The Rules of the Road, Bangalore Edition
If you spend any time in Bangalore/Bengaluru, as I did on a recent work trip, you soon realize that traffic…
Gifts from India
I haven’t even been In India a week, and I’ve already gained so much, most especially an appreciation for the…
The vampires of India?
Since I’m in India, I thought I’d look into some of the local creatures of myth and legend that resonate…
The mutability of fear and the power of what we cannot see: a lesson from a Costa Rican mountain
A friend recently lent me the book Bird Box by Josh Malerman. It’s a small book, should be a quick…
When the Good Lord Calls
This short story was inspired by an assignment to write a story set in a mortuary – but I tend…
Book review: The Aeronaut’s Windlass
I picked up The Aeronaut’s Windlass, by Jim Butcher, with the intention of broadening my fantasy reading horizons. I chose it…
Violence, vampires and sexbots: Stuff to Blow Your Mind
What do violence, vampires and sexbots have in common you ask? Fodder for story ideas for one, and episodes of…
A Scarlet Fever: Chapters 1 to 3
Here are the first few chapters from my soon-to-be-released dark vampire fantasy, A Scarlet Fever, book 1 in the Bloodborne…
Anatomy of an author website, or start with the skeleton
What goes into an author website? What bones does it need in its skeleton? How do you flesh it out…