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Tuesday, 20 June 20237:30pmThe Bonnington Theatre, NottinghamBook a ticket here. Chuffed to be taking part in the first Indie BUK fest. You’ll get the chance to listen to Robin Ince and chat to him and local authors about their books.
When Death Is Over Number 16 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. The vision of a starlit falling man offers truths about love and death to the struggling residents of a run-down tower block. Read an excerpt: I feel him before I see him. The … Read more
A, and I Number 10 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. A man’s rage builds when an AI, brought into his house to cure him of his pathological projection, prefers talking to his kitten. Read an excerpt: 10 October 2026, ‘real’ mood: ? I don’t … Read more
Pain Is a Liar Number 15 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. A man struggles to hold on to his humanity in a world where the people experimenting on him have evolved beyond pain and empathy. Read an excerpt: In the dark forest, there is … Read more
I was interviewed by the fabulous Daniel Lucas on his Book 101 Review podcast for a second time. We talked about the stories in my debut collection, ‘Mammals, I Think We Are Called’, literary-fantastical fiction, my favourite authors & writing short stories. Listen to the Podcast here.
Hooked Number 17 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. A visit by a mysterious coelacanth floods London with collective hallucinatory dreams, reuniting its citizens. Read two excerpts: It was as if the fish, displaced to the sky, had brought with it dense dreams from the … Read more
Wolphinia Number 9 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. In a world poisoned with mercury, where people do nothing but drive, a young woman sacrifices her life to save the wolphins, the only mammals with any hope of survival. Read an excerpt: It used to … Read more
Rupert Dastur from TSS Publishing interviews me about ‘Mammals, I Think We Are Called’. We chat about writing, fantastical fiction, thrutopia, the environment, outsiders, the twenty-first century, the future, technology, and more. >> Read more and watch the video on the TSS Publishing website.
Absolutely delighted to get a fantastic review in Nottingham Magazine, LeftLion, by Lizzy O’Riordan. Some excerpts from the review below, but you can read the full review here. You can Read issue #157 of LeftLion Magazine here, or pick up a paper copy if you are in Nottingham Some people think that good fiction should … Read more
I made a book list for Shepherd of genre-bending books that inspired me & are similar to my short story collection, ‘Mammals, I Think We Are Called’, published by Salt Publishing. It’s a fantastic up-and-coming site where authors create a ‘Best of’ booklist featuring their book and five related books. My list is called: The … Read more
Dividual Number 12 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. Doctors battle a psychological disease brought on by taking selfies, using a radical therapy that shatters identity in order to reshape it. Read an excerpt: 1. The Doctor’s NotesSometimes we have to chop the patients’ hands … Read more
Barleycorn Number 18 of the eighteen stories in my debut short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called. Folk horror comes to the city. A forensic pathologist and climate change student struggle to solve the mystery of a mysterious headless man. Read an excerpt: In the early evening, the pathologist gives himself up to … Read more