On The Radio...

...community radio in Burbank, California to be precise.

Pulp fiction podcast site Well Told Tales have a small weekly radio show now, and tonight they're broadcasting the podcast of my supernatural short story, Hear Not the Murmur on the Wind. So, if you're free and looking for something to do on Saturday night around 9pm Pacific Time, why not head on over to 925kyhy and listen to the Internet feed...

Australian author Kris Ashton has this to say about my tale:

Finding a new angle in a ghost story is nigh on impossible, but Steven J. Dines has done it. It's a complex and sometimes confusing narrative (as the comments on the WTT site show) but if you follow it through the pay-off is intense.

Kris has a story called "The Pothole" coming soon to Well Told Tales. Check it out!

'Hear Not..." review and First Acceptance of 2009

Over in The Fix’s From the Podosphere section, Paul S Jenkins has this to say about my short story, Hear Not the Murmur on the Wind, which appeared on pulp podcast site Well Told Tales last month:

This is a ghostly revenge story, told from the viewpoint of the ghost, which is a common theme, but here given arresting atmosphere by good writing, complemented by J. B. Goodspeed’s reading. A man returns to haunt the wife who murdered him, but finds not what he expects. Short and effective.

In other news...my first acceptance of 2009 - the good folks over at Words and Images magazine have expressed an interest in publishing one of two flash fictions I submitted to them in November. We’re still finalising details at the moment, but I should have definite confirmation soon.

Listen to...the Murmur on the Wind

My gothic-esque short story, Hear Not the Murmur on the Wind, is available now from pulp fiction podcast website
Well Told Tales. J B Goodspeed reads.

Drop by, listen to my tale online, or download the mp3. Either way, I hope you enjoy it...

Satirica available to buy & 3rd appearance at Well Told Tales

Speculative fiction anthology, Satirica, featuring my story, All for One, is now available to buy from online book sellers. Visit your local Amazon and pick yourself up a copy for the equivalent of just under ten pounds...

Amazon UK
Amazon US

If the gorgeous cover art doesn't sell it to you, let me have one final push...
...24 Stories that hold a mirror up to mankind. Before reading this book, make sure to take your medications as directed. These stories take no prisoners. They are direct, frank, and most skillfully blunt. They are not designed to be politically correct. They are not designed to pamper. They are designed to make you think. Prepare to learn a great deal about yourself... Fasten your seat-belts....

Sadly, print horror mag, City Slab, which was due to publish my short story Lost Lying on Your Back, has permanently closed for business. After three years of hunting for a good home for Lost, I am right back, square one.

Some good news, however - I will soon be making my third appearance over at Well Told Tales with a ghost-slash-revenge tale entitled Hear Not the Murmur on the Wind. Podcasts of my previous two stories are still available, just look for the links at the side of this page.

Circling at Well Told Tales

You can now listen to the podcast of my horror short story, Circling, over at Well Told Tales. You can leave a rating or comment if you so wish.

Hope you all had a great Christmas!

Well Told Tales

My short story, The Beautiful Game, has been accepted by Well Told Tales to become a future podcast. This will be The Beautiful Game's first appearance online in any form (other than password-protected writing forums that is). An earlier version of the story previously appeared in the August 2005 issue of print mag, The Writer's Post Journal.


Useless info dump: this will be my third story to be recorded, the other two being When You Wish Upon a Plastic Star (this was available from Tell You a Tale but unfortunately they're no longer with us, though I have the audio file for anyone interested) and Circling (The Late Late Show - story not available on the site at this time).

I'll post an update on this podcast when I have more information.

Hope you are well.