I’m a DOUBLE finalist in the Australian Shadows Awards!

Wow! I’m a finalist in the Australian Shadows Awards. TWICE! Served Cold in Best Collected Works and “The Ocean Hushed the Stones” (from Served Cold) in Best Short Fiction. Amazing. Huge thanks to the judges. BIG congrats to all the finalists!...

Another Zoom creepypasta

You may remember a while ago I wrote a horror story on Twitter that went a bit viral. It’s this one: You guys know I’m also a martial arts instructor, huh. I’ve been running my classes online during this pandemic. But something weird has happened. —...

Free stories at Curious Fictions

There are three free stories on my Curious Fictions page right now – Australian post-apocalypse, horror sf, and ocean horror. Everything else there is $1 each read (or it’s all free for subscribers). I’ll post more soon. Find it here:...

A strange thing happened at class tonight.

I told a little creepypasta tale on Twitter last night, and it’s proven pretty popular. I’m posting it here for posterity. It all started with this tweet: You guys know I’m also a martial arts instructor, huh. I’ve been running my classes...

New story excerpt on my ko-fi page

In an attempt to diversify both my income streams and where my content goes, I’ve now got a ko-fi page. It’s like a tip jar really, where you can chip in and buy me a virtual coffee if you like. At some point I may start adding some subscriber-only...

Vale Gertrude Mary Baxter 21/6/1915 to 12/3/2020

My 104yo grandma died on the 12th March. We were supposed to go to the UK for a visit, leaving on April 2nd. Obviously we’re not going now, thanks to COVID-19, and she didn’t make it anyway. But also due to COVID-19, her funeral will have no one there but...