Novel (in progress)
BEAUTIFUL, RADIANT THINGS
Mumbling to herself, planting the same vegetables each year, Opal keeps vigilant watch on her electric fence, tracing its long path round her property every morning, repairing as necessary to avoid unwelcome callers. But no one visits, except her son each night for dinner. And, frankly, she could do without him. One morning, a half-drowned girl arrives. She’s got through the fence, and is pleading for help. But Opal is done helping. Until she begins to understand who the girl is.
Short stories
A piano tuner and a young girl, ghosts and printworks, hidden histories all around… a High Street Tales audio story for Historic England and Hastings’ Trinity Triangle.
Three stories below for NYC Midnight short story contest, 2023 – made it to the third round: have not published these yet, so no previews!
HUM, MEHITABEL.
In a changed world, sentient wolf-beings face a new threat, this time from within themselves.
PANNIERS
After bereavement, a cyclist goes into the wilderness to bury her past, and to decide whether to return at all.
THE BEST VIEW
Being the top tour guide at a five-star resort in South America seems to be his daughter’s dream job, but retired coroner George finds a more sinister motivation for her employment.
Excerpts/Editorial
Watermark – Bath Spa University MA in Writing Anthology – overall editor, with novel excerpt.
Poetry
Response to ‘Wake’ [painting by Steph Fawbert]
