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I recently received my contributor’s copy of the latest Outside In book: Trusts No One. I am very happy with my contribution; both the essay itself and the proofreading. This is a great series and well-worth a read. Get your pre-order here. Not only is the book itself (and theContinue Reading
I recently read a haunting personal essay in The Guardian Australia and wanted to share it with you. It is a profound read and a great example of the genre. A warning: there is no happy ending to be found here, but there is hope and perhaps a story ofContinue Reading
Steve, the Elf-on-the-Shelf, gazed across the deep snow surrounding Santa’s Workshop. Thousands of similarly-clad elf dolls slowly trudged through the dim starlight on their regular evening pilgrimage. Each had an update for the big-guy-in-red, before making their way home again to a new spot in their house. Rinse and repeatContinue Reading
Lloyd’s mailbox clicked open as the key turned in the lock. Three letters were waiting. The first was his phone bill. With a sigh, Lloyd knew he would need to call the company again and ask them to stop sending physical bills. Each one cost him 60 cents. He detestedContinue Reading
I completed my entry for the December 2019 Furious Fiction competition last night, as run by the Australian Writer’s Centre. This one had the following requirements: 500 words Your story must include SOMETHING EITHER BEING SENT OR RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. Your story must include the following words: JINGLE, CLICK,Continue Reading
Just got the results for my entry into the November 2019 Furious Fiction competition, as run by the Australian Writer’s Centre. I didn’t win or get short/long-listed either, unfortunately. Will try again in December. For now, you can read my entry on The Feature Space here.Continue Reading
Worried slightly at how long he had been waiting, Alex downed his fourth nervous shot and glanced with slightly blurred vision towards the newcomer. Finally, Alex thought. The newcomer sat beside him at the bar and casually lowered a desert-camouflage bag between them. It came to rest beside an identicalContinue Reading
This essay within another of the Outside In series, Gains a Soul, focused on the episode, Dad, from season 3, episode 10. I imagined Angel and his group being helped by the Scooby Gang, and not the one featuring Buffy, Xander etc. The book is now available for purchase. ThisContinue Reading
I conducted galley proofreading for another book in the Outside In series, Gains a Soul, and it is another great read for fans of ’90s/’00s sci-fi/fantasy TV. The book is now available for purchase. Here’s the blurb: Celebrating two decades of Angel as well as Firefly, OUTSIDE IN GAINS AContinue Reading
After a few months where I wasn’t able to complete a Furious Fiction submission, I managed to get November completed and submitted last night. This month had a tricky series of requirements on top of the typical 500-word limit: Your story must include YOUR INTERPRETATION of ALL FIVE of theContinue Reading
