Short Fiction

Hitler and the Rabbit

A time-travelling rabbit meets Hitler, with disastrous consequences.

New Orbit Magazine (closed mid-2020), Issue 3, June 2018.

 

Fluffy

Not all werewolves run with the pack.

Fall into Fantasy Anthology 2018

 

Grass Still Grows

The oceans are rising and hope is slipping away

Winner of Climate Change Theatre Action contest, 2017.

Printed in New Orbit Magazine, Issue 5, February 2019.

Reprinted July 2021, in Little Blue Marble and Tipping Points anthology, December 2021.

 

The Ghost in the Coffee Machine

When you're dying for a cup of coffee...

Thrilling Words (closed),  July 2019. 

Archived link.

 

Little Monster

Never ever flush a ghost down the toilet.

Thrilling Words (closed),  July 2019. 

  

Dear Santa

A dyslexic girl accidentally summons Satan.

Antipodean SF, January 2020.

 

Jackalope

You never know what you might meet in the desert.

Hawthorne & Ash Micro-story Anthology, Iron Faerie Publishing, December 2019.

 

Rare Breed

A woolly tale of high-flying sheep.

New Orbit Magazine (closed), Issue 8, February 2020.

 

First Encounter

Unicorns aren't as sweet as the stories say.

Fall into Fantasy Anthology 2020, October 2020.

 

Cat Videos

An alien encounter of a different kind.

The Cosmic Gossip, October 2020.

 

Night Fishing

Go fishing on certain nights and you may find there's more than fish to be caught.

The Book of Idle Tales, October 2020.

SJV long list finalist, 2021

 

Mirror, Mirror

This is the real reason you can't lose weight.

The Drabble, February 2021

 

The Walls Have Tongues

When you visit the House of Flesh, please don't touch the walls.

Antipodean SF, May 2021

 

Breath

The adventures of a maker of clockwork automatons and her sword-slinging girlfriend.

Prismatica Magazine (closed), June 2021

Reprinted All Worlds Wayfarer Magazine December 2021

Finalist for Sir Julius Vogel Awards, 2022

 

Happy Birthday

A short story about my mother.

Mum Life Stories (closed) July 2021

 

The Offering

The Monster Under the Bed

A pair of horror drabbles.

666 Dark Drabbles Anthology August 2021

 

My Left Leg

Be careful where you bury those unwanted body parts.

Beyond the Grave Anthology October 2021

 

Hans and Gretta

A scifi interpretation of Hansel & Gretel set in a future Germany after the robot wars.

Timeless 2 Anthology November 2021

Expanded version available on Royal Road.

       

Commuting

They found a replacement for fossil fuels, but at what cost?

Daily Science Fiction (closed), 18th January, 2022

 

Burning Bright

Lions and tigers, oh my!

Printed takahe magazine, 13th April 2022

 

For the Love of Gavin

What should a man do when his neighbor starts a new religion?

Particular Passages 3: West Wing July 2022

 

The Gigglers and the Jinx

Something keeps laughing in the forest.

Cloaked Press: Winter of WonderFauna Anthology, December 2022

 

The Dream Auditor

It doesn't pay to interfere with a girl's dreams.

Iron Faerie: Flights of Fantasy Anthology. October 2023.

 

The Hunt

Ever had a recurring nightmare you can't wake up from?

https://kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2024/the-hunt-by-s-a-mckenzie/

Kaleidotrope, Fall Issue, October 2024

 

Leader of the Pack

A return to the post-apocalyptic magical North America featured in a number of my stories.

Fires of Retribution Anthology, March 24, 2025

https://www.amazon.com/Fires-Retribution-Handley-Presents-Book-ebook/dp/B0F1WC4MS4/