Time for an author interview I think! And this time it is the turn of Peter James Martin, a good friend of mine and fellow Malarkite! On March 31st, the first book in his new series will be release: Daemon Soul Awakening. I caught up with him and asked him all things literary. First up … Continue reading Meet Peter James Martin!
Category: reading
Hidden in the Stacks
This story first appeared in the November issue of SciFanSat, a monthly free ezine. This one was actually nominated for the monthly award and was then published in the end of year nominees edition. I enjoyed writing this one and think it could be a lot of fun to do more with it. It may … Continue reading Hidden in the Stacks
Mistletoe and magic (an Avalon and Albion xmas tale)
“Kaekillian, what the hell is going on?” “Oh, Rowan did mention something about the department Christmas party. I didn’t think it would be on site,” Kaekillian cringed. The corridors were full of dressed up academics waving around glasses of wine and chatting loudly over the music. “Why did you leave the artefact with her anyway?” … Continue reading Mistletoe and magic (an Avalon and Albion xmas tale)
Updates (aka what do you mean it’s December?!)
I haven't put too many posts up lately, especially the second half of this year. I'd love to say it's because I've been busy... I can't, I can't say that. Well, I guess I can, if you count scrolling through social media in order to do prompt stories, or look at vidoes of cute animals. … Continue reading Updates (aka what do you mean it’s December?!)
Malarkites Assemble!
Malarkey's Imaginomnibus is the brainchild of writer Ross Young. He has gathered some of the greatest fantasy and scifi indie writers, and me, in order to put together a set of amazing anthologies. I have been lucky enough to have now been in two of these books: Hubble Bubble was out last year and this … Continue reading Malarkites Assemble!
Caveat Emptor
This story first appeared in SciFanSat ezine in Jan 2024, a free themed zine available online from Blue Boar Press. I had that feeling again. The one like I was being watched. Which was possibly due to the bar being packed. I searched around for Heather; she’d gone to get drinks so long ago I … Continue reading Caveat Emptor
Guard Duty – a short story
This story first appeared in SciFanSat ezine issue 7 Tap, tap, tap. Frederick sighed and stilled his restless foot. The chair scraped along the stone floor as he stood up and started to march around the room. It wasn’t much to look at – a circular stone wall enclosing the space, with only one door … Continue reading Guard Duty – a short story
What is fantasy? Part 1?
As soon as I wrote that title, I was drawn to the famous line of Queen. Is this the real life or is this just fantasy? And technically I feel like I could probably leave the blog post there, the line pretty much gets to the crux of the matter. I was planning on talking … Continue reading What is fantasy? Part 1?
Interlude – a short prompt story
Written in response to the prompt 'Why are you here?' on thursthreads 27/6/24 “Why are you here?” She didn’t answer. Her reflection just stared at back at her with the same sad expression. Her head dropped forward as she stared into the sink. How long could she get away with hiding in here? Would they … Continue reading Interlude – a short prompt story
This is not a story
I feel that the title of this post would make a rather good story title, or maybe a poem. But alas, it is purely factual in that this really isn't a story. This is a post to just allow me to ramble about writing. Or more accurately about the things that stop you from writing, … Continue reading This is not a story
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