Short Stories

My stories are more popular than my blog posts!

  • Epilogue – a Final Confrontation
    What if we could speak to our medical conditions? They have known as intimately for our whole lives. What would we say to them? What would they tell us?
  • Sherlock’s Bottom
    Rik Mayall’s legacy lives on a decade after his passing. I wrote an episode of ‘Bottom’ as a tribute!
  • Exodus
    This story is an attempt at science-fiction in the style of Isaac Asimov or HP Lovecraft. I wrote this in 2013, as I saw the world being destroyed by greed. Enjoy!
  • Courage: The Diary of Serjeant William Walsh, 7th Royal Dublin Fusiliers
    What is courage? (2700 words)
  • Rita – a Stage Play
    Rita: A Screenplay What is it like for an actor to live in the shadow of a screen icon they bring to life? (2050 words)
  • The Betrayal
    It takes supreme courage to betray a friend. (2215 words)
  • The Drummer-Boy of Potter Heigham
    This tragic story has endured for two centuries – but could there be more to it than we think? (5250 words)
  • William Walsh: At Mousetrap Farm, May 1915
    This is a story based on my great-grandfather, William Walsh. It covers the battles the Royal Dublin Fusiliers fought in the first half of 1915. He was just 17. (7040 words)