Monthly Archives: May 2011

Tales of Yankee Power

Posted on May 28, 2011 by admin

Sorry I’m a bit late with this post. I wanted to have it out in time for Bob Dylan’s birthday on the 24th, but what with being deeply embroiled in writing a ghost story and my own closely adjacent birthday to … Continue reading →

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Out of This World

Posted on May 22, 2011 by admin

I was lucky enough to be present at the opening of the British Library’s new SF exhibition, Out of This World, last Thursday night. The exhibition has been generating a lot of publicity – most notably The Guardian’s SF Special … Continue reading →

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House of Fear

Posted on May 20, 2011 by admin

House of Fear is a new anthology of stories based around the theme of the haunted house. It’s edited by Jonathan Oliver, published by Solaris, and will be available from October 1st – which makes it the ideal Hallowe’en gift. … Continue reading →

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Bellony

Posted on May 18, 2011 by admin

This story had an interesting genesis. I was talking with my friend Chloe about the games we used to play as children, and she told me the story of how a friend’s father erected a door for them in the … Continue reading →

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Paraxis

Posted on May 11, 2011 by admin

Interzone editor Andy Hedgecock and Lancashire writer and poet Claire Massey have started an online magazine of speculative fiction. It’s called Paraxis, and you can read it here: http://www.paraxis.org/pages/p01/contents.html This first issue is on the theme of Power. It features … Continue reading →

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