An Ordinary Day
Tales of Nurigen – An Ordinary Day
Word count 6,701
The empire visits a small blue planet in an unstable galaxy.
A story with many of the favourite characters from the Mendera Multiverse, but written as a standalone short story.
A rare feel good story from me, I promise not to make a habit of it…….
SciFi - Mendera Universe
Hope Is The Thing
Hope is the thing…… A rather gothic short story of 4,319 words.
In the summer of eighteen eighty four, Emily Dickinson had a vision. “I see a great darkness coming.” She fainted while baking in her kitchen, remaining unconscious for hours. Weeks of ill health followed, never properly explained. Until now………..
Horror - Fantasy - Biblical Characters
Importance Of Breakfast
Tales of Nurigen
The Importance of Breakfast
Word Count 6,889
A dark angel, a galactic cruise vessel with everyone dead and someone isn’t telling the truth.
A classic B movie plot given a rework in the Mendera multiverse.
Horror - Creature - Mendera Universe
Kittara & The Artefact
Kittara And The Artefact
A short story of 15,900 words, set in the Menderan Universe. It’s a time of peace in the twelfth age of the temple. Times are good, the empire is thriving. That doesn’t mean that the imperial guard have nothing to do. Kittara is given a mission to find a certain artefact…..
SciFi - Fantasy - Mendera Universe
Kittara & The Tree Of Life
Tales of Nurigen – Kittara and the Tree of Life
Word count 5,153
Nurigen is pestered for a story by three young sisters and remembers one of Kittara’s missions that didn’t go quite as planned.
Kittara has to go down the rabbit hole………….
Fantasy - Mendera Universe
My Father Will Come For Me
My Father Will Come For Me
A short story of 5,120 words. A horror story that begins on a stormy winter’s night in the small town of McGregor in Minnesota…………
No time to get comfortable, the police car is already using its siren.
Horror - The Occult
Princess Gyda & The Dragon
When the Vikings talk of Dragon slaying, they may well be telling the truth…. Though I’m not claiming this tale definitely happened………..
A short story of 14.700 words, an interweaving of fact and fiction that I hope you enjoy.
Fantasy - Vikings - Dragons
Sleeper At The Crossroads
Tales of Nurigen - The Sleeper at the Crossroads
Word count 10,545
A long short story. I’ve wanted to deal with Mo’s early years for a while and this story deals with some of the areas I wanted to cover.
It is dark, but being born in the slums of Ixir, is a dark event.
Mendera - Fantasy - Treasure
Sorry Trudy
Sorry Trudy
A gothic tale for Halloween 2020, told in 10,230 words.
A story of ghosts, ancient forces and evil entities in rural Britain. Definitely not a tale for the squeamish, or those who are easily disturbed…..
Horror - Gothic - Ghosts
The Lamb Inn
The Lamb Inn
From the archives of Hugh Curwen.
A short story of 16,170 words, about the famous Elizabethan exorcist and occultist. Set in the year 1598, when Hugh’s fame had spread far and wide.
Witchcraft - Exorcist - Elizabethan
Soul Mate
Soul Mate
A short story of 11,600 words.
Different to my normal offerings, a romance. A dark romance though, pulled apart by loss, grief and a worryingly high body count.
If someone says they will love you forever, pray that they don’t really mean it…………………..
Dark Romance - Creatures - Horror
The Cathedral
The Cathedral
A short story of 6,540 words for Halloween 2021. Noel accepts a working trip to Paris, in the hope of putting a little distance between her, the woman who had thrown away a twenty-year relationship, and his own feelings of despair.
Horror - Cursed - Halloween
The Hat
The Hat - A seasonal short story set in West London, during Christmas 2016
Word count 5,406
A deliberately feel good story for Christmas. I don’t want to give any spoilers, just think of it as schmaltz with an edge. I hope it leaves you thinking…..’maybe, just maybe…..’
Christmas - Feelgood - Festive
My Childhood
I’m going to tell the story of my childhood. I must warn you it’s not a story for the squeamish, but it is true. If I’m making assumptions or I simply don’t know something I will say, the rest is how it happened.
True Story - Child Abuse - History of the 50s
The Pumpkins
The Pumpkins
A short story of about 8,470 words for Halloween 2023. Of course, the real problem was once again Hollywood movies, TV and even famous writers…….
Never buy a bookstore because it sounded a cool thing to do on a TV show, even if it was your childhood dream.