I think it’s probably time for me do an awards consideration post. It’s been a lean year as I’ve been easing my way back into publishing, but I do have three stories and one artwork that I’m very proud of and feel are worthy of being nominated for any 2024 speculative fiction / horror award. You […]
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Trauma Box
Will eyed the dark wood box in the corner warily. He was impressed by its size and elaborate design; the ornate bronze fittings on a polished ebony base. It reminded him of an old teak storage chest he’d discovered in his grandma’s attic as a boy. Stuffed to the brim with old clothes and shoes, […]
A Little Bit of Adrenaline is my Favourite Medicine: Horror, Healing and PTSD
This essay has been a long time coming. I started drafting it eight months ago, to be precise. I intended it to be something very different, but in the end, it was a tool for catharsis. It’s funny, I always used to tell people I wrote creatively to help process my trauma and to make […]
Healing
I don’t feel very well today, But if you asked me what’s wrong, I’m not sure I could say. My mind is dim, but my body’s on fire, My thoughts are chaotic, strung out with barbed wire. My concentration is… ooh, what’s that?! I feel like my insides have been all squashed flat, And when […]
In Blood
New story? New story! It’s been a while. Content warning: includes language that talks about sex and revenge / violence and teen pregnancy. You are ten years old when the first one slithers down your leg while you’re taking a shower before bed. You don’t know what it is at first. You watch it curiously, eyes […]
Marian
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. This story is copyright. Except for the purpose of fair review, no part […]