Oct

29

Haunted objects and domestic horror

Horror is full of cursed mirrors, dangerous books, and creepy dolls, but some of my very favourite sinister tales feature

Oct 29, 2022

2 min read

Sep

25

Awards-eligible works 2022

It's that time of year, so... Here are the stories I have had published in 2022. I'd be very grateful

Sep 25, 2022

1 min read

Aug

09

Ghost feelings: Trauma is weird

Trauma is so strange. Sometimes I want to write about it and sometimes I don't. When I do, the motivation

Aug 9, 2022

4 min read

Jun

30

Speculative fiction clichés and stereotypes

Tropes are part of the SFFH writer's toolkit, but if they're not used thoughtfully they can lead to boring stories

Jun 30, 2022

3 min read

May

02

Main characters and imaginary friends

As a child, did you have an imaginary friend? I never did. I wanted one. When I was small I tried to conjure one.

May 2, 2022

4 min read

Mar

19

Entering the "strange and bizarre" world of the other

Connections between therapeutic empathy and speculative fiction. I've recently completed a short counselling course, mostly because I wanted to improve

Mar 19, 2022

5 min read

Feb

03

The moon is a simmering tea cup

I'm a little obsessed with the moon at the moment. I'd say it's because I'm working on a project with

Feb 3, 2022

2 min read

Jan

20

Caring for creativity

Recently I finished Medicine and the Arts [https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/medicine-and-the-arts], an online course offered free by the

Jan 20, 2022

3 min read

Jan

01

Play as protest, practice, and possibility

Recently I finished Medicine and the Arts [https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/medicine-and-the-arts], an online course offered free by the

Jan 1, 2022

5 min read

Dec

20

Corita Kent's unruly rules

A few years ago I went to a Corita Kent [https://www.corita.org/] retrospective and fell in love with

Dec 20, 2021

6 min read