Atlantic Wind and Cloudy Skies

Atlantic wind and cloudy skies are convincing me to spend even more time indoors than I already do. So over the past few weeks I have been writing, editing and daydreaming without restraint. The looming prospect of a French winter has somehow inspired me to write tales that take place in another season, another land - the island continent that I call home, with the burning brightness of its ferocious sun and the mystery of its deep dark outback nights.

I have also been revising other works of mine, short and long pieces, some of which will be released into the wild shortly and forced to find themselves a new home, under the care of a new master who will both protect and exhibit them. Others, especially the larger specimens, will remain with me for the time-being.

In the meantime, dear reader, you can find a list of my tales under the section entitled 'The Trost Library' - to the right hand side of this blog entry.

Enjoy!

Hoffman's Creeper

Following hot on the trail of 'The Ritual' published in issue 2 of the AHWA's magazine Midnight Echo comes my latest acceptance 'Hoffman's Creeper' which is now available free from the suitably bizarre folks at Legumeman. Hoffman's Creeper is the story of a botanist obsessed by his family of rare and endangered plants. Their survival depends on him and his love for them is true... as they say, sap is thicker than water.

MIDNIGHT ECHO #2

MIDNIGHT ECHO #2, the Australian Horror Writers Association's official magazine, is out now! If you love dark fiction and artwork then you must grab yourself a copy of this magazine in either the PDF or printed form.

She was timid, the kind of girl who felt uncomfortable at social gatherings. He needed a volunteer. The other guests pushed her into it, she didn't really have a choice. She just tried to ignore the attention and told herself that it wouldn't be so bad... after all, it was just a party trick.

Reflets d'Ombres

For those of you who have read Digging in the Garden in English you can now try your hand at deciphering the tale in French. I am pleased to announce that Mon Jardin d'Hiver has been published in issue 17 of the Gallic gothic literary zine Reflets d'Ombres. Bonne lecture, mesdames et messieurs!

Kangaroo Point

Australian Reader is a webzine dedicated to showcasing true-blue tales told by Aussie writers...

now including yours truly.

Kangaroo Point is a story set in a beautiful location that anyone who has ever lived in Brisbane is sure to know like the back of his angry wife's hand. What happens at Kangaroo Point, as anyone unfortunate to have read one of my works of twisted fiction before will know, is as horrible as the setting is delightful!

I am pleased to announce that the Trost Library has a new tale gracing its shelves. How I became a Criminal is now available to the reading public on the literary fiction webzine, The Beat. I hope you enjoy it and, more importantly, I hope it makes you think...