The Only One in the World: “The Adventure of the Fated Homecoming” by Jayantika Ganguly Although I haven’t met Jay in person, I’ve known of her work via other Holmesian anthologies and we’ve shared Table of Contents space in Sherlock Holmes: Adventures Beyond the Canon. Jay also edits Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge for the…
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Flash Fiction: Nightingaling
This week, @EspineuxAlpha gave me the prompt “nightingale”. My first thought was the Vera Lynn song “A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square” which led to thoughts of Good Omens. Other related reading came to mind then. Oscar Wilde’s The Nightingale and the Rose; Hans Christian Anderson’s fairy tale; Keats’ poem Ode to a Nightingale, and…
Read moreFlash Fiction: The Harp’s Voice
I had to skip last week’s #FlashFictionFriday due to being too busy! But I’m back today with a new story set in the Kitty and Cadaver universe! Here you meet Perdita, who is mentioned in the last chapter of Kitty and Cadaver, and Perdita’s friend Tristen. Tristen is in part inspired by my good friend…
Read moreFlash Fiction: Booty Call
This week’s #FlashFictionFriday prompts come from EspineuxAlpha, who wanted a story in the Ravenfall universe, Atlin Merrick who prompted with the booty-shorted cowhop image and KIzzia30 with the ruined cottage and ‘incandescent’. Follow me on Twitter if you want to join in with prompts for next Friday’s story! Booty Call Gabriel’s easel was out in…
Read moreCover Reveal: The Only One in the World – a Sherlock Holmes Anthology
I am so thrilled to be able to share with you the cover for the upcoming anthology, The Only One in the World – full of stories of what Sherlock and/or John might have been like if one or both came from a cultural background different to the Victorian-era gentlemen of the Conan Doyle books….
Read moreFlash Fiction: Wolf’s Night In
Today’s #FlashFictionFriday tale was prompted by Twitter regular @Alexxphoenix42 (with “nail polish”) and new prompter @annb99 (Hamilton). I’ve set this story in the universe of The She Wolf of Baker Street – my contemporary queer, paranormal take on the famous folks of Baker Street, currently being serialised for my supporters on Patreon. (Chapter 12 went…
Read moreFlash Fiction: Crush
Today’s #FlashFictionFriday story comes from a Twitter prompt by @Alexxphoenix42. Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter if you want to suggest prompts for these Friday stories! Crush That boy you had a crush on when you were thirteen is here in the bookshop. He was two years older than you then. He still is,…
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This #FlashFictionFriday story came from prompts on Twitter by @EspineuxAlpha, @Alexxphoenix42 and a photo of some bloodied sheets from @AlanBaxter Ceasefire The splash of scarlet on pale linen didn’t seem enough to suggest murder, but it was a very small murder, after all. The blood had fallen in patches and smears. Reading the shape of…
Read moreFlash Fiction: Stop. Don’t Stop.
Each week I’ll ask my Twitter followers for a word, phrase, image or character as prompts for flash fiction. I’ll select a few and write a quick short fic! If you want to take part, follow me on Twitter and look out for the hashtag #FlashFictionFriday. This week’s prompts are from Twitter users @azriona1912, @avawtsn…
Read moreFlash Fiction: Hallowed Be Thy Name
I’ve missed writing short fic to prompts (as I did for this lockdown fiction series) so I asked my Twitter followers to provide some prompts and I’d write a story! That was so much fun I think I’ll make it a weekly even. If you want to play, follow me on Twitter and look out…
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