Lion shit, nude communists, and other stupid South African stories

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Every moment holds the key to a story
Every moment holds the key to a story

Life’s a bitch. What are you going to do about it?

Barking at Dogs arrives September 16
Barking at Dogs arrives September 16

Lion dung, toast, and a naked communist on the church steps. Barking at Dogs is coming, 16 September 2026. Here's where things stand.

Librarians are Superheroes
library, librarians, books, authors, freedom, democracy, thought, critical
Librarians are Superheroes
library, librarians, books, authors, freedom, democracy, thought, critical

Let us not underestimate the power of librarians as defenders of intellectual freedom and guides in a world suffering information overload.

library, librarians, books, authors, freedom, democracy, thought, critical
Ember X-cepted
Scifi, short story, published
Ember X-cepted
Scifi, short story, published

My new short story will be published in October.

Scifi, short story, published
I blame it all on the Goons!
I blame it all on the Goons!

The Goon Show was a collection of wonderfully silly characters from the mind of a man who suffered from PTSD and a variety of other mental illnesses.

Who do you believe?
writing, publishing, advice
Who do you believe?
writing, publishing, advice

Do you take advice at face value, or forge ahead on your own path to writing fame and fortune. I have some thoughts.

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The River God makes the 2020 SDWEG Anthology
The River God makes the 2020 SDWEG Anthology

While the print version of Barking at Dogs is still years off, one of the short stories from the collection features in the upcoming San Diego Writers and Editors Guild Anthology titled Strange Happenings.

Who do you write for?
Who do you write for?

I am often asked who I think of when I am writing my YA novel. I would love to say that I write purely for myself or that I visualize an amorphous young adult audience.

“We are humming the tune of an invisible universe that exists all around us. We couldn’t see it before because we weren’t able to make sense of it’s song.”

An excerpt from my novel The Moon Below

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The Barking At Dogs Audiobook

Barking at Dogs is being recorded as an audiobook and will be available shorly after the book launch.

“Barking at Dogs is funny, in the same way the head falling off a hanged man is funny.”