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Happy Anniversary: A Flasher Story

February 12, 2026

This story was inspired by a joke my Grandad made when he and my Nana celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. My grandparents adored one another, but that doesn’t mean I can’t have a little fun with the characters they’ve inspired. I mean, they’re certainly not the first family members I’ve thrown into a horror story. After all, that’s what family’s for, right? Right…? ~ ~ ~ “Wow, 50 years of marriage,” said Bill, barely audible

New Year, Same Horrors: My January Writing Update

How has only one month gone by? Seriously. How? Technically, January is the end of my slow season. But as it’s the beginning of a new year it also means A LOT of prep work for, well, the coming year. Even though I’ll be cutting down on in-person events this

Ghosts: A Flasher Story

While writing Modern Hauntings, I watched A LOT of ghost hunting TV shows. While I was making dinner, while I was answering emails, while I was working out. It helped me get a sense of the regular tropes, character types and conversations. And despite rotting my brain of reality TV,

My 2025 Year In Review

Let’s keep this quick. I’m sure you’re all busy with end of year plans. I’m trying to finish the last chapter of my last 2025 read (I’ve already reached my reading goal for the year, but one more book won’t hurt). And I’ve got Mark’s favourite dip starting to cook

My December 2025 Writing Update

I think it should be pretty obvious based on some of my social media posts this month what I’ve been working on. I mean, sure, I have other things on the to-do list (including attempting to take time off), but getting GOATS ready for publication has been my priority. My

Garbage: A Flasher Story

I’ve got a “nice” wintry story for this time of year. Writing horror is often about finding those “what if” moments. I found one such moment one day when I went to take out the garbage and recycling. The double doors to the garbage shed made quite a lot of

He’s Back! My November Writing Update

It’s finally my slow season, and that mean’s more time to write! I may have less to do outside of my home office, but I am getting A LOT of work done at my desk. Most importantly, I’ve finally finished draft 1 of Skull Daddy: Mother / Father! When I

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