This section is for short stories that don’t take place in the Bradford, Ruby or Mendera universes. Some may lead on to books, but most will just be that slice out of time, that short stories usually are.

There is something wonderful about a good short story, where the reader enters a fully formed world and has to run to catch up, like leaping on board a speeding train. Once you have them on that train, you can take them anywhere, but only for a fleeting visit.

I’m not sure how often a new one will appear, but I’ll put the usual plugs in Facebook and Twitter. They will all be Fantasy and, or SciFi. I have a thing for boy’s toys and there is something cool about huge star ships and terrible weapons.

There will always be a PDF of each story in the download area. Enjoy the stories and make sure you leave reality behind…………
Momentum - A short story set a little in the future - Word count 9,284
A long(ish) short story. Leo Babb is a complex character, with a lot going on in his head and in his very ordered life. I hope you keep wondering about Leo, right up to the final page.
Dreams of Tooth and Claw - A short story set in North London, not long from now. Barbara's job is stressful and she's approaching her 39th birthday. Then the problems really begin...
The Edge of the Universe - A short story set in Britain, fifty or sixty years, or so from now.
Word Count 11,230. A Sci-Fi tale about fusion power, the occult and unseen forces……….
Change for the Machine - A short story about alien abduction; set in Stockport, just a little in the future.
Word count 5,476
The Hat - A seasonal short story set in West London, during Christmas 2016
Word count 5,406
The Final Deterrent – Word Count 5,313
A short story set on an unknown world at some time in their future. A single protagonist who we quickly realise isn’t human……………….
Short Sighted - Word count 6,274
 A tale about a haunting, set in a sleepy English coastal town that had seen better days
Hope is the thing..... A short story of 4,319 words - Emily Dickinson as you never imagined her. Gothic with a capital Grrrrr
Soul Mate - A short story of 11,600 words. Different to my normal offerings, a romance. A dark romance though, pulled apart by loss, grief and a worryingly high body count.
Carmine - A sort story of 11,500 words. I offer you my gift for Halloween. A little fairy dust mixed with darkness, to scare and delight. Never upset an ancient witch, even a dead one……….
Odd People - I humbly offer you my gift of darkness, tinged with hope. A short story of about 14,300 words, set this Christmas on the British coastline, somewhere near Hastings.
Light is the Key – A short story, based around the life of Nikola Tesla.
Told in 11,274 words
A Carmine Brown and The Wiccan Sisters of Walker’s Creek story, about modern day witchcraft in West Virginia. A tale told in 12,980 words, or thereabouts
A short story set during the Iranian Revolution in 1978. Eight westerners find themselves trapped in their hotel. Little do they realise that the trouble on the streets is the least of their problems. Word count 15,400    Or about 52 novel length pages.
Part of Glade Hall - Hugh Curwen visits Glade Hall. A short story of about 3,000 words.
The Lamb Inn - A short story of 16,170 words, about the famous Elizabethan exorcist and occultist. Set in the year 1598, when Hugh’s fame had spread far and wide. ​
Princess Gyda and The Dragon - A short story of 14.700 words, an interweaving of fact and fiction that I hope you enjoy.
Past Lives - A short story of about 1,900 words. A romance, wrapped up in a mystery, wrapped up in something……
Pond Life - A short story of about 9,130 words. A horror story for Halloween, involving the strange friends Tim made on Twitter and the……. But I’m getting ahead of the story
The Muse - A seasonal offering of 9,260 words, that isn’t even slightly festive. A dark tale of unwise choices, a ghost and ultimately…… The perfect antidote to all that dreadful Christmas cheer.
The first short story in the ongoing tales of Emma Hooper and her life after the destruction of Glade Hall. Word count 13,020
Sorry Trudy - A gothic tale for Halloween 2020, told in 10,230 words. A story of ghosts, ancient forces and evil entities in rural Britain. Definitely not a tale for the squeamish, or those who are easily disturbed…..
42 Back - The second short story in the ongoing tales of Emma Hooper and her life after the destruction of Glade Hall. A seasonal visit to New York, as Christmas approaches. Word count 15,020
My Father Will Come For Me - A short story of 5,120 words. A horror story that begins on a stormy winter’s night in the small town of McGregor in Minnesota………
The Cathedral - A short story of 6,540 words for Halloween 2021. Noel accepts a working trip to Paris, in the hope of putting a little distance between her, the woman who had thrown away a twenty-year relationship, and his own feelings of despair. 
Can We Leave This Until After Christmas ? - A short story of about 8,310 words with a seasonal feel, there’s even a Santa. Maybe not the kind of Santa you’d expect, but definitely a Santa.