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November 21, 2014
Garden of Eden by Allen Taylor (ed.)
Applying only the rule that stories must feature at least one significant reference – however altered – to the Christian myth of the Garden of Eden, Taylor has assembled a collection of works that span genre and style. Gathering ten … Continue reading →
November 19, 2014
Anti-Bullying Week
It is Anti-Bullying Week in the United Kingdom. I am against bullying, but don’t directly interact with many targets of bullying. So, in case anyone in my audience is facing bullying or knows someone who is, I have decided to … Continue reading →
November 17, 2014
The The Impotence of Proofreading
I have spent several hours obsessing over obscure typesetting issues for the paperback edition of State. So I thought I would share an amusing monologue on presenting prose. I couldn’t pick just one favourite, so I have decided to share … Continue reading →
November 14, 2014
Inspiration: State
My series of posts on the inspiration behind State ends with the eponymous story. There may be spoilers ahead. I suspect no one will be shocked to hear one major influence was the Berlin Wall. The immediate plot was drawn … Continue reading →
Green Lions by Simon Rogghe and Zarina Zabrisky
Avoiding both making words their tool and the rules of writing their master, Rogghe and Zabrisky enfold language as a co-conspirator in their poetic egg. Merging the radical collaboration of the early surrealists with the entirely personal secrets of alchemy, … Continue reading →
November 13, 2014
Inspiration: Fair Shares
Today I share the inspiration behind ‘Fair Shares’, the fourth story in State. There may be spoilers ahead. ‘Fair Shares’ started life in response to the flash-fiction prompt ‘Restitution’, and was a deliberate attempt to write a war story. While … Continue reading →
November 12, 2014
Inspiration: Crest of a Wave
Day three of my inspirations behind State series, brings us to ‘Crest of a Wave’. There may be spoilers ahead. This story grew from a collision of Warhammer 40K and Babylon 5. For those of you not familiar with 40K, … Continue reading →
November 11, 2014
Inspiration: Pig Boy
In the second post on the inspirations behind the stories in State, I cover (unsurprisingly) ‘Pig Boy’, the second story in the collection. There may be spoilers ahead. ‘Pig Boy’ was written for a flash fiction competition, in response to … Continue reading →
November 10, 2014
Inspiration: Shoulders of Giants
To celebrate the release of State, this week I will be posting about the inspiration behind each story. Today, ‘Shoulders of Giants’. There may be spoilers ahead. ‘Shoulders of Giants’ was my second contribution to Fauxpocalypse (the anthology I took … Continue reading →
November 7, 2014
All In a State
State: A Collection of Short Stories, my (shockingly enough) latest collection of short stories, came out today. Find your retailer of choice here. Even better, the eBook is half-price until 14th November 2014. In case you missed last week’s contents … Continue reading →
