My story Raising Archie has been published in The Fleas They Carried, a charity anthology in aid of animal shelters and rescue groups. The editor, J K Richards, has promised to match all proceeds from book sales, dollar for dollar! You can buy your copy in electronic and paperback formats here.

Cutting the Cord has been published only days after it was accepted by Everyday Weirdness. You can read it here. A link has also been added to the mylefteye free fiction sidebar.

Lisa feels smothered by her mother’s love and needs to get away.

My flash piece Cutting the Cord has sold to Everyday Weirdness.

My story Lonely Heart Clob (published previously as ‘Clob’) has been podcast in audio format by The Dunesteef.

Leonard Stromboldt needs assistance in the boy-meets-girl department. But what help is he going to get from a six-inch high manifestation of his id?

My story The Exchange has been anthologised in Northern Haunts: 100 Terrifying New England Tales. Hardback and paperback versions are available from Shroud Publishing and Amazon, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society.

“There is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” A pleasant boating trip turns into a nightmare for Grace and her dad.

My drabbles Aliens and Tastes Like Chicken have been published at FlashScribe. Links to both stories have been added to the mylefteye.net free fiction sidebar.

My story Raising Archie has been accepted by the 2009 Winter Relief Anthology. All proceeds from sales of the book will go to an animal rescue charity.

My story Jed and Dian has been accepted by Flash Scribe. It is part of a zombie series that includes the previously accepted Tastes like Chicken and Two Point Four Children. All three will be published online very soon.

My story Japanese Motorcycle Clob has been accepted by the Dunesteef Audio Podcast. It will be available to download as an mp3 later this year.

I am delighted and honoured to discover that Fourtold, my collection of novellas from Baysgarth Publications, is one of ten titles to reach the preliminary ballot for the 2009 Bram Stoker Awards, presented annually by the Horror Writers Association.

Superior Achievement in a Collection.

The Number 121 to Pennsylvania by Kealan Patrick Burke
Mama’s Boy and Other Dark Tales by Fran Friel
Just After Sunset by Stephen King
Little Creatures by Michael McCarty
Other Gods by Stephen Mark Rainey
The Autopsy and Other Tales by Michael Shea
Sheep and Wolves by Jeremy C. Shipp
Fourtold by Michael Stone
Gleefully Macabre Tales by Jeff Strand
Ennui and Other States of Madness by David Niall Wilson

Fourtold is now available in paperback and hardback, priced £8 and £18 respectively. Some online stores, including Amazon, are offering a discount. Signed books are also available directly from me. Please email me if you’re interested in a personalised copy.