The Cartographer's Approach and other tales will be published next spring, initially in eBook format.
This is a collection of dark short stories I've been writing over the winter months - sinister tales with a supernatural dusting.
Titles:
The Screes - A life snuffed out by murder leaves a confused phantom on the slopes. Foul events and guilt in The Lake District.
Pixels - An insurance clerk looks for an old file. The bowels of his corporate building look for him.
The Streets, The Lanes - Each time young Emily closes her eyes, the Oil Man starts walking towards her town. When she opens them, he stops.
Hesitation - Jack finds he can see into his own actions in the near future. Then he sees himself kill a stranger for no reason.
Tuesday, 3pm - Anna sees her therapist every Tuesday for her depression. Under hypnosis she reveals past events best left unvisited.
The Cartographer's Approach - Billy is happy to play on the beach near his still parents, but no one is meant to be alive as He Who Maps draws close.
Staving - After a divorce, Dan resettles and absorbs himself in the traditions of the country way of life he's always wanted. Some traditions don't welcome prying modern eyes, no matter how affectionate.
Gorse - Thirteen year old Connor loves playing on his local heath, and finds there are spirits in the dusty bushes.
