Shorter Works – Anthologies, Features, Digital.
- Cogs and Conspiracies
Steampunk short story collection, mostly set in Australia between 1840s and 1910 (in the alternate world of The Adventures of Viola Stewart and The Department of Curiosities.) Also includes ‘Right on Time‘ (Denizens of Steam anthology) and ‘All That Glitters‘ (Den of Antiquity anthology) Kraken Publishing, 2023. ISBN: 9780645815108 - The Case of the Toxic Teacake
Short storty – Victorian/Holmesian mystery – featured in the anthology ‘Sherlock is a Girl’s Name’
Clan DeStine Press, 2024. ISBN: 9781922904713 - Mrs Hudson and the Forgotten Letter
Short story – Victorian mystery – first published in the anthology, ‘Where’s Holmes: Volume II’
Specul8, 2020. ISBN: 9781716434488 (republished by Kraken Publishing, 2022) - Another Twist of the Nib: short tales with a darker twist.
Short story collection (eBook) – ghosts, vampires, apocalypse, and nefarious intent. Includes ‘The Case of the Murderous Migraine’, (Deadsteam anthology, 2018). 2020 ISBN: 9781005093679 - Quarantine Reads: Escape to Adventure
Short story collection (eBook) – fantasy, fairytale, steampunk
Kraken Publishing, 2020. ISBN: 9780463186091 - Sing For Me – flash fiction featured in the anthology, Fire and Brimstone. Specul8 Publishing. 2019. ISBN: 9780244826116
- The Case of the Murderous Migraine
Short story – gaslamp fantasy – first published in the dreadpunk anthology, ‘Dead Steam:A Chilling Collection of Dreadpunk Tales of the Dark and Supernatural‘. Publisher: Grimmer & Grimmer Books, 2018. ISBN: 9780995276741 - Elevensies with Aunt Enid – Penny Blake’s blog: Blake and Wight (flash fiction) (July, 2018)
- Mrs Hudson Investigates.
Short story – Victorian mystery – first published in the anthology, ‘Where’s Holmes: An Absent Sherlock Anthology‘. Specul8, 2017. ISBN: 978-0244045333 (republished by Kraken Publishing, 2022) - With a Twist of the Nib.
Short story collection – fantasy, science fiction and steampunk. 2017. ISBN: 9781370610525
“From the super short and snappy to some longer stories that have me keen to read the novels to come. Aunt Enid sounds like heaps of fun!” – Narrelle M Harris, author (Goodreads review). - All That Glitters.
Short story first published in steampunk anthology, Den of Antiquity, 2016. ISBN: 978-0995276727 Proceeds go to Red Cross. - Hunted.
Short story, featured in A Trail of Tales exhibition – (part of The Adelaide Fringe). 2016 - Right on Time.
Flash fiction first published in the steampunk anthology, Denizens of Steam. 2015. ISBN: 9781311741042 - An Eye for Detail
Australian Literature Review, June 2013. Shortlisted/Murder Mystery.
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