Shorts
These are short stories and essays that I've written over the years. Most are science fiction, a few in other genres.
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May you escape the heat death
Thursday, Aug 21, 2025
At the end of the habitable universe two people may offer hope for a new future.
Why is Maku mixed race?
Thursday, Aug 21, 2025
The hero of the Maku stories has Japanese and Scottish parents. So why created a mixed heritage character for stories set in Japan?
Why I didn't edit my short story archive
Tuesday, Jul 29, 2025
As I reviewed my archive, I had a choice: edit them to my current style, or let them stand as historical artefacts.
Terminator fan fiction
Friday, Jul 25, 2025
Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese find themselves trapped by a Terminator. Can they escape or is this all part of the humans' plan?
Cyberpunk set in Japan (again)
Monday, Jul 21, 2025
Or 'Oh great, another White Dude with a Japan Fetish starts writing science fiction.'
Dawning of a new age
Thursday, Jul 17, 2025
As our dependence on technology grows the question has to be asked: what if someone could turn it all off?
Mars Express
Thursday, Jul 10, 2025
As a space mission hurtles towards the Martian surface, the lone survivor sends a last message home
A consequence of probabilities
Wednesday, Jul 09, 2025
What if the world really did revolve around you?
Remember it for me
Wednesday, Jul 02, 2025
A science fiction short story originally written as a series of tweets
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