THRONE CRONE

This collection of 24 short stories represents pretty much all I wrote in 2024. They’re dark and idiosyncratic, and they capture my preoccupation with the nitty gritty of life on this strange planet of ours, one that fascinates me so much that I’ve never felt the need to look farther afield.

So come and meet a ragtag bunch of poisoners and heartless neighbours, restless spirits and devious doctors, luckless revellers and victims of circumstance—all of them pawns in my crafty games.

Please note that while I tend to steer clear of graphic content, and the majority of unpleasant events happen off-page, there is some unsettling content. As such, there is a trigger warnings section (which may include spoilers) at the very bottom of this page.

WHAT READERS ARE SAYING

“Dark and sinister, every story is as entertaining as it is evocative.”

“You’ll be cringing and smirking at the same time.”

“Nobody right now has mastered being quietly sinister and darkly mischievous quite like this author.”

“Every word moves the story along; there’s no flab whatsoever.”

“All of the jitters and none of the gratuitous gore or tropes.”

TRIGGER WARNINGS

• Sexual assault/murder (unwitting): In Furnace
• Child drowning (accidental): Bandel
• Killing of a pet (implied): Neighbourly
• Suicide by overdose (discussed): Unexistence
• Self-harm (implied): Cuts Both Ways
• Intimate partner violence (implied): Fair Measure