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If you have read any of this site, or any of my work, you will know that I write speculative fiction. What do I mean by speculative fiction? Stories that feature horror, fantasy, science fiction and any combination of all three to ask and answer the big What If? I love asking questions and seeking… Continue reading

Do you have a favourite author? Have you ever thought about meeting with, or speaking to them, and discussing their books? Perhaps you’d like to ask them for more detail on a character, or find out what inspired a scene, or share your opinion of the ending? When I was a teenager, my mother published… Continue reading

Stupefying Stories recently had an op-ed blog post by Eric Dontigney, titled 'It's time to retire writer's block', in which he stated that writer's block doesn't exist. 'How would you react if someone said they couldn’t work because they had “doctor’s block,” or “engineer’s block,” or “lawyer’s block?” You’d roll your eyes at them,' he… Continue reading

Did you ever look at yourself and wonder if you were coasting through life? Perhaps it has been a while since you did any exercise or were at the gym, but you think you are still in okay shape, until one day you find yourself at the top of a flight of stairs gasping for… Continue reading

Have you ever had a conversation with someone and walked away thinking one thing about what the person said, only to discover later that they meant something completely different? When I was in secondary school, I had a history teacher who I thought hated me. She always asked me the tough questions, filled my assignments… Continue reading