“To my dearest Tommy,Every night I dream of you,And pray you know my love is true,Because it’s hard to be apart,I’ll gift to you my love-struck heart.Be my Valentine.” from ‘Love-STruck’ by Pauline yates Love Me, Love Me Not – a Black Hare Press anthology – a collection of dark drabbles from various authors featuringContinue reading “New Release: Love Me, Love Me Not”
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New Anthology Release: Year Four – Dark Moments & Patreon
The start of my writing year kicks off with the release of Year Four: Dark Moments and Patreon published by Black Hare Press. This anthology is a fantastic compilation of all the Dark Moments and Patreon stories published online throughout 2022. It has over 200 stories from a long list of fabulous authors, and includesContinue reading “New Anthology Release: Year Four – Dark Moments & Patreon”
New Story: A Pony For Christmas
My “ho’s” change to groans as I play the shopping mall Santa—my wife arrives with our granddaughter, Ester, and home-baked cookies for my tea break. I love Ester, but the cookies taste funny and belong in the bin… A Black Hare Press Dark Moment My latest story has just been released with Black Hare PressContinue reading “New Story: A Pony For Christmas”
New Story: First Person, Present Tense
My latest story is out now at Black Hare Press. Another Dark Moments drabble, the theme for this story was AI. Read it here: FIRST PERSON, PRESENT TENSE A Black Hare Press Dark Moments Drabble
2022 Eligibility Post and Publication Round-up.
It’s that time of the year when authors put together their eligibility posts to highlight work they published throughout the year. These posts are important because the horror/science fiction/fantasy award season is just around the corner, and posting links to publications helps readers find the stories they loved, and the stories they missed. Below isContinue reading “2022 Eligibility Post and Publication Round-up.”
New Story: Drained
I have another story released with Black Hare Press for their monthly Dark Moments drabble call. The theme this time was ‘How to stop a zombie apocalypse. My character tried. He really did. His idea worked, too. It just needs tweaking. Read my story here: Drained A Black Hare Press Dark Moments drabble.
New Story: Fallen Angels
I have a new story out today: “Fallen Angels”, a Black Hare Press Dark Moments drabble. This story was written for the monthly theme challenge: Nephilim Read it here: Fallen Angels
August Reflections
August was a busy month for reading and writing. I kicked it off with the release of The Killing Pen, a short horror story featured in ‘That Is TOO Wrong: An anthology of Offbeat Horror: Vol 11’, edited by Jan-Andrew Henderson, Black Hart Publishing. This is the second instalment of Jan’s horror anthology trilogy. TheContinue reading “August Reflections”
New Stories/New Anthologies
I have new stories to share this month, plus some exciting new anthologies to announce. Stories first: My love affair with drabbles continues with my latest acceptance in Black Hare Press’s Dark Moments Monthly challenge. The theme for June was Killer Flamingos and we were challenged to write exactly 100 words featuring the theme. CreatingContinue reading “New Stories/New Anthologies”
Dark Drabble Roundup
I had lots of fun writing drabbles last month and my effort has been rewarded with not one, but two new publications with Black Hare Press. My first accepted drabble was for the Dark Moments Monthly Challenge: Theme – Zippers. My story, Dressed To Kill, is online now. To read CLICK HERE My second acceptedContinue reading “Dark Drabble Roundup”
Pauline Yates 