The Dust Lounge

Thoughts and meanderings. Chatterings about writing, reading and shiny things that distract me. May contain cats and cheese.

On reading: Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer

An eco-thriller with its heart set in saving the world

On procrastination and discovering a love of plants

A beautiful, unsettling, dreamlike book, with sits well with the traditional classics of science fiction.

The third instalment of The Anomaly Quartet does not disappoint.

Take a trip down memory lane with the Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home

Beautiful, epic fantasy with violence and rough edges. Roanhorse takes you on a thrilling journey into an original, refreshing world.

My flash fiction piece Noodles while you’re sleeping has been published over at Daily Science Fiction

Blacktop Wasteland is an adrenaline filled heist thriller, wearing its heart on its sleeve.

Happy New Year – a brief look back and a brief look forwards