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Gutsy

Our friend Daniel always comes out. He does not initiate outings, and in this was doubtless said something about his want to be wanted, and his want that we should not know that he wanted to see us. I have known Daniel for some years now, and most of us have, and so it surprisesContinue reading “Gutsy”

Wigleaf Longlist: Swamp Song, Winter Driving Dreaming

Who knew! It’s news. Swamp Song at Spartan and Winter Driving Dreaming at Maudlin House were longlisted for the Wigleaf Top 50 Very Short Fictions of 2023. Thank you to Wigleaf, and to Mallory, and to Ross & Miles.

Saurophaster in Oculus

Today, the bug star is here, at ergot. And is here as well, via ergot.’s Twitter feed. With many thanks to Samuel.

Soon the Gorging

Tomorrow comes the bug star at the very lovely ergot.

STOP-MOTION WOOLLY MAMMOTH ON CHRISTMAS MORNING

You can find a lot of things. A long time ago there was an early post-presents Christmas morning with torn paper swept from the room and plastic trains and cardboard annuals alternately strewn into excited mess and gathered into organised piles for presentation. Onto the television in this room which was lit with pleasantly paleContinue reading “STOP-MOTION WOOLLY MAMMOTH ON CHRISTMAS MORNING”

Night Fight High Street

Now, in Sublunary Review: a fight, at night, a terrible, terrible sight. And it really happened. Thank you to Elena.

The Pumpkin Woman

The Pumpkin Woman is here in the Dark Lane Anthology, Volume 13. The anthology is on Kindle US and UK. It is on paperback US. It is on paperback UK. It is brand new. It is with very beautiful illustrations. Thank you to Michael & Vikki & Sally & Martin.

The Mantle

A very long time ago, on 3rd February 2021, in Dream Journal: The Mantle. Thank you to Shawn.

NERVOUS BREAKDOWN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY

Located within the archives: on 4th September 2020 there was a NERVOUS BREAKDOWN in Maudlin House. It was under a pseudonym: John Banning. It was the very first. Thank you to Mallory.

The glass still frosted in Ligeia

Thank you very much to Ligeia who published The Frosted Glass Pane last month and who posted promotion of this window on their feed yesterday with its opening. There was a man, I believe at least, who would stand on the other side of the pane of frosted glass, that which occupied most of theContinue reading “The glass still frosted in Ligeia”