The Zodiac Anthology: Aries

Have you ever wondered what star sign you are and what that means about your personality or future? I have! I’m born under the star sign of Taurus, though, according to the exact time and date of my birth, I also have Cancer, Gemini, Pisces, Aries, Libra, Sagittarius and Leo…

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Two Worlds Collide for The Kids’ Cancer Project

Last Saturday I was lucky enough to participate in the 2016 write-a-book-in-a-day challenge. I emphasize ‘lucky’ because if I were the parent of a child with cancer, I wouldn’t be able to spend a day writing… I probably wouldn’t be able to write at all. There’s nothing more heartbreaking for…

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Would You Live Off-Grid?

As a writer of speculative fiction, I often think about the future. I love disaster and apocalyptic stories, and sometimes wonder if I should do more to prepare for possible calamity. On a basic level, I should probably keep some bottled water and tins of beans in the garage. We…

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My Story on Galactic Chat!

Galactic Chat’s Mark Webb interviews Aussie speculative fiction guru Ion “Nuke” Newcombe about AntipodeanSF, ebooks, what makes good flash fiction, and all things speculative. Listen through to the end of the podcast, when I narrate my flash fiction piece Shy at around the 49-minute mark. Thanks Mark, Tansy Rayner Roberts…

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Look What Just Arrived!

Wow – look at this! My Ditmar Award just arrived and it’s so beautiful. I love it! So of course the first thing to do is snap a photo to share with you. I’m so lucky to have been awarded this, thanks to Australia’s amazing speculative fiction community. Thank you,…

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