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Short Stories

Illustration for The Fen-Nightingale featuring an Edwardian couple against a backdrop of a map of Norfolk.

Below are the titles, release date and issue number for my short stories and serials published in The People's Friend weekly magazine and monthly special. Some have also been re-released in my anthology The Wherryman's Daughter.

Linked titles lead to blog posts about the writing process and an in-depth look at the historical research for that specific story.

The People's Friend Weekly Magazine

 

June 18, 2016 - The Mermaid's Gift

Rereleased as The Sea Stone

October 8, 2016 - In Fields of Corn

Rereleased as The Harvest Maiden

 

December 3, 2016 - A Harsh Winter

Rereleased as The Rushlight

 

April 29, 2017 - The Fen Nightingale

Rereleased under same title

October 20, 2018 - The Reluctant Passenger

Rereleased under same title

February 16, 2019 - Lavender and Leeches

Rereleased as Bitter Herbs and Sweet Pills

June 8, 2019 - Roses and Romance

Rereleased as Love Written on the Petals


June 29, 2019 - The Silver Darlings

Rereleased under same title

October 5, 2019 - The Wherryman's Daughter Serial Part One

October 12, 2019 - The Wherryman's Daughter Serial Part Two
 

October 19, 2019 - The Wherryman's Daughter Serial Part Three
 

October 26, 2019 - For Those in Peril & The Wherryman's Daughter Part Four

For Those in Peril rereleased as The Lucky Net

June 27, 2020 - A Taste Of Heaven

Rereleased as Rivoli's Gelato

July 11, 2020 - Through The Shop Window

Rereleased as The Cocoa Tree
 

August 15, 2020 - Lights On The Marsh

Rereleased as The Lantern Man
 

October 10, 2020 - Trading Places
 

December 18, 2021 - Danger At Smuggler's Rest Part One & Two

January 1, 2022 - Danger At Smuggler's Rest Part Three
 

January 8, 2022 - Danger At Smuggler's Rest Part Four
 

January 15, 2022 - Danger At Smuggler's Rest Part Five
 

June 25, 2022 - Close To The Wind
 

October 29, 2022 - Beyond The Masquerade Part One
 

November 5, 2022 - Beyond The Masquerade Part Two
 

November 12, 2022 - Beyond The Masquerade Part Three

November 19, 2022 - Beyond The Masquerade Part Four

May 13, 2023 - Beating The Bounds 

August 5, 2023 - Sabotage At The Big Top Part One

August 12, 2023 - Sabotage At The Big Top Part Two

August 19, 2023 - Sabotage At The Big Top Part Three

August 26, 2023 - Sabotage At The Big Top Part Four

September 2, 2023 - Sabotage At The Big Top Part Five

October 7, 2023 - The Beachcombers

October 28, 2023 - The Witch's Tree

July 6, 2024 - Unforgotten Love

August 10, 2024 - A Countryman's Favour Part One

August 17, 2024 - A Countryman's Favour Part Two

August 24, 2024 - A Countryman's Favour Part Three

August 31, 2024 - A Countryman's Favour Part Four

September 7, 2024 - A Countryman's Favour Part Five

September 14, 2024 - A Countryman's Favour Part Six

The People's Friend Special

 

The People's Friend Special No. 117 - The Big Red Box

The People's Friend Special No. 130 - Carried By The Wind

Rereleased under same title
 

The People's Friend Special No. 139 - Wonderful Willow 

Rereleased as The Green Mists

The People's Friend Special No. 168 - The Marshland Monk
Rereleased under same title
 

The People's Friend Special No. 194 - Living Ghosts

Rereleased as Ghostly Footsteps

 

The People's Friend Special No. 201 - Once A Rogue

Rereleased as The Matchmaker

The People's Friend Special No. 202 - A Piece of the Sea

Rereleased as The Seashell Necklace

The People's Friend Special No. 209 - Tell It To The Bees

Rereleased under same title

The People's Friend Autumn Special 2021 - A Ghost In The Graveyard

The People's Friend Special No. 216 - Here Be Dragons

The People's Friend Summer Special 2021 - Surprise At The Seaside

Rereleased as The Runaway Bathing Machine

The People's Friend Winter Special 2021 - The Faithful Companions
 

The People's Friend Special No. 227 - A Thread Of Hope
 

The People's Friend Special No. 230 - Carried On The Wind
 

The People's Friend Special No. 232 - Forged In Fire
 

The People's Friend No. 234 (Christmas Special 2022) - A Mile In Your Shoes
 

The People's Friend Special No. 236 - A Light On The Horizon
 

The People's Friend Special No. 240 - Sweet As You Like
 

The People's Friend Special No. 241 - On St Mark's Eve
 

The People's Friend Special No. 248 - The Highwayman's Choice
 

The People's Friend Special No. 267 - In Too Deep
 

The People's Friend Special No. 269 - Bumper Festive Issue - Silent Night

Other Publishing Credits

Collection of anthology books lined up of superheroes, werewolves and zombies.

Thema - Vol 29, No. 2 - Another Person

Pockets Magazine - April 2017 - Making New Friends

blÆkk - Fear - The Fear Eater

blÆkk - Nationality - The Stateless Being

Eggplant Literary Production - Spindles - The Four Sisters

Source Point Press - Alter Egos Vol. 1 - Ms. Moon and Ms. Dawn

Source Point Press - Feast of the Dead - Marrowbone

Source Point Press - Lycan Lore - The Red Cap Curse

Parvus Press LLC - If This Goes On - Three Data Units* Reprint of Three Data Units on The Dread Machine 11th March 2021

The Dream and The Weaver - Darkness Blooms Anthology - The Dread Machine

Digital art cover of anthology Darkness Blooms, featuring a woman surrounded by roses.
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