Writing on the Train

For four months now, I’ve been commuting full time to Sydney. My commute is long, about two hours uninterrupted train … More

2018 in Review

I write this on the early train to Sydney. It’s my first day back at my new job, at a … More

I read ‘A Strong Urge To Fly’ from Alan Baxter’s collection Crow Shine last night on the train home from … More

I’m a lazy writer. Sometime in the last year, I don’t when, I decided I didn’t need to work at … More

Last week I spent a beautiful sunny Thursday editing one of my short stories. I’d gotten some great feedback from … More

I get it. Rejection is tough. Sometimes you start to wonder, is my story good enough? Is it good at … More

I was watching reruns of Buffy the Vampire Slayer recently and it occurred to me that it would make an … More

I was listening to the Being Boss podcast yesterday and they were talking about magic. Specifically, they were talking about … More

Hello Dreamers, I’ve been knocked out with the flu for the last week so forgive me if this post is … More

When I won the Thuderbolt Prize for Crime Writing last year a lot of people started to think of me … More