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The Comps for Year End

That’s Competitions, not comparables. There’s Globe Soup, and I entered the short story comp where they hand out a specific genre. I got Renaissance. I suppose I should’ve been prepared. It was called Historical Fiction Short Story Challenge, after all, with these categories: Yeah. I’m not a person who’d think about writing a story set … Continue reading The Comps for Year End

Staring out to Sea

A storm rolls in, flicks the waves to white-tops, roils the clouds with spitting temper. The sea. A mood sits on it, a moment of discomfort, or maybe unease, and it reacts as only such a large creature of limited means can. It is the ocean, the sea, and I feel the sense of betrayal. … Continue reading Staring out to Sea

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What Happened to the Year?

I woke up — and it’s September. Spring, here in the Southern part of the world. Spring! I hadn’t even touched on Winter, and now the days are longer, the nights shorter, no doona required to sleep … where did the year go? So much to do, so little time, and now there’s only a … Continue reading What Happened to the Year?

A Quick Trip Away – and a Short SF Story!

Away, I’ve been. A few days more than a few weeks, a short holiday, and on return I find a million spam messages. I apologise if you sent me a message and it ended up in that folder – because I deleted it without looking at a single one. In the meantime, I have a … Continue reading A Quick Trip Away – and a Short SF Story!

Juice

A short story at full-on pace. Storm winds battered the windows. The sound of an island under attack by nature. Two guards escorted Mia to the Library. Cuffs too tight, mouth-guard tighter. She noted every door, every window. The door at the far end opened. A white-coated man peered out. Waved the guards away and … Continue reading Juice

On the way out …

maybe you’d like to pick up a copy of a little novella from the aisle as you leave, and before it fades into the Sunset. This is the first book I published (okay, the second, but the first one was a shocker, so I disown that), but it’s time for the baby to go out … Continue reading On the way out …

Oh, for a touch of Hindsight

Where, oh, where, has this silly lass been? I’ve been getting skin cancers chopped off my face – they do say scars add character, don’t they? Well, I have a lot of character coming my way. And the other thing – shingles. Related to Chicken Pox, so can’t go visit anyone while it’s active, on … Continue reading Oh, for a touch of Hindsight

How Can We Live Without Them?

We have a new family member. Her name is Misty (no, nothing to do with Tombei the Mist’s relationship – Misty is no one’s sidekick!). Yes, a cat. Yes, a rescue. No, not young, but age is uncertain. What do we know? A big cat. Very big. Very heavy. She stands on the floor and … Continue reading How Can We Live Without Them?

A Quiet Life in the Country …

A short Australian Creature horror story. Resa buys into the idyllic dream of a family home in the country, but country life isn’t all that it first appears. She uncovers dark secrets hidden in her new home and her dream quickly turns into a nightmare as she discovers the truth about living in the country.With … Continue reading A Quiet Life in the Country …