Reading “Mother In Bloom” for StokerCon 2021

I pre-recorded a reading for StokerCon 2021 where I read the opening pages of “Mother In Bloom”, the second novella in THE GULP. It was exclusive to the con, but now the con is over, so I’ve made it public. I hope you enjoy it.

It takes a lot of manure to grow a few good roses

A couple of writer friends I respect a great deal have mentioned something along these lines over the last day or two, so I thought I’d write a similar admission. I can often feel guilt and frustration and joy in equal measure. I genuinely love to see my fellow...

Great short story collections

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of short fiction. While I love to read (and write) a novel, I find the shorter yarn to be a unique art form. In many ways, with genre fiction (and especially horror) the short story or novella is often a better format...

Move yourself, sitting folks!

A Twitter post triggered a thread, so I thought I’d move it here too, because it’s relevant and I wanted to save it. Here’s the original tweet that got me thinking. Vigorous one hour walk with Rufus achieved. Because exercise is important,...

Women in Horror

February is Women in Horror Month. There are women out there writing some amazing horror and I love it that WiHM exists to highlight them. I plan to only read women in February (mostly horror, but maybe not exclusively) and I wanted to help with the highlights by...

Short life lessons from me

Maybe short life lessons is a bit generous here, as is the title of the website, but here’s an interview with me on World Class Performer! Short Life Lessons From Alan Baxter Hope you enjoy...