A new case for Holmes and Watson

My story The Case of the Crusader's Cross appears in The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXIV: Some More Untold Cases, 1895-1903, available now from Amazon in hardback and paperback.

Farewell Trump

 Say goodbye to President Trump by downloading your free copy of my poems SuperTrump now!

Escape with Tigershark ezine

The latest, escape-themed, issue of Tigershark contains one of my poems and a short story and is available to download for free now.

2020 is a strange aeon...

My tale of far-ranging Egyptian cultists, A Far Southern Land, has been reprinted in a new volume of Lovecraftian fiction, Strange Aeon: 2020, available now from Amazon in paperback and on the Kindle.

A Costumed Hero for Hallowe'en

 My humorous Hallowe'en story Costumed Hero has been republished in Halloween Horror: Volume 2.

On time for On Time...

 On Time is the new anthology of 72 time-related tales from Transmundane Press and features two of my stories - Time is Relative and Out of Time - one of which features the problem with one of those common 'time manipulation' tropes in older SF and the other of which treats time much more linearally...

A limited-edition hardback is available from Transmundane Press itself, but Kindle and paperback copies can be purchased from Amazon, paperback and Nook ebook copies from Barnes and Noble, and ebook copies from Kobo.

The Horror Zine's Book of Ghost Stories

This wonderful anthology has already gained a few four-and-five-star reviews on Amazon.com, including one mentioning my contribution, Trespass: "This was the creeping slow-burn type of story I love. It had such a sense of place, where the location was an integral character with its own secrets. If haunted buildings are your jam, check this one out."

Have some Apple Pie

Read a short romantic tale, Apple Pie, on Every Day Fiction.

Bizarro in the UK!

The Bumper Book of British Bizarro is here and I have poetry and fiction in it.

If you like your literature at its most bizarre, then this one is for you. Not recommended for small children or those who are easily offended or confused, and probably not a good book to have on the coffee table when you have the vicar coming over for tea. Unless your local vicar likes this sort of thing...

Available now on the Kindle and in paperback. Profits go to the Mermaids Charity (at which point, it's worth reiterating - this anthology isn't aimed at children, despite where the proceeds are going).

Out Now!

The Quaranzine...

...is a special one-off issue of Malefaction Magazine includes one of my poems.

 

It is available to order for a limited time only, with all profits going to Womens Aid UK/Scottish Womens Aid.

Festering secrets are revealed in...

...my story The White Sickness, published in the latest issue of Occult Detective Magazine, available now from Amazon. A mysterious corpse has been washed up on the southern shore of the great continent of Africa and, now, people are falling ill, seemingly cursed...

Coming soon...

New Sherlock Holmes Adventures!

The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories Part XXI: 2020 Annual is out now in both paperback and hardback and includes my story, The Mummy's Curse.

A Wuhan Whodunnit

A second satirical poetry released under the Garbaj Presents... banner, A Wuhan Whodunnit is inspired by the Coronavirus and lockdown.

Cosmic Joke...

...is the title of an ebook exclusive from Atlantean Publishing featuring a story apiece from DJ Tyrer and Joseph Bouthiette Jr. and is a sequel to DJ's urban horror booklet/ebook, Black & Red.

Cosmic Joke (and Black & Red) can be downloaded free here.

Tiny Troubles In...

...The Kingdom of My Left Foot - published on Pioneertown.com

Follow a trail of slime...

SuperTrump saves the day!

SuperTrump is a collection of four of my poems featuring a glimpse into alternative realities where President Trump has reached his full potential as the world’s greatest billionaire-ninja-cowboy-president. The pdf is free to download.

Bushfire Fundraiser

Amongst Friends, from Gypsum Sound Tales, is a charity anthology raising funds for those affected by the recent Australian bushfires. The stories in this volume have all been donated and all profits go to charity.

Amongst Friends will only be available for four months, so if you want a copy, don't delay!

My contribution to the anthology is a humorous tale called, appropriately enough, Donation.

In addition to the firefighter-tribute cover decorating the paperback and kindle releases, an alternative cover featuring a koala is also available in paperback.

Also just released by Gypsum Sound Tales is the latest volume of their Colp series of anthologies, Colp: Black and Grey, themed around tattooes and including my story, Hidden From Sight.

Sir Blodry, Victorious...

...is my contribution to the wonderful hardback volume that is the November 2019 issue of Frostfire Worlds. Available now from Amazon.

Love Is Love...

...is the romantic anthology from Breaking Rules Publishing and features my short story of a brief interlude on the long road of life, Desert Roads.

Engaging with the subject from a variety of directions, there is bound to be a story within to delight every reader. It is available in paperback and on the kindle now.

Close the Gate!

The new volume of Gypsum Sound Tales' Thuggish Itch series, Close the Gate, features my tale of seance horror - The Second Gate - and is available now in paperback and on the Kindle.

And, if you enjoy unusual monsters, you'll enjoy Monster Party from Deadman's Tome, which includes my story, The Day of the Leorilla - available now in paperback and on the Kindle.

Will the rains come?

Tremble Again...

The first story this week in Trembling With Fear is A Rain-Faded Photograph by DJ Tyrer. The opening paragraph is a good example of showing and not telling, capturing the mood and atmosphere perfectly. Even before you get to the explicit statement about taking a life, you already know this is what’s happened. This well-crafted story continues in the same vein, painting feelings, pulling you inexorably along to the end.

Nyssa returns

Nyssa of Abanos ("the acclaimed Nyssa of Abanos", according to the editor) returns in the final issue of Broadswords and Blasters for her third adventure in the magazine. The issue is also available on the Kindle.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Early Adventures

Volume II of this series of anthologies contains my story, The Locked-Room Mystery and is available in paperback and on the Kindle.