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Anthology (V) – Seasons Meetings Steve and Hugh are not exactly friends. Steve is cool and popular and sees the hearts on people’s sleeves while Hugh is odd and struggles to feel his own emotions, never mind recognise the feelings of others. Sometimes, Hugh just wants to disappear. They are both lonely and keep secrets. However, as Christmas approaches, the unlikely pair are about to discover they are not alone and never have been…   Excerpt: “We’ll be stopping in a few minutes,” Matt interjected, sensing the tension. “That is good,” Hugh replied. “I need to urinate.” “That’s because you drank a litre of water since we left,” Steve observed. “Yes, I am starting to feel bladder discomfort. Also, I have an erection,” Hugh revealed. Steve barked an involuntary laugh and Matt sputtered and coughed at the unexpected information. “It is not due to your conventional attractiveness. I think my bladder is overfull and pressing down on my prostate,” Hugh enlightened. “I...

Anthology V – Seasons Greetings will be online at Christmas time.   More details coming soon…

When I started writing Anthology IV it wasn’t an Anthology story. It started life as a very short first-person narrative as a gift to a friend – a fellow Nifty author, Matt Smith. However, after about 1000 words I realised I had something really interesting and exciting. Two weeks later, I finished version one of the story which was 9,500 words long. That was the end of March and I sat on it for a long time while I released A Series of Embarrassing Events. I started editing six months later (September) and now the version two is around 19,500 words – hence why it is now 2 parts.   I’ve thought a lot about how Anthology IV (Join the Team) has changed my ideas about the future of the Anthology series. I really wanted this story to be a comic book story but also comic (funny). As that genre developed, I realised there was scope to set all the Anthology stories in one universe and have them interconnected. I have plans for Anthology V (an odd couple story) and Anthology VI ...