I don’t feel very well today, But if you asked me what’s wrong, I’m not sure I could say. My mind is dim, but my body’s on fire, My thoughts are chaotic, strung out with barbed wire. My concentration is… ooh, what’s that?! I feel like my insides have been all squashed flat, And when
In Blood
New story? New story! It’s been a while. Content warning: includes language that talks about sex and revenge / violence and teen pregnancy. You are ten years old when the first one slithers down your leg while you’re taking a shower before bed. You don’t know what it is at first. You watch it curiously, eyes
Marian
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Bite-sized chunks of positivity
At the beginning of the year, much like a lot of other people I suspect, I made some resolutions. Small ones, that were attainable and non-stressful. More like mini-goals to be honest. The previous two years have been a bit of a challenge, to say the least. Last year I published a grand total of
A message to my future (present) self regarding the removal of all my adult teeth.
<Note: on the 9th November 2023 I had surgery to remove all my remaining adult teeth and replace them with dentures. This was due to the pain and trauma I had experienced over a period of 18 months at the hands of a dentist who removed a tooth in such a way that I experienced
“Little Teeth” (short story, body horror)
First published in Twisted Anatomy, Sci-Fi & Scary, 2021 https://www.amazon.com.au/Twisted-Anatomy-Body-Horror-Anthology-ebook/dp/B08TGCND39 Republished in Reflections, Wild Wood Books, 2022 eBook free to download at: BookFunnel: BookHip.com/HCZWBQWSmashwords: bit.ly/TWreflections Content warnings: depicts body horror, dental trauma and self-harm, profane language Her tongue finds it first, by accident, as she runs it, absentminded, across her gums. It feels massive, a gigantic protrusion. An
Love Song for the Dead
(First published The Dead Inside, 2022) I put your letters in the closet with my old school shoes, eleven years and seven moons ago. I vowed to keep them hidden, pushed as far back as they could go, boxed up with the memories they held. But memory finds me waiting, poised to act in haste
Sir Julius Vogel Awards—finalist!
I was delighted to receive an email this afternoon to let me know that I am a Sir Julius Vogel Award finalist for the 4th year running! This year I have been successful in two categories: Best Collected Work: Reflections Best Fan Writing: “No Horror Without the Body: How Body Horror Helped Me Embrace Being
REFLECTIONS, a new ebook
It’s been a very strange year. I definitely did not think I would manage to get *anything* done, let alone actually put out another collection. Plans and goalposts have been moved around and cancelled, and I almost gave up completely after my laptop ate my WIP! Despite all that, REFLECTIONS has been born, and I
Short Story: “Long Drop”
To celebrate SEEDS receiving its (amazing!) third award nomination of the year, this time from the Ladies of Horror Fiction for Best Collection, I have decided to make one of the most talked about and much-loved stories in the collection free-to-read for a limited time. Edit: this story was also selected at the very end