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.

My story The Fall of Azaliel and Lorcas is online at Fifty-Two Stitches.

Reconnoitring the slopes of Hell is all in a day’s work for angels Azaliel and Lorcas, but neither is prepared for when their vessel springs a leak.

A new 100-word drabble called Aliens has sold to Flash Scribe. They’ve also bought my previously published micros Tastes Like Chicken and Two Point Four Children. All three stories are scheduled to go online next month.

My story The Fall of Azaliel and Lorcas has sold to Fifty-Two Stitches. It will be published on the web before being anthologised in traditional book format.

My story Like Cat and Dog is out now in the Beast Within anthology from Graveside Tales. Go here for the full table of contents and purchasing details.

In a near-future London, werecats and werewolves live unmolested among humans. However, it takes an enormous amount of will-power for the changelings to live as mundanes, and when a snow leopard and timber wolf get the scent of blood in their nostrils, folks had better watch out!

My story The Arbitrator is now online in the final issue of Dred.

Empathy is both a blessing and a curse, just ask the arbitrator.

My story The Migrant has sold to the forthcoming Dead Souls anthology from Morrigan Books. It is scheduled for release March 2009.