The Wardrobe Door

Here is a very short story from the time travelling world of Deeper Realms and the Unnatural History Museum - I love the concept of the...

I was recently asked to write a small piece about my historical fantasy fiction and the motivations behind it for friend and fellow...

In an unexpected departure for paleontologist Eve Wells, the latest speculative adventure she steps into takes place in the wake of the...

I'm pleased to announce that the second of my paleontology time travel stories in the Deeper Realms series is about to hit the virtual...

From amongst the vast world of interlinking stories and characters who have populated my time traveling mind for (in some cases) well...

Here follows an extract of a story from the casebook of The Unnatural History Museum set during Dr Germader Speedwell's teaching post at...

I'm pleased to announce that my article 'Murderers and Merry Men' is now available in the June 2018 issue of History Today magazine (UK)...

History is an intriguing and at times baffling thing, often encountered in unexpected places. A snippet of news from decades ago on a...

I have had the privilege of being a guest writer for the blog of fantasy author Penelope Wallace, creator of Ragaris, whose rich, gritty,...

I am pleased to announce that my short time-travelling novella 'A Most Extraordinary Form of Animal' is now available for pre-order at...

I became very interested in history before recorded history a couple of years ago and the impact of farming on human society and the...

Putting on my (none-literal) medievalists hat, I return to my teaching specialism to explore what we know about England's most famous...

Lights flashed across the dark ceiling and with a sickening lurch Eve realized that she was no longer dreaming. Someone was screaming -...

I must admit I have a love / hate relationship with historical fiction both written and cinematic. I can’t deny that my interest in...

My books tell the story of a young woman - and that is something I never really intended. She was not there at first, but as time goes on...

Why study the past? Surely history is dead and gone – just out-dated ideas, technologies and customs – particularly everything that...

Last year I was pleased to make the top twenty in a short story writing competition, whose brief was to include a campus of the...

A diaphanous mist hung about the pool, the grating call of a carrion crow echoing eerily on the still morning air. The young woman walked...

One of the greatest insights into the creative process comes from that legendary story teller Olga da Polga via the wit of the late...

‘The Dolphin is the fastest animal in the known world,’ explained the stadium attendant in a warm yet detached tone, clearly...