Category Archives: Fiction

Original short stories.

The Cove

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Rel

First published in Flash Flood 2014 If it was real, it would be part of Blackpool, except that there is no cove there. There isn’t a cove with a long, curving harbour wall extending from the northern cliff face. The … Continue reading →

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Girl v Monsters

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Rel

First published in Flash Flood 2015 Will you find her? Will you find her in time? Will you find her before the monsters get to her? There are monsters on the bus. There are monsters at the school gates. There … Continue reading →

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Everything Lost

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Rel

First published in Flash Flood 2016 She crawls into the space under the bed. In the real world, it is full of boxed books and cocooned quilts. They exist here too, but are easily bypassed, as she wriggles past them … Continue reading →

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The Witch at Wayside Cross by Lisa Tuttle – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on August 23, 2017 by Rel

The Curious Affair of the Witch at Wayside Cross is the second book in the Jesperson and Lane detective series. You don’t have to have read the first book (The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief) to … Continue reading →

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Corpselight by Angela Slatter – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Rel

Corpselight – Verity Fassbinder book 2 ‘Corpselight’ is the second book in the Verity Fassbinder trilogy, and the sequel to ‘Vigil.’ The first thing I want to know about sequels is ‘Should I read the first book before I start … Continue reading →

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Bonfire ’68

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Rel

Bonfire ’68 Bonfire Night isn’t what it used to be. These days it’s all about the fireworks, and who has the most, the best, the noisiest. The fires themselves are tamed, organised, run by the local authority or a worthy … Continue reading →

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The Pyre by David Hair – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Rel

The Return of Ravana by David Hair Book 1 – the Pyre Disclaimer – this book was sent as a review copy by the publishers. Followers of fantasy writer David Hair may already be aware of his ‘Return of Ravana’ … Continue reading →

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The Eight Pane Sash

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Rel

When we wake up naturally, when our bodies are rested and safe, the ghosts of our dreams linger for a while. In those ghosts lie the memories of places and people, of action and adventures that are far from our … Continue reading →

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Queen of the Darkness – a review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Rel

  Five months ago, I picked up the first book of the Black Jewels trilogy. It had been a while since I’d been invited into a new fantasy world, and I had simultaneous feelings of excitement and trepidation. A trilogy … Continue reading →

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The Child Eater by Rachel Pollack A review by Jeanette Greaves

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Rel

In The Child Eater, we have a novel that follows two separate strands of a story, two different sets of characters, in two worlds separated by time and magic. The stories are linked by The Tarot of Eternity (much, much … Continue reading →

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