From Atlas to Carcosa...

 ...is the subtitle of my long poem, Across the Wine-Dark Sea, which is published in the new issue of Penumbra.

Santas and Sinners

It's the festive season and charity Santas are being mugged for their takings. Not of course that things are ever that simple as there appears to be more than mere theft behind the crimes.

My festive noir, Santas and Sinners, is the cover story in the December issue of Mystery Magazine. It is available in print and on the Kindle from Amazon.

Top Hat?!

My flash suite Top Hat is a finalist in the Defenestrationism.net contest...

I have the privilege of being the first finalist to have their story go online with one part of the suite going online on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of December.

Voting for the winner will take place in January.

An untold case... told...

Discover The Mulberry Frock Coat Mystery in Volume XLII of The MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories.

Going... almost gone!

Three volumes from Sirens Call Publications that each contain one of my stories will no longer be available for sale from 27th November - you have a week (or less...) to grab a copy!

That's Strangely Funny...

Strangely Funny X is now available and features my story Sir Reggie Bashwarden, Bart, and Skewed Priorities. The ending is a parody of the ridiculous ending of the Lovecraft/Bishop story Medusa's Coil, with a nod to Blackadder Goes Forth...

Hallowe'en Calling!

The Hallowe'en issue of The Siren's Call has arrived and I have several stories and poems in the issue. Read the issue for free here.

The Case of the Yellow Sign

Sherlock Holmes faces some of his toughest, and strangest, cases in this new anthology from Belanger Books. Available now to order from Amazon.com

Life's Prison

 My latest Black and Red Mythos flash story, Prison, is in the new issue of Stygian Lepus. Read it here.

Take another Journ-E...

 A new issue of wonderful fiction and poetry zine Journ-E is here! In this issue, I have a murder mystery 'howdunnit' and a science fiction poem.

The horror of a new home...

Some houses come with sitting tenants. Others contain something worse. And, sometimes, you might find there's something else watching out for you...

Find my story Protective Shadow in the new issue of ParABnormal magazine.

Happy New Year? Er...

 Not such a happy New Year, in my story Bad Start. A horrific one, in fact. Find out why in Thuggish Itch: After Midnight...

There's going to be some Fallout!

My Yellow Mythos nuclear espionage story Fallout is reprinted in the first Mythos Special from Occult Detective Magazine - available from Amazon.

What's for Desert? Er, Dessert?

Back in 2019, I had a silly little story called The Fiendish Tartan Mask published in Colp: A Little Bit of Nonsense (Gypsum Sound Tales)... now, the sequel, The Return of the Tartan Mask has been published in Colp: Desert/Dessert. So, if you read the original and would like to learn what happened next, or you just need a little silliness in your life, check it out!

Stunt Flight...

 ...is my contribution to the Dragon Gems Summer 2023 anthology and involves a biplane and a dragon...

Heed the Siren's Call!

The Summer issue of Siren's Call is available to download and I have two stories and five poems in it.

Two of my poems look at urban legends from Southend-on-Sea - Ratman Passage and Tunnels Below...

Midsummer Madness!

My story The Best Birthday Cake Ever is the editor's pick prize winner in Midsummer Madness 2023 from Bindweed (follow the link for links to it on the Amazon site of your choice). The anthology is free to read if you have Kindle Unlimited. 

Tails from the Front Lines...

 ...volume 2: The Thin Blue Line is the new anthology from Wolfsinger Publications and includes my story of fantasy crime fighting, Horn.

The ebook can be ordered from Smashwords (where there is a code to save 15% until the end of June).

The book can be ordered in print, pdf or epub direct from the Wolfsinger shop (there is currently a code for 15% off - NR2023).

The book can also be order in print or on the Kindle from Amazon.com

The Sandwich Murder...

 ...is the title of my story in the new Sherlock Holmes anthology from MX Publishing, available now for preorder and releasing on May 22nd.

Join me in an eccentric orbit...

I am delighted to have four poems in Eccentric Orbits 4 from Dimensionfold Publishing, available in paperback and on the Kindle from Amazon.

And, in other news, the anthology Low Down Dirty Vote Volume 3: The Color of My Vote has been nominated for Best Anthology 2023 by Bouchercon. You can find it in paperback and on the Kindle from Amazon, too!

Ring of Fire...

 ...is the latest anthology from Wolfsinger and features my story Scorched Earth amongst its fiery tales.

You can order it (paperback and Kindle) from Amazon.com, but you may find it cheaper to order from Smashwords (where there is also a 15% voucher until June 2nd) or direct from Wolfsinger (where you can use the voucher NR2023 to get 15% off).

Take another Journ-E...

The third issue of the excellent Journal of Imaginative Literature is here and I have both a swords and sorcery tale, featuring Ini-ndoga, and a science fiction poem in it. Order it now from Lulu.com!

The Long Night falls...

 ...in my chilly tale, The Run, available to read now on Altered Reality!

Sword and Planet!

Do you enjoy fantastic adventures on alien worlds? If so, you'll be interested to learn that my sword and planet tale Cygnus is in the anthology Futures That Never Were from Broadswords and Blasters.

Take a one-way ticket into space...

 ...and discover new worlds in the anthology One-Way Ticket, from Starry-Eyed Press, which includes my story The Angry Planet. Available from Amazon.

It Came From Under The Bed...

 ...is not just what you'll be mumbling tomorrow morning, but also the title of the new anthology from Hiraeth Publishing, featuring my story, No Such Thing as Monsters. Available now from Amazon.

A Cozy Mystery and Winter Horror

 My murder mystery Amongst the Stacks is available now to read on Mystery Tribune and that my story Quiet, Child was awarded second place in the 2022 Dead of Winter competition and will appear on the Toasted Cheese Literary Journal site in March.

Opening England...

 ...is the title of my contribution to the new anthology of Alternate History Short Stories from Flame Tree Publishing. The hardcover collection is already available to order in the UK from Amazon and direct from the publisher, whilst you can pre-order it in the USA and it will be released in March.