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‘Hemlock’ Published in the Anthrocon Conbook
Anthrocon weekend is upon us and I am proud to announce I have a short story in the conbook this year. Set in northern Pennsylvania, ‘Hemlock’ tells the tale of Lorain, who has run into the forest to be away from her family. Struggling with her trans identity, she stumbles upon The Squonk, who teaches…
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June 2026 Update – Editing Over Writing
It has been another month when editing has taken priority over writing, largely due to the need to make ends meet. If you are looking for professional writing, proofreading, or editorial services, please drop me a line. I did manage to submit one poem – my first – to a conbook, while I am hoping…
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‘Come On Down!’ Featured on the Dinner at Yiffany’s Podcast
I am delighted to announce that ‘Come On Down!’ features on this weekend’s edition of the Dinner at Yiffany’s podcast. I’m very excited as this will be the first time I have had a story on Dinner at Yiffany’s. The podcast is run by Ta’kom Ironhoof, who expertly narrated my story ‘Votive’ for last year’s…
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May 2026 Update – ConFuzzled and Cóyotls
It has been a rather busy month, although not an awful lot of writing has been done. I returned to the UK on May 8, so wanted to get all of my writing projects tied up by then. I succeeded with this, submitting stories to a couple of conbooks as well as the first draft…
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‘The Iron Horse’ Published In The Furlandia Conbook
Furlandia took place last weekend and I had a short story published in the conbook. Set in a Wild West frontier town, The Iron Horse tells the story of a horse whose job is threatened by the arrival of the railroads. It’s only 500 words long, so was quite a challenge to write, but I…
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ConFuzzled 2026 Panels Reviewed
I always feel inspired to write when I return from conventions and this is certainly the case following ConFuzzled this week. We had around forty furs attend our Writing Historical Fiction panel on Saturday evening, which I presented with Dai for the first time. What struck me was how engaged and passionate our audience was,…
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Writing Historical Fiction Panel at ConFuzzled
I have been running a panel on writing historical fiction for a few years now. At ConFuzzled this year, I’ll be hosting this panel again, but was wondering whether there is anything you would like me to cover. These are some of the topics we tend to discuss. If any of these themes particularly interest…
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April 2026 Update – Cóyotl Shortlist and Two New Releases
It has been an incredibly eventful month so let’s jump straight in. Firstly, ‘Back to the Molly House’ has been nominated for the 2025 Cóyotl Award for Best Short Story. It’s a real honour to appear on a shortlist with so many fantastic writers, but it would be a dream come true to win. If…
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ConFuzzled 2026 Writing Panels
There will be a number of writing panels at this year’s ConFuzzled, including a return of my Writing Historical Fiction one. This will take place in Wellington on Saturday at 20:30. It will be the only panel I’m presenting directly, but there are plenty of other writing events taking place throughout the weekend. As Huskyteer…
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‘The Dying Day Was Still’ Published in The Howling Dead Anthology
Zombies! Foxes! Another bloody pandemic! I’m stoked to announce that I have a story published in The Howling Dead, a horror-themed collection that has just been released through Bewere Books. ‘The Dying Day Was Still’ takes place in a world in lockdown, battling a pandemic that turns foxes into zombies. As the virus searches for…
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