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Hell Colony World
Many of my published or up-coming pieces of work (short and novel-length) are based in a particular story-world, referred to as my Hell-Colony world.
published pieces set in the hell-colony world
COMING SOON - Fish or Chips (2000 words)
COMING SOON - Fish or Chips (2000 words)
COMING SOON - Fish or Chips (2000 words)
Who: 96th of October Magazine
What: What happens when you land in the Hell-Colony and find it is not what you expected? Two down-at-the-heels unsuccessful ex-thugs/villains are finding themselves in the final chapter of the Program's patience. Is it true that people who don't make the 'cut' for successful civilian living end up culled?
Tens
Who: 96th of October Magazine
What: What happens when you land in the Hell-Colony and find it is not what you expected? Two down-at-the-heels unsuccessful ex-thugs/villains are finding themselves in the final chapter of the Program's patience. Is it true that people who don't make the 'cut' for successful civilian living end up culled?
Tensions: enemies to allies, unlikely proposals, end of the road/back to a corner, last chance
Where can I buy this?
This piece will be FREE to read! Publishing 1 December in 96th of October Magazine! Link to come!
Neighbours (1000 words)
COMING SOON - Fish or Chips (2000 words)
COMING SOON - Fish or Chips (2000 words)
Who: Metastelllar Magazine
What: short, tense, lightly amusing slice of life (in the Hell-Colonies!)
Tensions: enemies next door, forced proximity, old dogs new tricks, found families
Where can I buy this?
This story has been published twice, once in 2021 in anthology: A Quiet Afternoon 2 (Victory and Grace Press) then a second time in Metast
Who: Metastelllar Magazine
What: short, tense, lightly amusing slice of life (in the Hell-Colonies!)
Tensions: enemies next door, forced proximity, old dogs new tricks, found families
Where can I buy this?
This story has been published twice, once in 2021 in anthology: A Quiet Afternoon 2 (Victory and Grace Press) then a second time in Metastellar Magazine. Which... is FREE to read. Check it out here: https://www.metastellar.com/fiction/neighbors/
Hell-Bound (6000)
Life Lesson (1800 words)
Life Lesson (1800 words)
Who: (Anthology) Summer of Speculation: Villains, Cloaked Press
What: adventure fantasy about a retired thug/ex-minion attempting to recreate herself - in a colony called Hell.
Tensions: fake wife (who she's in love with), ex-villain/minion hench-person trying to live in surburbia.
Where can I buy this?
Who: (Anthology) Summer of Speculation: Villains, Cloaked Press
What: adventure fantasy about a retired thug/ex-minion attempting to recreate herself - in a colony called Hell.
Tensions: fake wife (who she's in love with), ex-villain/minion hench-person trying to live in surburbia.
Where can I buy this?
https://www.cloakedpress.com/sos2022/ https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Speculation-Villains-Benjamin-DeHaan-ebook/dp/B09ZSK8MWR Or (not in Australia) here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Summer.../dp/B09ZSK8MWR
Life Lesson (1800 words)
Life Lesson (1800 words)
Life Lesson (1800 words)
Who: Teleport Magazine (which has closed, no archive)
What: humourous short fantasy about ex-villains attempting to begin a school - in a colony in Hell.
Tensions: forced proximity, fish-out-of-water, unlikely allies, enemies to co-workers,.
Where can I buy this?
Unfortunately, Teleport Magazine has closed so this piece is no longer available
Who: Teleport Magazine (which has closed, no archive)
What: humourous short fantasy about ex-villains attempting to begin a school - in a colony in Hell.
Tensions: forced proximity, fish-out-of-water, unlikely allies, enemies to co-workers,.
Where can I buy this?
Unfortunately, Teleport Magazine has closed so this piece is no longer available. I will work on re-submitting it eventually! Stay tuned! This piece is also a teaser for the novel below that is chasing publication: The Retiement of Callous Blight/Calamity Bright does Hell.
in the pipeline (Still chasing publication) Hell Colony worl
Novel COMPLETED: Calamity Bright Does Hell (Querying agents)
Novel COMPLETED: Calamity Bright Does Hell (Querying agents)
Novel COMPLETED: Calamity Bright Does Hell (Querying agents)
Novel completed in Nanowrimo 2022. Querying agents from 2024. Working titles: Calamity Bright Does Hell, or The Retirement of Callous Blight.
