Whether it’s rebuilding through running, exploring fractured futures, or facing the things we don’t talk about—I write from lived experience, imagined consequence, and everything in between.
Here you’ll find insights into my books, my process, and the real-life moments that shaped them. It’s personal, honest, and sometimes a bit uncomfortable—but that’s where the truth lives.
Short Stories
Fiction rooted in truth. Darkness drawn from somewhere real.
This space is for the stories that don’t fit anywhere else — the ones that arrive in fragments, sharpened by memory, silence, and aftermath.
Some are short. Some stretch longer. All are grounded in survival, conflict, and the monsters — real or imagined — that we carry with us.
Whether it’s a war that never ended, a town that forgot what it buried, or a man trying to make sense of ghosts that don’t stay dead…
These are the stories I write when the world goes quiet.
The Monster Accord short stories
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Writing a Graphic Novel: The Truth About Execution
Writing a graphic novel sounds like a dream. You have the story. You have the characters. You have scenes playing out in your head like a film reel you can’t switch off. The problem is getting it off the page — or rather, onto it. Because writing a graphic novel isn’t just about storytelling. It’s…
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Why Readers Are Craving Realistic Military Thrillers in 2026
Modern readers no longer want cartoon villains and invincible heroes. They want realistic military thrillers rooted in grey-zone conflict, deniable operations, and credible strategic tension.
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The World’s Most Dangerous Shipping Lane
Nearly 20% of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz — a narrow corridor where tension, leverage, and economic pressure quietly shape global stability.
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Are Operators Born or Made?
Are elite operatives born different — or shaped by systems designed to remove hesitation? From the SAS to Navy SEALs and Mossad, we explore what really creates an operator — and what it costs.
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Why I Wrote The Operator
The Operator wasn’t written to reassure anyone. It was written because too many decisions are made in the dark, and too many people are expected not to notice.
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Right Blokes. Wrong Place.
Three ordinary blokes. One wrong pub. A comedy short story about mates, mayhem, and getting more than they bargained for. Be careful what you wish for…
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The Shadow at the Exposition | Quill Marlowe Casefile Ten
When time fractures beneath the 1889 Paris Exposition, Quill Marlowe must confront the truth behind his second sight, the origin of the Dread Ledger, and the moment his fate was sealed at Rorke’s Drift. Joined by a young H.G. Wells, this final case leads to the unmaking of history — and the closing of the…
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The Thirteen Cuts | Quill Marlowe Casefile Nine
A vanished painter. A boy carved like a canvas. Thirteen cuts, thirteen echoes — and Wilde returns with a sketch that shouldn’t exist. The Dread Ledger leaks again, and this time… it signs Quill’s skin.
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The Clockwork Orphan | Quill Marlowe Casefile Eight
In the ruins of a forgotten theatre, Quill Marlowe finds an automaton girl who shouldn’t be ticking. Crafted from grief and brass, she remembers too much — including him. As the Dread Ledger begins to write on its own, Quill must decide whether mercy lies in memory or silence.
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The Lantern Below Fleet Street | Quill Marlowe Casefile Seven
Fleet Street hides more than headlines. In Casefile Seven, Quill Marlowe uncovers a haunted press run by the ghost of W.T. Stead. Forgotten victims demand to be heard, and the dead refuse to be censored. A story of spectral journalism, buried truth, and ink that bleeds.
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The Wax God of Bishopsgate | Quill Marlowe Casefile Six
Beneath the lights of Bishopsgate’s forgotten theatre, a wax double takes Quill’s place on stage. The play is possession. The curtain never falls.
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The Smoke and the Scripture | Quill Marlowe Casefile Five
A preacher thought dead delivers sermons in a burned-out chapel. Quill Marlowe enters the ash to confront a hunger that feeds on faith—and on him.