Short Fiction
My published short fiction, and where to find it:
Short stories and essays
New Orbit Magazine (closed mid-2020), Issue 3, June 2018.
A time-travelling rabbit meets Hitler, with disastrous consequences.
Fluffy
Fall into Fantasy Anthology 2018, December 2018.
Not all werewolves run with the pack.
Grass Still Grows
Winner of Climate Change Theatre Action contest, 2017.
Also published in New Orbit Magazine (closed mid-2020), Issue 5, February 2019.
Reprinted July 2021, in Little Blue Marble and Tipping Points anthology, December 2021.
The oceans are rising and hope is slipping away.
The Ghost in the Coffee Machine
Thrilling Words (closed early 2020), July 2019.
When you're dying for a cup of coffee...
Little Monster
Thrilling Words (closed early 2020), July 2019.
Never ever flush a ghost down the toilet.
Dear Santa
Antipodean SF, January 2020.
A dyslexic girl accidentally summons Satan.
Jackalope
Hawthorne & Ash Micro-story Anthology, Iron Faerie Publishing, December 2019.
You never know what you might meet in the desert.
Rare Breed
New Orbit Magazine (closed mid-2020), Issue 8, February 2020.
A woolly tale of high-flying sheep.
First Encounter
Fall into Fantasy Anthology 2020, October 2020.
Unicorns aren't as sweet as the stories say.
Cat Videos
The Cosmic Gossip, October 2020.
An alien encounter of a different kind.
Night Fishing
The Book of Idle Tales, October 2020.
SJV long list finalist, 2021
Go fishing on certain nights and you may find there's more than fish to be caught.
Mirror, Mirror
The Drabble, February 2021
This is the real reason you can't lose weight.
The Walls Have Tongues
Antipodean SF, May 2021
When you visit the House of Flesh, please don't touch the walls.
Breath (SJV finalist 2022)
Prismatica Magazine, June 2021.(Magazine closed July 2021, reopened June 2022).
Reprint December 2021, All Worlds Wayfarer Magazine
The adventures of a maker of clockwork automatons and her sword-slinging girlfriend.
Happy Birthday
Mum Life Stories, July 2021.
A short story about my mother.
The Offering
The Monster Under the Bed
666 Dark Drabbles Anthology, August 31, 2021.
A pair of horror drabbles.
My Left Leg
Be careful where you bury your body parts.
October 31, 2021
Hans and Gretta
A scifi interpretation of the Hansel & Gretel fairytale set in a future Germany after the robot wars.
Timeless 2 Anthology, 30th November, 2021
They found a replacement for fossil fuels, but at what cost?
Daily Science Fiction, 18th January, 2022
Burning Bright
Lions and tigers, oh my!
Takahe, 13th April 2022
What should a man do when his neighbor starts a new religion?
Particular Passages 3: West Wing
The Gigglers and the Jinx
Something is laughing in the forest.
Cloaked Press: Winter of Wonder: Fauna Anthology, December 2022
Coming in 2023
The Dream Auditor
It doesn't pay to interfere with a girl's dreams.
Iron Faerie: Daily Flights of Fantasy Anthology, (publication delayed, 2022).
The Hunt
Ever had a recurring nightmare you can't wake up from?
Kaleidotrope, 2023 or 2024
