Dear David, I get so MANY letters that start this way! I really HATE reading your stories Yes, so many letters that start this way … Is there any way I can avoid reading your stories? Funny you should ask … My story Developing your mindfulness practice 😊!, published by Foofaraw magazine, is also available […]
Thank you! I aim (not) to please. I too am grateful to ergot. Also grateful to Jonny Pickering of Seize the Press magazine for reading this story and taking the time to comment. (You can read the story by clicking here.)
I have a new story live over at foofaraw zine, a bit of fun called “Developing your mindfulness practice 😊 !” . I trust this will fix all of your mental hygiene issues while you wait for The Coming of The Great Ones. Unless your name is Little Johnny. Or Bambi. Check it out by […]
I would prefer to say that the Australasian Shadow Awards issued by the AHWA were the premier Australian speculative fiction awards, for the simple reason that I was once nominated for one, but the Aurealis Awards hold that place. Changes have been introduced to the rules, and I want to amplify the open letter written […]
From time to time I think that we should all remember to thank those who add something to our lives. If you like speculative fiction, I hope that like me you look forward each month to Lisa Tuttle’s book recommendations in the Guardian. Short, well-written, non-spoilerish, and with an authority not possessed by book influencers […]
So there is no real metric other than enjoying what I do. A writer is someone who writes, I spose. But when are you really a writer? When someone publishes your story? When someone pays you for a story? When someone pays you SFWA approved professional rates for a story? That happened once, early on. […]
FUN!! CRUX is available now.
I enjoyed the film Moneyball but nowhere near as much as Michael Hann. Funny thing is though, I would describe the book by Michael Lewis in much the same way as Hann as described the film. I maybe have some vague vestigial interest in sport, having been brought up in a Rugby League loving family […]
My wife has had many opportunities to notice my habit of ducking out of the room to avoid second hand embarrassment from TV. I can deal with tension, I have trouble with cringing. Lately I have noticed that I have had to pause reading when I am disturbed by weird things. Today I had to […]
I am very happy that I have a story appearing in CRUX 2026, created, published, edited, produced, etc, by Meridian Australis, “Melbourne’s premier speculative fiction organisation” – it must be true, they would not say it if it wasn’t. CRUX Volume 1 is being launched at Readings Carlton on 4 June. Unfortunately I live 878 […]
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