The Castle Falls, a short story.

I’ve had a lot of things going on over the last week. More about them later, but it means that I’ve not had time to write my usual Thursday post. Instead, here’s a short story from a while ago, originally … Continued

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Maybe you were right. A short story for Christmas 2025.

Here’s something I wrote a few years ago now, for a competition. It didn’t win, or even get a mention but I’ve had a few good reactions whenever I post it. The story deals with the magic of Christmas, seen … Continued

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It’s that time of the year again. The veil grows thin. Flash Fiction for Halloween 2025

Once again, it’s time to feature a short story that I wrote for Halloween, a few years ago. I was asked to write a ghost story for a Circle of Spears performance at the Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, way … Continued

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The Farm of the Future. Cows, in space!

In last Monday’s post, I talked about the idea of a farm in space. I mentioned a short story that I wrote, called The Orbital Livestock Company. I thought that you might like to read it. So, here it is. … Continued

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Maybe you were right. A short story for Christmas 2024.

Here’s something I wrote a few years ago now, for a competition. It didn’t win, or even get a mention but I’ve had a few good reactions whenever I post it. The story deals with the magic of Christmas, seen … Continued

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It’s that time of the year again. The veil grows thin. Flash Fiction for Halloween 2024

Once again, it’s time to feature a short story that I wrote for Halloween, a few years ago. I was asked to write a ghost story for a Circle of Spears performance at the Museum of Witchcraft in Boscastle, way … Continued

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A somewhat inconvenient paralysis of my writing muscle. Maybe a change of focus is required?

Now I’ve finished Where’s Lizzie? I would expect to be writing several thousand words a day on one of my other projects. After all, I have enough half-finished work to be getting on with. I’m lucky to be able to … Continued

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It’s all in the edit.

I’m in the middle of editing Where’s Lizzie? I got the corrected document back from my editor before Christmas and, apart from a quick look over it, I left it alone. I didn’t want to make a start when there … Continued

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