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February 21, 2022
The Ten Million Invocations of Esnesnon 22/02/2022
You might have come across The Ten Million Invocations of Esnesnon before – it was my entry for IntroComp 2020, and later published in Issue 2 of Backslash Lit – but previously, unless you yourself were extremely dedicated, there was little hope of ever seeing the later invocations. At four per minute (the rate at […]
January 19, 2022
Flash Wednesday Episode 2: Golem
Just a quick post to let you know that Episode 2 of my new podcast – Flash Wednesday – is out now. The story this time is Golem, which I recall writing shortly after midnight on Day 2 of my very first Flash Fiction Month. It proved extremely popular – getting both a Daily Literature […]
January 12, 2022
Announcing Flash Wednesday – a Flash Fiction Podcast
Do you like words? Do you like hearing words with your ears? Are you reading these words right this very minute and thinking “Huh. This blog post’s kind of quiet”? If the answer to at least two of those questions is “yes,” then you’ll love Flash Wednesday! That’s right. In a world where there are […]
December 28, 2021
Linux Gaming is Easier Than You Thought
Every year Jingle Jam offers up a great selection of games as a reward for donating to the charity of your choice. I’m afraid it’s too late to jump on board for 2021 – I only heard about it at the last minute myself – but while redeeming my own 50-or-so Steam keys, I noticed […]
September 30, 2021
New Book: The Nomad’s Fable
There’s a new book now. Right around the start of September I began to put it together. It was a lot of work to finish the thing. But I’ve been even busier since. Because of that, I never found a chance to launch it with the proper fanfare. Loath to let it sit unnoticed for […]
August 17, 2021
New Book: Force of Habit
I think the video says it all, but just in case it doesn’t: yes, my tenth flash fiction anthology is now available! You can find it at: Smashwords, DRM-free in any format you could ask for, including Kindle. Amazon UK, for paperbacks in the UK. Amazon US, for paperbacks in the US. And also deviantART. Not […]
August 5, 2021
New Game: Resist!
Despite spending the whole of July writing one story a day for Flash Fiction Month, I did also find the time to make a start on a brand new Twine game for IntroComp. That game is Resist!, and it’s set in an extremely generic zombie apocalypse. There is, however, a pretty big twist: your character […]
July 31, 2021
How Exquisite, Your Corpse
Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 31 Challenge #14: Write a story in collaboration with at least one other participant. It must open with the line “This isn’t my body” and end with the line “But neither of us were sorry, were we?” and include two subjects, motifs, or concepts commonly found in each collaborator’s work. […]
July 30, 2021
The Prophecy
Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 30 “Brother shall turn against brother, and the council shall be undone by a traitor in its midst…” Grindlebaum the Wise set down the parchment and furrowed his brow. “This is an unwelcome prophecy. “I’m just going to come right out and say it,” announced Baelroth the New. “I think […]
July 29, 2021
At Loggerheads
Flash Fiction Month 2021, Day 29 Challenge #13: Write a superhero story featuring an unconventional mode of transportation and an apathetic sidekick. “In ocean wet, in briny deep, when evil’s near I shall not sleep!” “Sorry,” said the foreman, setting down his chainsaw. “Is the back of that pickup filled with water?” “Yes.” The woman […]
