I've been going through one of my periodic creative droughts of late. They come along every once in a while and cause me no end of tribu...

There are some days, beyond the shadow of a doubt, when you wonder why you bother to write. You have crafted and chosen, played with form an...

The noted American sf author Joanna Russ passed away on 29 April 2011. Influential not only as one of the most pre-eminent writers of scienc...

My short story On The Other Side of the Mirror is currently online at An Electric Tragedy (a new ezine of speculative fiction). The story ...

My other blog, With Many Shades, has had a bit of an update with new listings for Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Absent Willow Review, Hub and Lac...

The British actor Elizabeth Sladen passed away on 19 April. Best known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith in Dr Who , she appeared alongside n...

I've just received word from An Electric Tragedy that they want to use my short story On The Other Side of the Mirror for their June iss...

Just got news from Nathan Shumate at Arcane that he's accepted my short story Beneath the Arch of Knives for an upcoming issue. It...

Breaking something of a dry season, my short story Bride of the Water, is currently online at Megan Arkenberg's splendid e-zine of hist...

Those who know me are probably aware that I am something of a confirmed and committed bibliophile. Reading is, quite simply, one of my favo...

Directed by Nicholas Winding Refn. Starring Mads Mikkelsen. Gritty sword and sorcery with an historical veil, Valhalla Rising is something...

Directed by Lance Mungia. Starring Jeffrey Falcon, Justin McGuire. It's movie week on the Computerbank, and what better film to start wi...

Recent news reports the passing of the British actor Michael Gough. A stalwart of British horror in its glory days, Michael Gough appeared i...

(It's been a while since I did one of these so I thought 'Why not?') First published in 1887, Rudyard Kipling's The City of ...

Recent news reports the death of the actor Nicholas Courtney, probably best known to genre fans for his portrayal of Brigadier Lethbridge-St...