Michael Dolf Craddock's Blog
March 22, 2017
Prufrock vs the Shark – Beast Unleashed!
It’s been a while since I released the last Australian Beasts story, but I like to think I have a good excuse. The reason for the hiatus is I have just polished off the first draft of a novel, tentatively titled Roper Jones and the Killer Koalas. As you can tell, it will certainly fit in with the current collection nicely.
As that story needs a little time to gestate in my bottom drawer before it suffers the brutality a fresh-eyed second edit, I thought I would return my attention to these ot...
June 16, 2016
The Yara-ma-yha-who – Beast Unleashed!
Yep, it’s taken a little time, but it’s finally here! Check out the second story as part of my Australian Beasts collection, now available via your Amazon Kindle app/device for the cheapest possible price depending on the country you’re in (99 cents, 99 pence, or a mere 49 rupees if you’re in India!).
Even better than that, you can get it for free if you’re a Kindle Unlimited subscriber!
Set in Western Australia, I’ve gone for a classic gothic ’round the campfire’ sort of vibe with this one,...
June 4, 2016
The Yowie – Australia’s Latin-speaking Bigfoot
Generally classed as a not-so-distant relative of the yeti, bigfoot, sasquatch, and the abominable snowman, the yowie is a creature that continues to be sighted throughout Australia. But what does it really look like? Where is the best place to find it? And is there a government conspiracy to cover up its existence?
What follows is a profile of the beast which I hope answers these questions and more.
Anatomy and Appearance:
As a large, ape-like creature, it has been speculated that the yowie...
June 3, 2016
The Raven – Final chance to get the eBook for FREE
To celebrate the launch of my first eBook release on the Amazon Kindle I’m offering it for FREE for a short time via storycartel.com. This is great because it means you can choose the format you would like to download it in (.mobi .epub and even .pdf) and read it on any kind of device you want!
Time runs out on this offer on Thursday 9 June 2016.
All they ask in exchange is that you write an honest review for it. Click on the link above or the cover image below for your free copy.
Click cover...
May 29, 2016
My Conscience
In the middle of the night I met him,
tapping his heels against the wall
and taking a drag on his cigarette.
I decided to ask what he was doing:
pondering some meaning behind it all,
or maybe mulling over a past regret?
“Talking to you,” he replied, smiling,
tapping the ash away and staring
somewhere into the distance.
I asked him why, and he waited.
Waited until I turned to leave, before saying:
“perhaps, because I am lonely.”
May 22, 2016
The Pianist
The pianist sits between the audience and his instrument, his body askew as the piano reaches out to the back of the stage. His back is straight and his hair a thick white crown on a balding head. Black-rimmed glasses frame his half-closed eyes.
His monochrome body sways from the hips, rigid, like a metronome, and the audience is aware he knows something they do not.
No one sees his feet press on the pedals, but they do.
The pianist’s hands – pale, nimble, long-fingered hands – dance on and a...
May 20, 2016
The Raven – eBook FREE for another 3 weeks
Good news! To celebrate the launch of my first eBook release on the Amazon Kindle I’m offering it for FREE for a further 3 weeks, this time via storycartel.com. This is great because it means you can choose the format you would like to download it in (.mobi .epub and even .pdf) and read it on any kind of device you want!
All they ask in exchange is that you write an honest review for it. Click on the link above or the cover image below for your free copy.
Click cover image for free eBook
May 13, 2016
The Raven – Kindle eBook FREE for 48 hours
To celebrate the launch of my first eBook release on the Amazon Kindle I’m offering it for free for the next 48 hours, starting … NOW!
Click on the flag of your country of choice below to be directed to the appropriate website, and please don’t forget to leave a review.
If you’re feeling super keen you canreview it on Goodreads too!
Amazon.com
Amazon.com.au
Amazon.co.uk
May 11, 2016
Road Trippin’ with Margaret Atwood, Or, Why listening to music while reading your favourite novel does not make you a bad person
It has been shown that when you are studying for exams, or in another situation where you really need to learn something, then listening to music is probably a bad idea. Even those of us who did slap on headphones in the school/university library (myself included) will likely agree that cranking your favourite rock band to 11 while trying to engage with the finer points of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity isn’t likely to result in a solid understanding of why mass is equivalent to energy. (It’...
The Regret Monster
Last night my regret monster came out again. He’s only a couple of inches tall and not intimidating in any way. He is, in fact, exactly like a glow-in-the-dark bookworm I had as a child. He wears an old-fashioned nightcap, a pyjama top, and glows a soft but repulsive green. The only difference between the regret monster and my old bookworm is that, while the bookworm smiled at me, the monster bears a more solemn look. It clenches its little wormy jaw and bears a squidgy little frown that make...
