“The Second Coming” I defy you to forget the image of the Sphinx moving across desert and dry reed beds. “the centre cannot hold” is such a powerful phrase it’s influenced a number of my stories and even poems. I’ll post “Lie Me Down in the Dust” one day.

Long and Short Reviews publishes romance novel reviews and a weekly short story. Months and months ago I contributed a short story, “When Dreams Come True”. Not only was it great to get free advertising (I had a romance eBook out), but I got helpful editorial input and the joy of sharing a story on…

Spanish Coin is one of my favourite regencies. It has stood the test of time and re-reads. From its clever title (appropriate to the plot, but also playing with the slang use of “Spanish coin” meaning false compliments) to its triumphant ending it both follows the rules for a regency and gently subverts them. The…

Looking for a writing challenge? Lightspeed is a new SF zine where the competition for story placement will be fierce. It’s fantastic to see a new zine starting and I wish them every success. More than that, I hope they have fun. John Joseph Adams, the fiction editor, wrote encouraging scribbles on my fiction subs to…