I write fiction, and you can find the details here!
My Fiction
To date I’ve produced two collections of short stories, both of which have been published by Lulu. They are available as print-on-demand paperbacks and as eBooks. Please click on the pictures for details.
DEATH AND THE CITY
What happens when put-upon prostitutes and workhouse inmates take revenge, or a royal corpse goes walkabout? Why do the dead call to us, and who are they anyway?
My first venture into fiction is a collection of stories which focus on the proximity of the dead to the living which, in an ancient city like London, embodies the closeness of the past to the present. Tube suicides, theatre ghosts and the dispossessed are among the dead represented here.
BEHIND THE CURTAINS
As you walk along any street in any town you will see window after window, closed off behind drawn curtains. Is it a happy house or one blighted by domestic tyranny? Is it the stage for romance or for tragedy?
Through fiction I explore various domestic settings. This collection features cannibals, bingo and a giant cockroach; psychosis, romantic harmony and melodrama.
Other Writing
As well as two volumes of stories (to date!), I’ve also produced a non-fiction history book. The Dark Side of East London examines aspects of crime and wrongdoing in the East End before it became the East End.
In the book I take pains to locate each individual story in present-day Tower Hamlets. This local emphasis is reinforced by the photographs taken especially by Alan Tucker, which show places as they are today where some of these actions took place.
You can find more details HERE.
