My fantasy short story “Reflections on Discord” is now published in the Winter 2025 edition of The Colored Lens. “Reflections on Discord” follows Adewale, abused hired-help of an expedition to a mysterious city. Adewale dreams of adventure and being free, but his life of servitude offers no hope for that—until his reflection takes on a life of its own. Grab yourself a copy here.
new stories
Read Nelly’s World for Free (Gamut Magazine Archives)
You can now read my sci-fi story “Nelly’s World” for free in Gamut Magazine.
The story was published in issue #11 only a few months ago. Unfortunately, Gamut Magazine has now closed after a single year of excellent issues. But the editors have kindly lowered the paywall, and put the stories into this free-to-read archive.
Ten Thousand Years Walking the Godsroad, published in Trollbreath Magazine
My fantasy story “Ten Thousand Years Walking the Godsroad” is now available in Issue #2 of Trollbreath Magazine. This story follows Harnivel, spin doctor of the gods, as he navigates a sentient magical road to escape imprisonment in the underworld—but the road is long, and the road has plans of its own.
This is a weird story that was great fun to write, and is part of a wider range of stories featuring Harnivel. Hopefully it’s the first of several publications in this line.
Nelly’s World, reprinted in Gamut Magazine
My sci-fi story “Nelly’s World”, originally published in the anthology Divergent Realms: Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories About Neurodivergence, has been reprinted in issue #11 of Gamut Magazine.
“Nelly’s World” follows a father struggling to connect with his neurodiverse daughter Nelly, following the death of his wife. His only chance to get through to Nelly may lie in the immersive artificial-reality video game in which she spends her days.
New story: Reflections on Discord
I’m pleased to announce that my science-fantasy short story “Reflections on Discord” will be published in the forthcoming winter issue of The Colored Lens.
Parallel worlds, living reflections, and an abandoned ancient city.
More soon.