My first ever author interview is now available to watch on Agita Publishing’s YouTube channel!
Join Cardigan Broadmoor and I as we discuss our short stories (which both have funky formats), the dark side of the internet, and the horrors of capitalism!
You’ll be able to read both tales in the ‘Side Hustle’ anthology from Agita Publishing when it comes out in March 2027.
My story ‘Here’s One I Made Earlier’ will be available to read in Sliced Off Press’s Saturday Mourning Television anthology on 31st August 2026! Saturday Mourning Television is stuffed full … Continue reading UPDATE: ‘Here’s One I Made Earlier’
So, how’s this year been? #1 – Submissions and Stories This year I sent off ten more anthology submissions than last year, but participated in less competitions. I also wrote … Continue reading Looking back at 2025…
It’s my fifth year in a row getting accepted into the Aberystwyth MA Anthology! This year’s theme was ‘crossroads’ and I really struggled to come up with a story for … Continue reading ACCEPTANCE: ‘Whitherward?’
Starting this year off nicely, I’m happy to report that my (very) short story, ‘Little Trinkets’ has been accepted for publication in a magazine!
‘Little Trinkets’ is a poetic 350-word short story, told from the perspective of three birds that discover a dead body dumped in a field. It explores the usefulness of the dead to nature. If you liked my story ‘Necrobiome Love Affair,’ then I think you might also like this!
This will be my second paid piece ever and it should be coming out later this year.
Watch this space for updates!
Last year’s resolutions were a bit hit and miss…how do we think these will go? #1: Continue a novella Once again, I’m not putting pressure on myself to finish it. … Continue reading Goals for 2025
So, how has this year been? #1 – Expansion I have written lots of new stories this year! Some long, some short–all incredibly fun. I’ve also had the opportunity to … Continue reading Looking back at 2024…
Pleased to say that I’m back working at Divinations Magazine, this time as a volunteer fiction editor!
When the opportunity came up to work with the magazine again, I jumped at the chance. The editorial assistant job was so fun and went so well that I was delighted to return.
I won’t say much as of right now, but I’m really looking forward to helping with the next issue. No spoilers, but the vibes for the theme are impeccable and should generate some interesting stories.
Let’s get this party started!
Excited to say the edit suggestions for my story ‘Bloodthirsty’ landed in my email inbox yesterday! Very happy to see that most of them were just minor word or punctuation changes–just little things to enhance the prose.
There were also some language differences to address. Today, I learned that Canada/America prefer forward/backward over forwards/backwards! (It also turns out I use those words a lot, so bless the editor for going through and deleting all those rogue ‘s’ endings.) There is also grey vs. gray, which I did know about, I just sort of forgot to change…
I also learned a new concept, which my editor called ‘ The Independent Body Rule’. Turns out there were just a few times at the beginning of the story where my character’s body parts–specifically the eyes, it was always the eyes–seemed to be acting of their own accord. Eyes just snapping open or blinking of their volition. I’ve never really given it much thought before, so it was interesting to learn. Now I have a new writing rule to remember in the future: Body parts don’t have agency, characters do.
Anyway: one step closer to publication!
At the end of January, I began working for Divinations Magazine, a literary horror magazine that aims to highlight the horror authors of the future. They have two issues out already, available on their website, which include some super interesting stories and poems. Personally, I really enjoyed ‘Why Do Alley Cats Scream At Night?’ by Joshua Luke Cable from Issue 1: Intuition, as well as ‘A Wake’ by Grace Magee and ‘Scream Queen Confessional’ by Sara Roncero-Menendez from Issue 2: Cursed.
Along with the other volunteer assistants, I get to help select and edit works for their upcoming third issue: Sirens. This is such a great opportunity to gain some experience, and it is so cool to see myself on their masthead! It’s a fun theme and it’s interesting to see what people came up with. I’m very excited to see how the final issue ends up turning out!
I owe a huge thanks to my friend, Aline, who was the one who encouraged me to apply for the role! ❤️
