anthologies:
COMING SOON!
COMING SOON!
COMING SOON!
I just had three short (500 word) reprints accepted into an upcoming anthology!
Contract signed :-) Anticipated release date December 2022.
- Publisher reveal pending
- Cover reveal pending
COMING SOON!
COMING SOON!
Hell-Bound, a 6000 word piece, features in this anthology: Summer of Speculation: Villains, by Cloaked Press.
More info available here:
https://www.cloakedpress.com/sos2022/
You can buy this book here: https://www.amazon.com/Summer-Speculation-Villains-Benjamin-DeHaan-ebook/dp/B09ZSK8MWR
And here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Summer.../dp/B09ZSK8MWR
COMING SOON!
A magazine which featured my piece (Situation, 700 words) work in 2021 released this gorgeous anthology called: The Best of MetaStellar, Year One.
More about this project here: https://www.metastellar.com/the-best-of-metastellar-year-one/
You can buy the book here (Australia): https://www.amazon.com.au/Best-MetaStellar-Year-One/dp/B0B859GVX3/
Or here: https://www.amazon.com/Best-MetaStellar-Year-One/dp/B0B859GVX3/
"Thornside" (5000 words) features in Corrugated Skies anthology Insurgence: A Fae Rebellion
Wicked Obscenity (500 words). Previously published in the Queensland Writers Centers WQ Magazine (Dec 2019) it also features in their first Right Left Write Anthology!
Wicked Obscenity was my very first attempt at responding to a themed competition or open call. The theme was "landscape". It is also my very first piece published!
Not sure where you buy this book! Will add a link when I find one :-)
"Neighbours" (1000 words) was accepted into this gorgeous anthology
"Thornside" (5000 words) features in Corrugated Skies anthology Insurgence: A Fae Rebellion
"Thornside" (5000 words) features in Corrugated Skies anthology Insurgence: A Fae Rebellion
Victory and Grace Press: A Quiet Afternoon 2. 1st July 2021.
http://graceandvictory.ca/afternoon2.html Hard copy available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com.au/Quiet-Afternoon-Another-Peaceful-Stressful/dp/099400978X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2UY0V16O6U17G&dchild=1&keywords=a+quiet+afternoon+2&qid=1631389316&sr=8-1
I've been writing novel-length pieces since childhood... short stories are new for me!
Neighbours was the first spec fic short story I wrote as an adult. I had so much fun writing this piece. I often imagine more stories about these three characters!
"Thornside" (5000 words) features in Corrugated Skies anthology Insurgence: A Fae Rebellion
"Thornside" (5000 words) features in Corrugated Skies anthology Insurgence: A Fae Rebellion
"Thornside" (5000 words) features in Corrugated Skies anthology Insurgence: A Fae Rebellion
AVAILABLE NOW through Kindle: http://www.corrugatedsky.com/new-release-insurgence/ and as paperback here:
Thornside is one of my personal favourites. This story was inspired by MV and our appletini adventures!
"Smitten"(2000 words) features in TANSTAAFL Press' anthology Witches, Warriors and Wyverns
"Smitten"(2000 words) features in TANSTAAFL Press' anthology Witches, Warriors and Wyverns
"Smitten"(2000 words) features in TANSTAAFL Press' anthology Witches, Warriors and Wyverns
AVAILABLE NOW:
Buy through the editor: https://tanstaaflpress.com/books/witches-warriors-and-wyverns/
Buy Through Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Witches-Warriors-Wyverns-Thomas-Gondolfi/dp/1938124596
Smitten is an older piece that I wrote when I was very young. In my teens and twenties I wrote a lot of fantasy...
Podcasts
The Cat is now featured as an audio in Catscast! Catscast releases fun, cat-themed speculative fiction monthly. The Cat features as a patreon only episode (behind a paywall) and is available here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/catscast-episode-68138129
For more fantastic cat-related spec fic, check out: https://escapeartists.net/catscast/
Magazines
18 September 2022
"Tidal Bones" (2100 words)
I am delighted by this fresh, gorgeous new home for this previously unpublished piece.
Check out this story here: http://carminamagazine.com/tidal-bones.html in this super supportive http://carminamagazine.com/index.html: magazine
Tidal Bones is a darker piece - my attempt at horror/dark fiction/Australian gothic fiction. A vulnerable woman stands in the ruins of a stolen wedding dress, with cliffs all about her. Something dark watches her from the haunted bay.
Tidal Bones was inspired by the happiest days of my childhood, looking for treasures along deserted beaches.
9 September 2022
"Heaven-Sent" (800 words)
I have been lucky enough to get a second reprint (previously published piece) into this fantastic and supportive magazine.
