Tag: Silent Hills

The Silent Hills has arrived!

The Silent Hills (ISBN: 978-1-61937-015-9) is out today, brought to you by Musa Publishing. It’s a short fiction ebook about a man who finally finds a reason to stop running from his past, himself and the truth. A story of responsibilities and consequences, The Silent Hills finds Peter Marlow ensnared in someone else’s drama, where …

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In praise of… Musa Publishing

My short fiction work, The Silent Hills, is contracted to Musa Publishing and the whole process has been a revelation. Within days, they’d sent me a contract, held a skype call to introduce me to the team, discussed cover ideas with me (and assigned an artist) and – be still my beating heart – gone …

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Losing Face and Making Space

Sometimes it takes a big person to recognise when a relationship isn’t working out. “It’s not you – it’s me,” has become a cliche and a get out clause. But in this case, I have to say, “It’s not me – it’s YOU!” You crave my attention and you have so many finicky rules and …

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Creativity, illness and The Silent Hills

A recent piece on the BBC website by Health report Michelle Roberts, caught my attention. Headlined ‘Creative minds mimic schizophrenia’, the article cited a conclusion drawn by scientists at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute.In essence, brain scans of highly creative people and those who suffer from schizophrenia show striking similarities.You can read the BBC piece here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/10154775.stmWe …

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