News Update
A quick round-up of latest news about the books: The British Library I’m pleased to announce that nearly all of my recent publications have now been requested by The British Library, GREY NOISE and THE KNIGHTS OF SNOWDONIA being the most recent. SEPPUKU Launch My latest collection of short stories was published in May and…
Heswall Graveyard
Heswall shore: a muddy beach/marsh in the north west of England that will always be in my heart. As well as being my playground since I was a little boy, I’ve worked, fought, bled, cried, fallen in love and broken up there. When I was a personal trainer, I used to have a client who was a wealthy venture capitalist…
The Shed of Revelations
Occasionally, a few friends and I undertake clean-up operations on the local beach. It was during one such outing when we discovered this mysterious thing. We went a little closer to investigate and found something odd: No-one knew what to make of it. Someone had meticulously stitched pages of the Bible – mostly from the book of…
Wirral: The Paradise Peninsula
Over The water. The Dark Side. The One-Eyed City. The Wirral is a strange place: a peninsula onto which you venture, rather than into. Argue this one with the natives at your peril. Beautiful landscapes and Viking history make up as large a part of its identity as shipbuilding, promenades, pop music and now, (2020…
Birkenhead Police
Welcome to the Paradise Peninsula, ye scurvy dogs. Break the law and feel the cold steel o’ me cutlass.
Short Days
‘The nights are really drawing in now, aren’t they?’ ‘Aye.’ ‘Nip in the air.’ ‘That time of year.’ The old man, who had been stalking me across the desolate golf course with a huge Great Dane, fell silent as he looked out over the estuary. ‘Got to take as much in while we can.’ It was…
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