Welcome to my short fiction page. Here you can find links to download ebooks of my two short story collections, and all other short stories. Many of them have been published by journals, magazines and anthologies, and one was even adapted for BBC Radio (The White Of The Canvas). A few are exclusive to Patreon.
You can learn more about each story, get an idea of the vibe and themes, an estimate of reading time, and find links to read and download.
Tales Of Tervia is my debut collection of fantasy short stories. It contains many of the stories above, so if you're looking for a convenient option to read them all, this is it. As the name suggests, all of the stories are set in my world of Tervia
🤙 Vibe: grimdark, dark, epic and high fantasy, underdog heroes, working-class characters
🕔 Reading Time: each story around 10-15 mins
Flying on the Ground is another collection of short stories containing several fantasy tales and a mix of literary and historical ficton. In other words, if you like to read a broader mix of genres, this is for you.
🤙 Vibe: high/epic fantasy, historical fiction, literary fiction
🕔 Reading Time: each story around 10-15 mins
Forgotten tells the story of a grandmother who worries she has become a burden on her family, until an opportunity arises to prove her worth
🤙 Vibe: low fantasy
🕔 Reading Time: 10-15 mins
Murderous cutthroat Red Rosko has cultivated a fearsome reputation over the years, one he's proud of and one he wishes will endure after his end. But that end has come and his legacy is at stake
🤙 Vibe: low fantasy, grimdark
🕔 Reading Time: 10 mins
General Leo has been ordered to investigate a mysterious clan of elves, hidden in an ancient woodland, with instructions to destroy them should they resist. But his orders go against his very nature and when he arrives at the site, everything changes
🤙 Vibe: high fantasy, grimdark
🕔 Reading Time: 15-20 mins
Mal's mum is sick and dying. She needs urgent medicine, and Mal and her brother Bryn set out to get the money to buy it the only way they know how: catching pigeons
🤙 Vibe: low fantasy, grimdark, high stakes
🕔 Reading Time: 10 mins
It wasn't uncommon for people to disappear in the woodland named The Fingers. But when twelve people vanish in a week, questions get asked and answers sought
🤙 Vibe: dark fantasy, heroic, monsters
🕔 Reading Time: 10-15 mins
The world around Edaw is changing, and everyone keeps telling him so. But he's had enough. He wants to prove to them all that the good old days are still possible, and sets out to catch a monster catfish using the oldest way of fishing he knows
🤙 Vibe: low fantasy, grimdark
🕔 Reading Time: 15 mins
Jyn is a proud fool, a fisherman, and a family man. But he isn't providing for his family and he hates himself for it. He sets out to catch enough before the winter storms set in, but an old, forgotten enemy is watching keenly from the shadows...
🤙 Vibe: high fantasy, grimdark
🕔 Reading Time: 15 mins
When sheep almost roll down the hill in their terrified flight, farmhand Kymas is sent up into the hills to find out the cause. With the help of his canine friend, Smudge, he makes it into the hills where discovers a dark truth...
🤙 Vibe: high fantasy, suspenseful
🕔 Reading Time: 15 mins
Inia loves ducks. Their quacks, their waddles, their smiley faces. She follows a young family along the river bank, when she finds something that will change her life forever
🤙 Vibe: low fantasy
🕔 Reading Time: 5 mins
In this very short story, dip your nose into a goblin Christmas with a hearty dose of conspiracy
🤙 Vibe: high fantasy, humour
🕔 Reading Time: 2 mins
Berty and Brains are a pair of fools devoid of luck. But that doesn't stop them trying to make some money. This time Berty has a fool-proof plan to earn big. The catch: steal from the goblins.
🤙 Vibe: high fantasy, humorous
🕔 Reading Time: 20 mins
Timothy Losange has got it made. A nice house, a nice wife, a successful career. He loathes anything that threatens to impact his life, immigrants especially. And he has one living in his attic, in the form of a bat. Today is the day he gets rid of it.
🤙 Vibe: magical realism
🕔 Reading Time: 5 mins
When an explosion rocks the docked Empress of Canada, the crew scramble to escape and make it to shore. Can they make it before it sinks?
🤙 Vibe: historical fiction
🕔 Reading Time: 5 mins
Stuart is homeless. For the past few months he's secretly made a home in an abandoned department store in Liverpool. But he has invaders. Hipster artists have moved in and erected an exhibition. Stuart is incensed, until one day he casts his eyes upon the pictures upon the wall...
🤙 Vibe: literary fiction
🕔 Reading Time: 20 mins
A pleasant walk takes a turn for the worst when the dog falls down a mysterious pit...
🤙 Vibe: horror, psychological
🕔 Reading Time: 10 mins
Gary does all he can to help keep homeless people off the street. Sometimes, the opportunity arises to help them change their lives for good, and today is one of those days.
🤙 Vibe: literary fiction
🕔 Reading Time: 5 mins
Shortlisted for Uncharted Magazine's First Chapter Award (2022), this is the first chapter of a novel I categorise as "Scouse Crime Fantasy". Hari and Naomh are two junior murder police in Liverpool CID. One night they get called to investigate a murder with strong ties to the occult...
🤙 Vibe: crime, fantasy, horror
🕔 Reading Time: 15 mins
As much as possible I try to add extra layers to the storytelling experience. This sometimes come in the form of audiobook versions, narrated either by myself or professional narrators, original soundtracks that I create to mirror the emotional journeys of the characters, and artwork depicting characters and scenes.
Below, you can find links to some of these extra features. As a subscriber, you’ll gain access to even more, plus new content when it’s released.
Narrated by the brilliant Chris Herron of Tall Tale TV
This audiobook is self-narrated. I thought it was a suitable one given that the story is set in my hometown, Liverpool
Narrated by Chris Herron of Tall Tale TV
I love fantasy music. Whether it's on a video game or TV show or movie, it always has the power to move me. I wanted to bring that to books. It's never been done before, but I thought the structure of Together We Rise would work well for an album. So with the help of some online tools, I created an original 10-track album of epic, cinematic tunes for you to listen to as you read, with each song designed to mirror the character's emotional journey. Listen to one of the songs below.
Some stories are very interconnected. All of my fantasy short stories and the novella, Together We Rise, are all set in the same world. Characters feature in different tales and others are referenced.
However, my writing as a whole tends to explore the nature of good and evil. These are the two forces that interest me most in life. I can explore it in a fantasy novel or a crime story, it makes no difference. I’ve defined my own approach to the nature of “good and evil” and use it to link every story I’ve ever written, across genres and time periods.
So, if you’re looking for a clearer overlap between characters then read the fantasy short stories, but bear in mind that everything has some type of connection.
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