Check out this story here: https://www.metastellar.com/fiction/heaven-sent/
Check out this super supportive magazine here: https://www.metastellar.com/
This is another light (hopefully) funny piece that mixes the bizarre and fantastic with the mundane and every day.
Heaven-Sent was inspired by a day at the office, and a particular email habit that I find a tad challenging. Read my blog for more info :-)
22 March 2022
"Team Meet" (4000 words) published in this beautifully presented and exciting magazine! This is the second piece I have managed to have published in this magazine :-)
Check out the story here: https://www.teleportmagazine.com/2022/03/22/team-meet/
And this fantastic magazine here: https://www.teleportmagazine.com/
I created this story from the angle of: could I write a reasonably tasteful story that begins with a man in a bathroom? Can I? Yes. Yes I can!
I dabble with the idea of writing a novel-length piece about these characters :-)
The re-print of "Misplaced Dreams" (3000 words) was featured in the November 2021 issue of this gorgeous magazine: https://ethereamagazine.com/
Buy Misplaced Dreams and other great stories here: https://ethereamagazine.com/product/etherea-magazine-4/
2 August 2021
"Situation" (700 words) was published as a reprint (first published on my website) in the this gorgeous magazine https://www.metastellar.com/ You can read Situation here: https://www.metastellar.com/2021/08/02/situation/
"Kill-Switch"(1400 words) was published in the Winter edition of Sci-Fi Lampoon, a wondrously funny and quirky magazine!
You can purchase Sci-Fi Lampoon here: http://scifilampoon.com/
I feel like this is one of the funniest stories I have written. I also really like this world and this character. I do wonder if there is another short story, novella or novel in the pipeline for this character :-)
"The Cat"(4900 words) was published in Teleport Magazine on May 20, 2021. You can check out this super cool magazine here: https://www.teleportmagazine.com/ and read my story here: https://www.teleportmagazine.com/2021/05/20/the-cat/
"Spring-Child"(500 words) was published on Aphelion - The webzine of science fiction and fantasy. This is featured in Issue 255, Volume 24, October 2020.
Read "Spring-Child" here - https://www.aphelion-webzine.com/flash/2020/10/Spring-Child.html
I'm so excited to be featured in this long-established magazine that has been supporting writers of sci-fi and fantasy for decades. Check out this fantastic online magazine here: https://www.aphelion-webzine.com/
Springchild was created from the theme "Spring". I wanted to do something different with the theme, rather then come at it from a seasonal angle. There's a dark edge to Springchild. A big thank you to DL who supported me to puzzle out this piece over Kimchi and rice wine :-)
"The End" (800 words) was published in the Daily Drunk - a fantastically amusing online magazine in June 2020. Looks like the story has been archived off their site, but you can access the Daily Drunk here: https://thedailydrunk.com/
I really enjoy this story! It was inspired by my mate BT and our chats about her workplace over chips at the pub :-)
"Misplaced Dreams (3000 words) was published in this gorgeous new Magazine, Legendary Tales in October 2020. Check out Misplaced Dreams here: http://legendarytalesmagazine.com/misplaced-dreams/
Check out this fantastic new sci fi and fantasy online mag Legendary Tales here: http://legendarytalesmagazine.com/
Note: All sites have been down for quite a while. This gorgeous magazine looks like it may have gone belly up!
"Wicked Obscenity"(500 words) (link to story is featured below) was included in issue 267 of the Queensland Writer's Centers WQ Magazine - December 2019! Thank you QWC!
competitions
"Wicked Obscenity" (500 words)
KSP Writers' Centre - August 2020 Quarantine Quill Comp co-winner (one of three :-)
KSP Writers' Centre - August 2020 Quarantine Quill Comp co-winner (one of three :-)
Right Left Write Competition - Queensland Writers Centre
August 2019 Winner
KSP Writers' Centre - August 2020 Quarantine Quill Comp co-winner (one of three :-)
KSP Writers' Centre - August 2020 Quarantine Quill Comp co-winner (one of three :-)
KSP Writers' Centre - August 2020 Quarantine Quill Comp co-winner (one of three :-)
Lost (50 words)
Light etched the mountain’s spine, mist ribboned the open blades of ravines. Mary dragged bloodied nails down grooves in soft plastic. A dark house winged her back. Bare feet chilled cold nests of dew-soaked grass. Each breath hung, a fading wisp. The mountain trailed distant threads of sound:
“Benny?”
“Ben-nny!”
(Comp rules: 50 words or less, must include the words spine, open and wisp