Thanks for letting me know you don’t want emails about the impending launch of Black Dog & Other Gothic Tales! You won’t hear any more about it. So expect another email from me, containing book recommendations and free stories, in January! Speaking of free stories, enjoy this one! Friday the Thirteenth The full moon threw […]
Ancient Lives, New Discoveries at the British Museum
Anyone who knows me, or reads my fiction, knows I have a lifelong fascination with mummies. Way back when I was eight years old, we studied the ancient Egyptians at primary school, and I had to mummify one of my dolls. We wrapped her in clingfilm ‘bandages’ and added clay shabtis and amulets – I’m […]
#FridayFlash – Possession
Hey hey hey, why don’t you try knocking first? No need to barge in – you might be demonic but manners cost nothing. Don’t look at me like that, I don’t care who sent you, the least you can do is be polite! Now wipe your hooves and come in. So I suppose you want […]
Interview with Nerine Dorman on Magical Realms
Everyone knows I’m a big fan of South African author Nerine Dorman, and I’m lucky to have her here for a short interview about her latest offering, The Guardian’s Wyrd. If you haven’t come across it yet, here’s the blurb; Sometimes having a fairytale prince as a best friend can be a real pain. Jay […]
Yes, All Women
The debate surrounding the #YesAllWomen hashtag has been continuing for a while now, and while I’m pleased to see sexism finally being discussed in a mainstream setting, I still hear a lot of men claiming they aren’t sexist, so by default other men aren’t either. In some corners of the internet, some men claim that […]
#FridayFlash – Stitched Up
She thought of him often, but today, as she stitched, she realised he’d never loved her. He’d never be able to love her. None of them had. Maybe some of them wanted to, but couldn’t. The needle followed its smooth path, the black stitches small and neat. Her mother taught her to sew when she […]
