Published stuff
A Psychogeography of Turnpike Lane
A Psychogeography of Turnpike Lane
A Psychogeography of Turnpike Lane
As part of the Haringey Arts Festival, we launched this collection - tales of Turnpike Lane, including my own 'The Haringey Passage'.
VDIV
A Psychogeography of Turnpike Lane
A Psychogeography of Turnpike Lane
You can find 'Fairies Always Keep Their Promises' in this collection - a dark and sad tale involving what fairies are really like.
POV
A Psychogeography of Turnpike Lane
Deadlines
A serial killer, clones and augmented-reality 'iDrops' (nonabites injected into the eyeball). A sci-fi thriller published by HarperCollins and the winner of the 30-Hour novel-writing challenge.
Deadlines
Walk Hand in Hand into Extinction
Deadlines
Two young journalists investigate the murder of a colleague. A free book published by The Pigeonhole in 10 'Staves' - read from cliffhanger to cliffhanger.
Walk Hand in Hand into Extinction
Walk Hand in Hand into Extinction
Walk Hand in Hand into Extinction
A short story of mine was published in this, and it's one of the darkest things I've ever written. And one of my favourites. An apprentice to a faith healer finds out his boss has murdered a young girl.
Short stories
Redacted
A young woman finds an old film reel, featuring big stars from the day. But why is there no record of it? What terrifying secret does it hold? Read Redacted
The Bibliophage
A successful writer reveals the horrible answer to the question "where do you get your ideas from?" Read The Bibliophage
Feeding
Probably the most disturbing story I've written. A disturbing tale about parents grieving for their child, for whom death is only the beginning of the nightmare when she comes back to life. But will now only drink blood. (Content warning - features infant death) Read Feeding
The Little Apostrophe
And on the other side of the scale entirely, a cute little piece of flash fiction about an apostrophe who has been put out of a job. Read The Little Apostrophe
I Preferred It When The World Was Ending
A poem. I don't write poems very often, but this got into my head. Read I Preferred It When The Word Was Ending
The Christmas Plan
To fix the economy, every day is made into Christmas Day, creating an unending festive nightmare. Read The Christmas Plan
The People's Palace
A short comic story about the ghosts of Alexandra Palace, the birthplace of television. Read The People's Palace
One Missed Call
A short horror story about abuse from beyond the grave. (Content warning - features references to gaslighting and abuse). Read One Missed Call
The Secretary
What could the British Secret Service want from a young woman skilled in manipulation and a total lack of human empathy? Read The Secretary
The Warning
All around the world, at the same time each day, a prophecy is heard. This was my first published short story, in the SFX magazine book 'Pulp Idol'. Read The Warning
The Happy Pills
A pill is invented that just makes you happy. It's cheap, it's easy and everyone's taking it. But there are consequences... (content warning - features suicide). Read The Happy Pills