<Note: on the 9th November 2023 I had surgery to remove all my remaining adult teeth and replace them with dentures. This was due to the pain and trauma I had experienced over a period of 18 months at the hands of a dentist who removed a tooth in such a way that I experienced
“Little Teeth” (short story, body horror)
First published in Twisted Anatomy, Sci-Fi & Scary, 2021 https://www.amazon.com.au/Twisted-Anatomy-Body-Horror-Anthology-ebook/dp/B08TGCND39 Republished in Reflections, Wild Wood Books, 2022 eBook free to download at: BookFunnel: BookHip.com/HCZWBQWSmashwords: bit.ly/TWreflections Content warnings: depicts body horror, dental trauma and self-harm, profane language Her tongue finds it first, by accident, as she runs it, absentminded, across her gums. It feels massive, a gigantic protrusion. An
Love Song for the Dead
(First published The Dead Inside, 2022) I put your letters in the closet with my old school shoes, eleven years and seven moons ago. I vowed to keep them hidden, pushed as far back as they could go, boxed up with the memories they held. But memory finds me waiting, poised to act in haste
Sir Julius Vogel Awards—finalist!
I was delighted to receive an email this afternoon to let me know that I am a Sir Julius Vogel Award finalist for the 4th year running! This year I have been successful in two categories: Best Collected Work: Reflections Best Fan Writing: “No Horror Without the Body: How Body Horror Helped Me Embrace Being
REFLECTIONS, a new ebook
It’s been a very strange year. I definitely did not think I would manage to get *anything* done, let alone actually put out another collection. Plans and goalposts have been moved around and cancelled, and I almost gave up completely after my laptop ate my WIP! Despite all that, REFLECTIONS has been born, and I
Short Story: “Long Drop”
To celebrate SEEDS receiving its (amazing!) third award nomination of the year, this time from the Ladies of Horror Fiction for Best Collection, I have decided to make one of the most talked about and much-loved stories in the collection free-to-read for a limited time. Edit: this story was also selected at the very end
No Horror Without the Body: How Body Horror Helped Me Embrace Being Nonbinary
An essay about horror and identity written for Pride in Horror, June 2022 The doctor calls my name in the waiting room and I take just a little too long to respond. The name she calls out is not the one I use anymore in my daily life, but is still my official title, the
Featherston Booktown
I am delighted to announce that was recently asked to write a scary story for the CAMPFIRE TALES segment of Featherston Booktown, an annual book-focused festival taking place this year from 8th to 12th June. My creepy, urban-legend inspired tale, “The Bobbin Man” will be performed on two evenings and included as part of the
A New Year, Another Author Questionnaire…
I found these great questions for writers on Twitter and I answered them in a couple of threads over there (you can find me at @Tabatha_Writes if you want to follow me) but I thought it would be cool to pop them on my blog too. Part One 1. I started writing as soon as
So, That Was 2021
Just popping by on the last day of the year to leave my final update of 2021 (and also so I can tick off one of last year's goals, to make a blog post every month!)