The Rime of the Postmodern Mariner

 The article on my work that appeared in the St James Guide to  Horror, Ghost and Gothic Writers:

 The article on my work that appeared in Os Meus Livros on 4th March 2006.

"Cry me a river!" urged Julie London in the famous song from 1955. Let us consider the mechanics of complying with her sugges...

Years ago I read somewhere that people only started smiling for the camera after film replaced photographic plates. The first practical film...

I have just put together a collection of 'tribute' stories to a handful of authors I admire. I have written many such stories over t...

My new novel, The Abnormalities of Stringent Strange , is now available to pre-order! Here is a 'buy now' button if you want to pre-...

This morning I finished writing my 666th story. To celebrate this occasion I decided to dress in a manner similar to that of the great Aleis...

The charity auction has now raised £396 for Animal Aid . I'm rather pleased with this sum and wish to extend my gratitude to those who...

So the auction got off to a hopping start: a hopping start is like a flying start but further back in the history of evolution... So far...

Today is the first day of the STRINGENT STRANGE charity auction! If you want to be a gladiator in my new novel (due out soon from Meteor...

Dan Ghetu of Ex Occidente Press in Romania has excelled himself this time with a tribute volume to the magnificent Bruno Schulz . Of the thr...

It recently occurred to me that all masturbation is gay. Let's consider it from a male perspective first. Masturbation involves a male ...

Dadaoism is the new anthology (the first anthology if we're going to be picky; and why shouldn't we be?) from the soon-to-be-legenda...

People often ask me, "What do your publishers look like?" I find it hard to answer that. My publishers are difficult to describe...

Here's a new microfiction for you. It's only 169 words long. I enjoy writing microfictions, flash fiction and mini-sagas and I'v...

I've just noticed that the brilliant writer Rudy Rucker has released an ebook of his complete short stories. It's available from Ama...

The book of Rhysop's Fables is ready at last! Tired of being given good advice in fables and parables by wise men, sages and gurus? Why...

I have been writing fables recently, lots and lots of them. In fact I've just completed 150 of the blighters and soon I'll put them ...

My minor story-cycle of extreme exploratory daftness is now complete. Six tales featuring the two most inept and inelegant members of the El...

Recently I filled in an online questionnaire about suggested improvements to the awards procedure of the BFS (British Fantasy Society). Why ...