Published & Forthcoming Work

"VALERIA"
Murky Depths issue #16
When DI Gabriel Kirby responded with his partner, Dom Parkman, to a multiple 187 on the set of a neuro-video porn flick, he knew, as soon as he opened the door, things were going to be bad: what he didn’t know was just how bad.
"AFTER THE FLOOD"
Doomology: The Dawning of Disasters anthology
After the flood, things in the Britain’s second city are pretty bleak and when, on an illegal journey across the floodplain to obtain black market premium goods, Tabitha Gilmore’s fiancé is kidnapped by a gang of cannibal pirates, Tabitha’s only chance to save the father of her unborn child, and her future, is an ex-cop living amongst the flotsam of the shattered city.
"THE TERMINAL POINT OF ADDICTION"
Necrology Shorts January Anthology
All sins tends to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation.
"THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE"
Murky Depths issue #10
When off duty murder policy, Adrian Hawkins, heard the news the mutilated body of a young girl had been found on the outskirts of Dead Town, he didn’t hesitate or stop to consider the consequences of his actions; it didn’t matter the girl was a deadhead or that he was jeopardising his career: all he could think about was his daughter, Kimberly, and what the Grinders had done to her.
"THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN"
Transmissions From Beyond
A Handful of Dust, Transmissions From Beyond
In 1916, during the horrors of the Somme, a young private in the British Army finds himself in No Man’s Land with a number of very unusual women known collectively as the Ker.
"THE NIGHT BUS"
ShriekFreak Quarterly
SFQ
Public transport will never be the same for Carl Williams after a trip on The Night Bus changes his world forever.
"KRISHNA BLUE"
KALEIDOTROPE
KALEIDOTROPE
As an artificial, biological life form, Krishna Blue is on the run for her life. Driven from her home world of Cal Edo by the hostile expansionism of a religious hegemony known as the Church of Man, Krishna finds herself on the fire planet of Asha, supposedly a safe haven for her kind, only to find the planet’s religious leaders, known as the Hagguras, believe her to be a reincarnation of the Vahishta Kallam, a prophet destined to lead the Kalastrian people into true enlightenment, which is something the COM will stop at all costs.
"THE CAT'S PAW"
New Voices in Fiction Magazine
NVF Magazine
Mariella Hanson is having dreams she is killing people, and on the city centre tow paths the police are finding the bodies: young boys mauled to death by what is believed to be an escaped panther. But things are definitely not what they seem.
"A HANDFUL OF DUST"
Transmissions From Beyond
A Handful of Dust, Transmissions From Beyond
When salesman Matthew Hadley drops off a new Jeep to a recently bereaved man, he comes away with far more than he ever bargained for.
"The Rusalka"
Niteblade: Lost Innocence Anthology
Buying your first home can be a stressful time, especially if like Rebecca Doyle and Alex Root your new home has a history of violent and unrequited love.
"More Natural to the Human Heart"
THE PLAIN MAGAZINE issue #2
Plain Magazine
In this near future, dystopian version of England’s second city, immigration, unemployment and crime have all soared out of control. Shantytowns clog the city’s arteries and racism has become an accepted way of life. To make matters worse, Pablo Hernandez, a local journalist for the Birmingham free press, has evidence linking the City Centre Police to the systematic killing of hundreds of illegal immigrants, known as Illims, and it is Special Operations Police David Anderson’s job to root out and punish those responsible before the whole city goes up in flames.
"SHADOWS ON THE WALL"
Something Wicked issue #7
Something Wicked Logo
The renowned magician Vincent Valentino is only in town for one night and Kelly Benson and Grace Adams have tickets for the show. From all the hype, Kelly and Grace expect it to be out of this world, and to bring down the house. What they don’t expect is Valentino’s magic to be real and for all their expectations to come true: literally.
"THE SLEEPER’S AWAKENING"
Space And Time Magazine issue #106
Space And Time Magazine
As Chief Security Officer of Stapledon, the sixth province of the thriving Rim community of Llorrac Siwel, Chief David mostly tanked drunks, broke up the odd fight on a Friday night and rounded up the usual suspects whenever a theft was reported. Of course, all that changed when Holly Grimes reported her husband, Chris, missing and the investigation embroiled the Chief in the mysterious and deadly project “Sleeper”.
"CADMUS GRAVES AND THE MISSING CLONE"
OTHERWORLDS Anthology
Logo - SpecFic World
When PI Cadmus Graves is hired by Sydney Wellington, a bio-sculpted blonde with a couple of serious attributes and a bank balance to match, he finds himself working the case of his life.
"SPEAK ILL OF THE DEAD"
Murky Depths: The Quarterly Anthology of Graphically Dark Speculative Fiction issue #3
Decorated and respected hero of the War-On-Terror and ex Anti-Terrorist Branch Police Specialist, Blueberry Keller, is on a mission to find her missing brother. In the course of her investigation Blueberry finds herself in the heart of Birmingham's Dead Town: a very serious place for someone with a pulse.
"THE LIGHT AT THE END"
Sinister Tales
When Bridgett Butler meets an angel in her bedroom she discovers the fate of the world is in her hands.
"THE RUSALKA "
Niteblade Fantasy and Horror Magazine
Buying your first home can be a stressful time, especially if like Rebecca Doyle and Alex Root your new home has a history of violent and unrequited love.
"BLACK EYED DOG "
All Hallows
Sam Collins travels to the Yorkshire Dales looking for an escape from a world of intolerance and prejudice. He just wants to be left alone to face his demons. There is one problem with Sam’s plan: a black-eyed dog is haunting him and it wants more from Sam than he could ever imagine.
"A MOTHER’S LOVE "
Crimewave 10
Vesna Bayer dreamt of a better life for herself and her baby daughter, Jelena, but upon leaving her home in Croatia she finds her life in the UK to be nothing short of a nightmare: sold into Birmingham’s seedy sex trade, her daughter taken from her, all Vesna has left is a mother’s love.


