Short stories


Ellipsism

Published in Kaleidotrope

Old friendships, nostalgia, and unspoken love on the edge of a supermassive black hole.


The Cat that Worked from Home
co-written with Rachel Peacock

Published in Cast of Wonders

Macaroni is a very important business cat. He has a little laptop with little buttons for his little paws.


Generation

Published in The Dread Machine

In a dystopian future, a desperate mother attempts to smuggle her illegal child past Border Enforcement.


Terminal Accord

Published on the Calliope Stories app

A group of cancer-stricken astronauts embark on a one-way trip to Europa.


Italic & Bold

Published in Heartlines Spec

Longlisted for the BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction, 2023

Two damaged robots discuss matters of great importance.


Bound

Published in Uncanny & Unearthly Tales, a Grendel Press anthology

No-one can prepare you for living with your demons.


The Smiling Virologist

Published in Little Blue Marble

A documentary crew uncovers the truth behind a very unusual pandemic.


Eternity Park

Published in Cosmorama

As the biosphere collapses, a young girl explores a pristine VR copy of Earth.


What To Do When A Protagonist Visits Your Generic Village

Published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction

You've heard this story before.


The Ice Tunnel Closes

Published at Black Hare Press

A 100-word Antarctic horror story.


For All The Worlds You'll Make

Published in The Colored Lens

A tale of childhood friendship in the final years of a dying Earth.


They Came From Outer Space [Citation Needed]

Published in The Dread Machine

Alien invaders are wiping out civilisation, but Wikipedia still needs updating...


The Tidal Lock

Published in Interstellar Fiction

Reprinted in Etherea

In a superheated future where the Earth has stopped turning, a water courier's truck breaks down in the desert.


Testament

Published in Ink, Sweat and Tears

An interstellar traveler uncovers clues about the past of a once-inhabited planet.


Upcoming stories


Take Flight

Forthcoming in Kaleidotrope, TBC 2026

On a half-abandoned future Earth, an ornithologist discovers a critically endangered bird nesting beneath a spaceport launch pad.