Fiction Writing
Sitting in the cafe with a view of the Houses of Parliament, he double-checked the decoded message. A simple cipher using 'The Ambassadors' by Henry James - the numbers referred to the pages of the book, the first letter of the third line on each page combined to give the location. He had it right. … Continue reading THE CONTRACT
At last a sign that someone was looking for me. I managed to wave my red jacket in the air before I was pulled to the ground. Was it enough for the search plane to see me? It continued flying and disappeared beyond the horizon. Three weeks I've been held now, without explanation. The ropes … Continue reading OUTPOST
Every year, on the same day, another one appeared: a black dahlia. She had almost run out of space to put them around her villa. Each year the perennials re-sprouted, a forest of dark bloomage that shrouded her white walls. The shadow they cast she could not escape. The blackness in her heart was embodied … Continue reading RECOMPENSE
'Do come in,' she beckoned to the people passing her gate. They veered away from the old crone. When she was younger they had come more easily, enticed by her warm, youthful face. Back then the community had been poorer. Beggars who lived on the streets and cripples returning from the war had gladly accepted … Continue reading INVITATION
My first novel - 'A Justified State' - is now available to buy! 'A Justified State' is a thriller set in an imagined city of the future. The State is ruled by the socially reformist Central Party Alliance. Poverty and homelessness have been eradicated, but overpopulation, an energy crisis and an ongoing overseas war are threatening … Continue reading A JUSTIFIED STATE – BOOK LAUNCH