Desperate, poverty stricken ageing ex-villain Calamity (now known as "Callie") is attempting to create a better future for herself and her minion Scrim. To get a ticket into the Hell-Colonies they ne
Novel completed in Nanowrimo 2022. Querying agents from 2024. Working titles: Calamity Bright Does Hell, or The Retirement of Callous Blight.
Desperate, poverty stricken ageing ex-villain Calamity (now known as "Callie") is attempting to create a better future for herself and her minion Scrim. To get a ticket into the Hell-Colonies they need a business plan. Start a school in Hell? How hard can THAT be?
Short Story COMPLETED (3000 words) (chasing publication)
Novel COMPLETED: Calamity Bright Does Hell (Querying agents)
Novel COMPLETED: Calamity Bright Does Hell (Querying agents)
Collaboration: a 3000 word short story, cosy, enemies-to-allies/lovers (?).
A pair of old enemies, facing increasing rent prices and lack lustre businesses, consider a proposal. Humourous slice-of-life, post-60yo warm/cosy fantasy romance.
Novel IN PROGRESS: working title Marriage of Convenience
Novel COMPLETED: Calamity Bright Does Hell (Querying agents)
Novel IN PROGRESS: working title Marriage of Convenience
Spin-off from Nanowrimo 2023's completed novel, written through 2024. First draft complete. Hoping to have edits through 2025, maybe out chasing publishers/agents late 2025/early 2026.
Two highly competent career-minions who have been enemies their entire career are forced into an unlikely alliance when their dome-world collapses. They kni
Spin-off from Nanowrimo 2023's completed novel, written through 2024. First draft complete. Hoping to have edits through 2025, maybe out chasing publishers/agents late 2025/early 2026.
Two highly competent career-minions who have been enemies their entire career are forced into an unlikely alliance when their dome-world collapses. They knife-at-the-other's-throat hate one another and have spent their careers undermining and reducing one another. There has always been an odd burn/connection there. Ryder's husband has just screwed her over, he's a Dad with a precarious relationship with most of his kids. Can they survive Hell - and each other?
Novel IN PROGRESS: working title Shot-Gun Wedding
Novel IN PROGRESS: working title Shot-Gun Wedding
Novel IN PROGRESS: working title Marriage of Convenience
Completed in Nanowrimo 2023 but I am not happy with the sizzle. I plan a re-write this whole piece. This novel created a cool spin-off (which did get completed), but I think there's still something here.
Plan to re-write this piece, hopefully in 2025. Concept: forced allliance between a guard/service-person/lackey and a very powerful, arr
Completed in Nanowrimo 2023 but I am not happy with the sizzle. I plan a re-write this whole piece. This novel created a cool spin-off (which did get completed), but I think there's still something here.
Plan to re-write this piece, hopefully in 2025. Concept: forced allliance between a guard/service-person/lackey and a very powerful, arrogant but broken/vulnerable augury mage as their world collapses. Can they learn to trust one another as they plumet into the Hell-Colonies?
This story started as a joke around the "one-bed" trope with a mate. How many ways can I force this unlikely pair to share a bed? Jokes aside, there's a wriggle of something here. Just have to get the chemistry between them right and the situation they get tossed into right!
Short Story: DRAFT
Novel IN PROGRESS: working title Shot-Gun Wedding
Short Story: DRAFT
In the process of completing a long short story about life in the Hell-Colonies. Two established professionals detect a nasty hustle beginning in their quiet little town... in Hell. Quite a wriggle on this one. Expect it to be finished in 2024.
I expect this one to have cross-overs/easter eggs from the completed novel: Calamity Bright Does
In the process of completing a long short story about life in the Hell-Colonies. Two established professionals detect a nasty hustle beginning in their quiet little town... in Hell. Quite a wriggle on this one. Expect it to be finished in 2024.
I expect this one to have cross-overs/easter eggs from the completed novel: Calamity Bright Does Hell. This will be a stand-alone piece with unrelated characters, but will be based in one of the towns that feature in this novel, explaining a bit of back story about characters in that place
Future Sparkles
Novel IN PROGRESS: working title Shot-Gun Wedding
Short Story: DRAFT
I have a folder filled with fragments of stories I've started that have a particular wiggle about them. A quick skim of there shows that at least ten of them may wind up being Hell-Colony world pieces (novels, novellas or short stories). I expect more to come in this section of my website as these piece begin to progress and get completed!