Just giving a quick update post to say that the anthology containing my short story Lucky Charm is out now. It's called Madam, Don't Forget Your Sword, by Dead Fish Books and you can find out more here: DEAD FISH BOOKS I have to admit, I don't have a lot of new things to say …
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Madam, Don’t Forget Your Sword – Kickstarter
Okay, I think I can talk about this now. I have a short story appearing in an upcoming anthology. The story is called Lucky Charm, and it'll be in Madam, Don't Forget Your Sword, an anthology of short stories about minions, sidekicks and companions by Dead Fish Books. The anthology will be out on June …
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World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Category One Bugs
I'm back with another bestiary update after a little break. (Or, did I really take a break? Maybe I didn't?) There are a lot of interesting creatures I could have talked about this month, including creatures that have appeared in the novellas or been hinted at elsewhere. However, a lot of the creatures I've showcased …
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2025 Hugo, Locus and Nebula Nominated Short Stories
I did this a few years ago and it was really fun, so I'm gonna do it again; let's read all the short stories that have been nominated for the big three SFF awards and talk about them. The best part about this, is that most of the finalists are available to read free online, …
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The Feeding and Breeding Habits of Southern Treasure Mimics
So big news, I have had another short story published in a fiction magazine. Check out The Feeding and Breeding Habits of Southern Treasure Mimics over at Dirty Magick Magazine. Also, I drew a little mimic sketch to celebrate. I'm really happy to see this little story picked up at Dirty Magick, since it was …
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Hugo Award 2025 Finalists
Yay, it's that time of the year again, where the Hugo Finalists for the year get announced. For another year I've been a bit out of the loop (money and time issues mostly, I might talk more about that later) but I think we can have fun discovering some new favourite stories and games together. …
World of Green and Black Featured Creature – Sky-Dominator
Time for another World of Green and Black Featured Creature. This one I'm really excited about, because we're talking sky-dominators. These are a really important creature in the Drid world, and whilst this isn't their first public appearance, they'll play an important role in my upcoming Green and Black novella. I'll get more into that …
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Reviewing the Strugatskys; Roadside Picnic and Monday Starts on Saturday
I like talking about older Science Fiction, but I haven't had a chance to do so in a while. So let's talk about Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, Soviet/Russian brothers who wrote dozens of science fiction stories together. They were - according to the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction quote on my copy of Monday Starts on …
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20 Books 20 Days
I saw a hashtag on Mastodon and Bluesky called #20books20days. It's a very simple post format, where you simply post the cover of one book that "had an impact on who you are" with no explanation. Repeat for 20 days. The concept really made me stop and think because while there are a lot of …
Hugo Award Novellas 2024
Well, you know what they say, "better late than never". It's been the while since the Hugos were announced, but even being late to the party the Novellas this year were mostly good and deserve to be talked about. So let's not waste anymore time and get right into the reviews. The Mimicking of Known …
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