I am thrilled to announce that my short horror story ‘Here’s One I Made Earlier’ will be published in Sliced Up Press’s Saturday Mourning Television anthology. We all have fond … Continue reading ACCEPTANCE: ‘Here’s One I Made Earlier’
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ACCEPTANCE: ‘Whitherward?’
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?’
OUT NOW: ‘Little Trinkets’ in The Deadlands Magazine #39
It’s finally here! ‘Little Trinkets’ is now available to read in Issue 39 of The Deadlands magazine! Exiting news: this is my second ever paid story. I am so pleased … Continue reading OUT NOW: ‘Little Trinkets’ in The Deadlands Magazine #39
UPDATE: ‘Little Trinkets’
My story ‘Little Trinkets’ will be available to read in The Deadlands July issue this year! The Deadlands is a quarterly speculative fiction magazine that publishes stories about death and … Continue reading UPDATE: ‘Little Trinkets’
ACCEPTANCE: ‘Little Trinkets’
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!
Goals for 2025
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
OUT NOW: ‘Necrobiome Love Affair’ in Metamorphosis
My strange little story about the cycles of life, death, and love is now available to purchase in the Metamorphosis anthology!
So happy to be back again with another story in the Aberystwyth MA Anthology. One of the editors called my piece ‘confusingly comforting,’ which I’m pretty happy with!
As I said in my acceptance post, Necrobiome Love Affair is inspired by my current obsession of flies, maggots, and decay. It’s written from the perspective of a dead body and follows the decomposition of the corpse and its relationship to the lifecycles of flies as a metaphor for failed romances. I think people with literary gothic sensibilities will enjoy it: it’s got death, rot, and weird sexual undertones.
Metamorphosis was a great pick for the theme by the editors–there’s just so many ways you can explore it! My pre-ordered copy arrived recently I have flicked through and looked at some of the pieces. So far my favourites are DIY by Fresno Thomas and Ruina by Anna Kosik. But there’s plenty more inside, so there’s sure to be something for everyone!
Metamorphosis is available to purchase from Broken Sleep Books.
Click the link here: https://www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page/metamorphosis
OUT NOW! Year of the Tarot: Blades
“Step into the shadowy realm where the Tarot’s Suit of Swords takes on a chilling twist.” With eleven short stories surrounding the theme of blades, this anthology has plenty talent … Continue reading OUT NOW! Year of the Tarot: Blades
ACCEPTANCE: ‘Necrobiome Love Affair’
For the fourth year in a row, I’ve been accepted into Aberystwyth University’s MA Anthology!
This year’s theme was ‘metamorphosis’–I always like to take the themes of these anthologies and turn them into something dark, and this was a particularly fun one.
Inspired by my current obsession of flies, maggots, and decay, Necrobiome Love Affair is a short story with gothic vibes and sexual undertones.
Written from the perspective of a dead body, the story follows the decomposition of the corpse and its relationship to the lifecycles of flies as a metaphor for failed romances.
So happy my streak hasn’t been broken and very excited to see all the other pieces!
OUT NOW! Divinations Issue 3: Siren
Read it or I’ll drag you down to a watery grave!
As you know, I was an editorial assistant for this issue of Divinations Magazine–you can spot my name under the acknowledgements in the front!
I had so much fun working on this issue and helping edit one of the pieces. I think the final product turned out great and there’s some wonderful stories and poems in it. There are a variety of different takes on the theme, so there is hopefully something for everyone. We’ve got plenty of eeriness and dread, some body horror and blood, and even a little bit of sweet wholesomeness for those less fear-inclined. Some of my personal favourites include ‘Mixtapes for Mermaids’ by Faith Allington, ‘Lumps’ by Maggie Koons, and ‘Drift’ by Ash Morelock.
I hope you enjoy this issue! Feel free to comment your favourite piece below.
“Sea” you for Issue 4! 😉
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