NOTE: Due to circumstances beyond my control, A MOTHER’S LOVE, whilst accepted for publication over twelve months ago, will now not be appearing in Crimewave #10. Let’s hope it’s not too long before this story finds a new home.
"NECESSARY FOR SURVIVAL"
The Written Word online magazine

(www.writtenwordmag.com)
Journalist Samuel Carson's latest assignment may well change the fate of the human race forever.
Prepare to meet The New. They'll do anything to ensure their survival.
"THE NIGHT BUS"
On The Night Highways
Public transport will never be the same for Carl Williams after a trip on The Night Bus changes his world forever.
"THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN"
Black Static issue #3
Black Static
"The Difference Between" is a tale is set in 1916 during the horrors of the Somme and tells the story of Arthur Watts, a young private in the British Army, as he finds himself in No Man’s Land with a number of very unusual women known collectively as the Ker.
"A SECOND CHANCE"
The Macabre Underground Volume II
The Macabre Underground Volume II
An unexpected second chance at life leads a dying man to re-evaluate his choices, and the consequences of his actions, but for Tim York it may be too late: as someone always pays.

NOTE: The Macabre Underground Volume II has, unfortunately, been cancelled, although, hopefully, it won’t be too long before A SECOND CHANCE finds a home. Watch this space for news.
"GIVE SORROW WORDS "
Ethereal Gazette issue #9
Hidden at the back of a mysteriously out of place and old-fashioned book shop, Kim Jones finds a short story collection entitled ‘The Silence In The Tortured Soul’ written by her father, Samuel K. Jones, and, from her first reading, her life will never be the same again.



NOTE: Whilst GIVE SORROW WORDS was published in “The Ethereal Gazette” in Feb 2010, I regret to say I really wish it hadn’t, as the magazine and editor are not a source I wish to endorse or promote.
"A HANDFUL OF DUST"
Crimewave 9: Transgressions
A Handful of Dust, Crimewave 9: Transgressions
When salesman Matthew Hadley drops off a new Jeep to a recently bereaved man, he comes away with far more than he ever bargained for.
Out now from TTA Press
"LOST IN DARKNESS"
The Best British Mysteries IV
LOST IN DARKNESS, The Best British Mysteries IV
Maxim Jakubowski returns with another essential collection of stories penned by the UK's premier crime writers. A fantastic compendium of anyone who's anyone in mystery and crime writing, "The Best British Mysteries IV" delivers thrilling stories one after another after another.
Out in hardcover from October 2006 from Allison & Busby
"LOST IN DARKNESS"
Crimewave 8: Cold Harbours
LOST IN DARKNESS, Crimewave 8: Cold Harbours
Charlton Keen’s girlfriend, Aimee, has been badly beaten and lies broken in the hospital. Charlton feels it is because he is black, and his rage at the people who did it manifests in unexpected ways.