Hello again! I've been told my poetry chapbook has moved into a second round of a competition. So, while I'm working on (hopefully close to actually final) edits to my cookbook, and maybe poking away at a short story about a castle, I've decided this a good time to try writing a poem a day, … Continue reading Drop Stitch (a flash fiction)
Tag: short story
Numbers! Out of her head!
Note: Pinhole Poetry has posted an interview with me to go alongside my poem 'Verb, which can also be found through Pinhole. I had the nugget of an idea for a children's story, about a girl who has, well, numbers, coming out of her head. As I am going over the stories I started but … Continue reading Numbers! Out of her head!
Les Sauvages (a tiny horror story)
Les Sauvages by K. MacMichael The messenger’s face crumples, recoils, and confuses. He stammers a… but... but… The thing is held between royal finger and thumb, then thrust into the nearest minister’s palm, wrappings dropping to the palace floor. The messenger turns, heels flying across parquet. The minster gazes at the thing, mind refusing to … Continue reading Les Sauvages (a tiny horror story)
Kitty kitty kitty
Greetings again from the darker side - I have another short horror story out. You can now find Puss in the UK-based Roads Less Travelled Magazine: Issue One as published through Midnight Street Press. In a way, it is a companion piece to Grimalkins, a short speculative fiction of mine published in 2018 which also … Continue reading Kitty kitty kitty
Red Eyes and Tired Lungs – An Anthology of Wild Fire – Update
A photograph of a hardcover book edition of "Red Eyes and Tired Lungs - an anthology of wildfire"- edited by Asha Jade Goodwin against a background of lawn grass and a small saskatoon berry bush in bloom. Also I think I see some comfrey plant in there too. It was a bit of a chilly … Continue reading Red Eyes and Tired Lungs – An Anthology of Wild Fire – Update