for natural events and … Continue reading →
Milford SF Writers are delighted to announce the 2023 bursary results. As a committee member it’s been a real privilege to be part of the bursary selection process, a serious and important process. This year we had more applicants than … Continue reading →
Among all the ephemera from four generations of the my extended family that seems to have ended up in my attic have been some truly interesting, personal, and moving objects. Memories have been recalled, and feelings too. Sometimes I’ve sat … Continue reading →
This little instrument (about 7cm long) was an interesting attic find. It took me a while to work out what it is actually for. Look through the lens beside the numbered wheel and you see a double-image of whatever you … Continue reading →