New Book – Short And Curlies

I will be putting out a new ebook, Short And Curlies, on the 4th July. The date hasn't been chosen because people from the North Americas will be throwing tea leaves, tea-bags (and Rich Tea biscuits) into the choppy waters of Boston Harbour (or whatever else they do on that day), it is because it …

A Time For Giving – Part Two

Following on from my previous post (18th Nov), may I suggest the perfect present for you to give to your loved one (or loved ones, if you are that way inclined). For the man (or woman) who enjoys fast cars, living on the edge, wild nights in far-off countries, I suggest my very, very, very …

A Time For Giving

As a devout atheist, the festival of Christmas has little meaning for me. I look at the bright shiny offerings in shop windows, or long, extended cheery advertisements on the television, and say: “Humbug!” Plastic Christmas trees and fake snow, with the sight of a rain-drenched robin, leave me cold. The only thing coming down …

One Hundred And One Strange Stories

My latest short story collection e-book came out in May. It is a collection of old (previously published) stories and a number of new stories. I like to think it is my The Best Of... book. As the title suggests, there are 101 stories in the book and they are all (mostly) dark, humorous etc. …

New Book News – May 2022

One Hundred And One Strange Stories I will be publishing One Hundred And One Strange Stories on the 3rd May, available (to pre-order) from the Kobo Bookstore (link here). Anyone who is nervous about spending £5 GBP, or its equivalent in dollars, euros, flips, flaps or BitCoins, should first try Tall Short Stories (link here) …