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August 26, 2017
The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments Covered in Dog Hair (a story)
A colleague and friend once said to me (in a moment of rare frustration) “You know Mark, you should write a story called ‘The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments Covered in Dog Hair’”. I really liked the title, so I …
July 16, 2017
‘Narration Blues’ stars in the AntiSF radio show Abnorba
My recently published flash fiction piece ‘Narration Blues’ was included in the AntiSF radio show this week (the show is codenamed Abnorba). The editor, Ion ‘Nuke’ Newcombe, runs the radio show out of Nambucca Heads on 2NVR Nambucca Valley Radio.…
July 13, 2017
Latest Dimension6 (Issue 11)
The latest Dimension6 is out now (Issue 11). An excellent Australian (free) magazine with great speculative fiction. Well worth checking out. This quarter there are stories by Nathan Burrage, Simon Petrie, Robert Stephenson and J Ashley Smith.
You can find …
May 21, 2017
Finishing Discworld
I’ve been a big fan of Terry Pratchett’s work for more years than I care to remember. I still remember coming across The Colour of Magic when I was at high school. It was a revelation – screwball comedy in…
May 1, 2017
New story “Narration Blues” published on AntipodeanSF
One of my flash fiction pieces, titled “Narration Blues”, is in the latest addition of AntipodeanSF, an Australian publication.
It cannot be denied that “Narration Blues” is a silly story. I was listening to the voice over at the …
April 20, 2017
Aurealis Award results 2016
Congratulations to everyone who won an Aurealis Award this year. The Aurealis Awards are Australia’s premier judged awards, covering most areas of speculative fiction. The results are reproduced below, and the judges report makes interesting reading for those interested…
April 17, 2017
Dimension6 issue 10
Dimension6 is a free speculative fiction magazine, produced by Coeur de Lion Publishing.
This website is , where you can download each issue.
Issue 10 is just out, and features:
‘The Other City’ by Rjurik Davidson…
April 16, 2017
2017 Ditmar nominations
The Ditmars are the primary voted awards for Australian speculative fiction (as opposed to the Aurealis Awards, which is a juried award). The 2017 ballot is out, and available for voting for any eligible member of the national convention (this…
April 9, 2017
In the Service of the Public (a story)
To be honest, this story occurred to me as I sat in a prestigious program for promising public servants listening to a self important lecturer drone on about his own greatness. When I realised there was still an hour to …
April 5, 2017
Den of Wolves by Juliet Marillier (Blackthorn and Grim Book 3) – a review
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Den of Wolves is the third book in the Blackthorn and Grim series by Juliet Marillier. From Goodreads:
…Feather bright and feather fine, None shall harm this child of mine…
Healer Blackthorn knows all too well the rules of her
