Halloween treat (and it's free!)

Well I'm back and can inform you that no my lengthy silence doesn't mean that I had died, had my hands chopped off in a logging accident, been locked up or fallen victim to some evil terrorist plot. I've just been off getting married... although now that I think about it they all share some common ground.

The event has meant that my writing time has suffered (hell there's been none), and in turn there hasn't been a lot to report to the faithful public for a while. The good news is that due to the often sluggish nature of the publishing world, rejections and acceptances can take months to come back and projects can take up to a year to come out (sometimes more) , I've still got something new to promote.

My story Gary Dwyer's Special Dance, which originally appeared in Ripples Magazine issue 9, has been released today (Halloween) in SpecFicMe's online anthology E-Macabre 2. The anthology includes my story and fiction from James S. Dorr, Rob Hunter, Karen Sandler, Davin Ireland, James Gurley and Marg Gilks.

I'll be honest I've never heard of these guys, but the anthology is FREE so be sure to check out some new talent. Heck, there could be a few gems or future superstars in there - and my story's not half bad either.

Download a PDF of it here.

Special Dance shows no remorse

Two more of my stories have hit print and are out in public for your enjoyment.

The first entitled Gary Dwyer's Special Dance is the climatic tale in Ripples Magazine issue nine, while Remorse is featured in the Flashspec Volume 2 collection.

In other news Lee Battersby has been busy bashing me into shape for a month or so now. The advice he's offered on a few of my stories has been invaluable and they are shaping up to be the best things I've written to date. Hopefully they'll be ready to find a home in the near future.

Ripples joins the cause

That wonderful editor over at Ripples magazine Sam Cousins has agreed to publish my story Gary Dwyer's Special Dance in issue nine.
It was a case of third time lucky, with Sam passing on two of my earlier submissions in the past twelve months.
To finally get the nod is a great feeling and I can't wait to see the finished product when its released on July 1.
Sam described the story as a "delightfully gory" piece, so hopefully you guys will agree when the issue hits the streets in a few months time.
Find out more about Ripples Magazine here.