Journ-E to a new issue...

The latest issue of Journ-E contains my tale, Behind Schedule, of a caretaker oversleeping and facing ghostly presences, and two poems. It is available from Lulu.com, but should also be available from Amazon soon.

More Holmes!

My story of dastardly deeds south of the Thames, The Necckinger Mills Mystery, is in the latest instalment of the MX Books series of New Sherlock Holmes Stories, available from Amazon in paperback, hardback, and on the Kindle.

In Paperback!

Alone on the Borderland is now available in paperback from Amazon.

Don't open that door!

Too late... you've released Portals, Gateways, and Doors from Farthest Star Publishing, which reprints my horror story, Beyond the Cellar Door.

The Fertile Garden...

...a tale of Mythos horror is reprinted in the latest issue of Lovecraftiana magazine.

Hallowed horrors

Hallowed is the new anthology of Hallowe'en horror stories from Iron Faerie Publishing and includes my ghostly Black & Red Mythos tale, Never Could Forget. Available on Kindle, from Apple, and from Smashwords.

Steal...

...The Ring of Tsimblier from within the pages of Black Cat Weekly 155.

Edwardian horrors

My tale of weird horror, The Monkey Box, is one of seventeen stories appearing in the new anthology of Edwardian-era weird firction from Belanger Books, Alone on the Borderland. Available now from Amazon.

The Wicked Stone...

 ...is now online at Trembling With Fear!

The Underdogs Rise...

 ...volume 2 contains my fantasy adventure Down the River. It is available in print and on the Kindle from Amazon.

Sir Blodry returns!

King Arthur's least-competent knight returns in a new adventure in A Little Fantasy Everywhere on the Kindle and from Smashwords - and, now, also in print.

People in Shunned Houses...

 ...should probably flee for their lives, if this new anthology of weird stories, unspeakable poems, and impious essays from Wordcrafts Press is anything to go by! Within its pages is my horrific poem The Woman in the Wall. The anthology is available in paperback, hardback, and on the Kindle from Amazon.

And, if your need for spooky poetry hasn't been quenched, you can find another ghostly poem of mine in the latest issue of parABnormal magazine.

Horrors!

 The new volume of Lockdown Horror from Black Hare Press includes my spooky story, The Child Visitor.

Get them while you can!

Martinus Publishing is winding up and its anthologies will be going out of print... so, if you have any interest in reading a tale of Hallowe'en time travel, a space pirates misadventure, or a story set in an alternative Britain devastated by nuclear war, you have until the end of November to buy copies of:

The Temporal Element II

Yarr! A Space Pirate Anthology

Altered Europa

The books are available in paperback and on the Kindle.

Summer Sirens!

The Summer issue of Siren's Call ezine is available to download for free and contains four of my stories and four of my poems. Enjoy!

Pirates Ahoy!

 My story of piratical adventure, The Sting of the Schorpioen, is in The Black Beacon Book of Pirates.

Midsummer Madness!

 My story of Biblical conspiracy, The Blonde Truth, is in Midsummer Madness 2024: Bindweed Anthology.

Worth stealing!

 Yes, there's always something worth stealing from a dragon's hoard, and just such a heist is what happens in my story in this new anthology new anthology from WolfSinger Publications.

Urban Fantasy

Things Can Only Get Worse is a story of occult investigation and appears in Beneath the Yellow Lights from Oddity Prodigy.

Family Confusion!

Sherlock Holmes investigates a peculiar mystery of family discord in my story A Generous Helping of Deceit, available in the latest MX Book of New Sherlock Holmes Stories.

Heed the Siren's Call...

The new issue of The Sirens Call is available for download now and contains three of my stories and four of my poems. Enjoy!

Kickstart something weird!

My story, The Monkey Box, will be appearing in the new anthology of weird fiction from Belanger Books, Alone on the Borderland. Visit the Kickstarter for more information on the project.

Take another Journ-E...

Issue 3.1 of Journ-E is here and it contains two stories - one counter-terrorism adventure and one murder mystery - and a fantasy poem of mine. Available from Amazon.

You Shall Know Bliss...

...is the title of my story currently available to read online in the latest issue of Schlock! webzine. When the issue is no longer online, you'll be able to pick the April 2024 issue up from Amazon.

Troubadours and Space Princesses...

 ...is the new benefit anthology for the Life, The Universe and Everything symposium in Utah and contains my fantasy story, The Cave and The Lyre. Available from Amazon.

It's an ill wind...

...that blows through the pages of Ill Winds and Wild Weather from Smoking Pen Press, including those raging through my story, Upon the Raging Winds. Available from Amazon.

Plague...

The city of Arak is gripped with plague in my latest sword and sorcery tale, available to read now.

Borne in the Blood...

...is the new charity anthology from Wolfsinger Publishing and features a science fantasy tale featuring Esdrell and N'Kaz. Available from Amazon, direct from Wolfsinger Publications (use the code NR2024 to get 15% off), and from Smashwords (use the code on the site to get 15% off).

New mysteries for Sherlock Holmes...

Two new releases from Belanger Books featuring the master detective...

Sherlock Holmes: A Year of Mystery 1885 contains my operetta-influenced story, The Japanese Village Mystery.

The Steel True, Blade Straight 2023 Annual celebrates both the detective and his creator and contains two of my poems and a mystery, The Secret of the Stolen Samovar.

Alter your reality!

My story Star-Spangled Robes kicks off the new issue of Altered Reality Magazine - read it for free here!