Category: Fiction

Links to all of my published short fiction in various journals

  • The Black Hunger

    The Black Hunger

    The Black Hunger is my first novel. It’s being published by Orbit Books and is being released in October 2024. It’s available for pre-order now anywhere you look!

    Some links:

    Hachette Website
    Amazon

    Indigo
    Barnes & Noble

    Waterstone’s

    Blackwell’s

    WH Smith’s

    The Black Hunger is a phenomenal book full of rich historical detail, occult mysticism, and slow, creeping horror. . . a triumph’ Thomas D. Lee, author of Perilous Times

    John Sackville will soon be dead. Shadows writhe in the corners of his cell as he mourns the death of his secret lover and the gnawing hunger inside him grows impossible to ignore.

    He must write his last testament before it is too late.

    It is a story steeped in history and myth – a journey from stone circles in Scotland, to the barren wilderness of Ukraine where otherworldly creatures stalk the night, ending in the icy peaks of Tibet and Mongolia, where an ancient evil stirs . . .

    A spine-tingling, queer gothic horror debut where two men are drawn into an otherworldly spiral, and a journey that will only end when they reach the darkest part of the human soul. Perfect for fans of The Historian and Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

    Praise for The Black Hunger:

    ‘Rich in historical detail, poignant romance, sweeping adventure, and visceral terror, The Black Hunger is both utterly original and thrillingly addictive’ Jennifer Thorne, author of Diavola

    ‘A terrifying gothic journey to the place where the very cruellest, hungriest creatures hide in the snow, and wear our faces. This is a magisterial debut’ Michael Rowe, author of Wild Fell

  • Hellulandsaga

    Hellulandsaga

    This one is my most recent published work, and certainly the one I had the most fun writing. It’s a pure historical/horror romp through the Viking colonization of North America 1000 years ago; a period and an event that has fascinated me since I was a small child. It was a real pleasure to write this, and a real treat to have it featured in the Copperfield Review.

    Check it out if you’re interested!

  • Relapse/Grindr

    Relapse/Grindr

    This is the first short story I ever had published, thanks to the generosity of James Diaz, who took a chance on a young writer in the winter of 2018. It has its genesis in the first fevered days of getting serious about my craft in 2014, and is very much defined by the struggle of a young, emotionally broken writer trying to find his voice, but it has something, even if I’ve largely outgrown it by now.

    Check it out here!

  • Famous Blue

    Famous Blue

    This is probably my best short work so far. Famous Blue placed third in the Toronto Star Short Story Contest in 2019. Annoyingly, I’d already spent the first prize money in my head when I found out at the ceremony that I’d placed third, but it was still an honour to be in contention.

    An ode to friendship and to the decadence of youth, it was a healing piece to write, and helped me transmute a lot of suffering into something worthwhile, so it will always be an important piece to me. I’m also currently working on turning this into a novel, so watch this space.

    Click Here to read it!