The Ice Queen Cometh
When we entered the region of the stones, the temperature dropped 10 degrees and we knew we were now in the realm of the Ice Queen. “She’s here, too,” Mac said. “Feels like,” I replied, and we stopped...
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Where I’m not writing in lockdown
My favourite place to write is in a bar with a beer. Or at a cafe… with a beer. But during lockdown in the Philippines, this has proved to be difficult. For a long time, all the bars and restaurants...
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Nanowrimo printables and tools for Notion, Excel and Sheets
It’s that time of year again! Nano approaches! And in an alcohol-fuelled frenzy, I have created the essential Nanowrimo tools that I need, that you need, that the whole world needs. My famous...
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Interview with Joanna Sterling from The Casket of Fictional Delights
A while back, I wrote a post about short story podcasts that I recommend, one of which is The Casket of Fictional Delights, presented by Joanna Sterling. Joanna and I have since been in touch via...
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What I’m doing wrong with my novel: it’s time to move forward
It’s a year since I released my debut novella The Office of Dead Letters and anxious readers want to know – when is the sequel coming out?? The short answer is: I am working on it. But I wanted to...
View ArticleThe value of trashy TV
Spending time with my parents means spending time with Big Brother, Tipping Point, MasterChef, The Bachelor, and several other pointless TV shows I would never normally bother to open my eyeballs to...
View ArticleBoy on bicycle
A boy cycled past me and there was a pair of crutches in the surfboard holder at his side. A world of possibilities. They can’t have been his crutches, or else how could he cycle? Are they for a...
View ArticleSome American city or other
My mother was telling me the story of how her father nearly moved their family to America back in the 1960s. They were poor peasants living in the backwoods of then-Yugoslavia, but he managed to...
View ArticleThe Single Thing
Normally when I go for a swim at the beach, I head back home in my swimmers. It’s only a 20 minute ride, so there’s no point getting changed when I’m gonna have a shower when I get home anyway....
View ArticleDiscomfort
On my tour tonight, we had a few kids, three girls around 10 – 12 years old. The tour I run is focused on true crime, so there’s murder and crime and sexual violence. I’m often wary of going into the...
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