Author Archives: Dan

Urban Driftwood ebook now available

As some of you may know, a couple of years back I got all excited about finally being able to launch a wee project I had had on and off the burner for the better part of ten years. That … Continue reading

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Snippets

So there’ve been a few things going on in the background while I’ve been both inundated with a crazy stint at the day-job and busy at home sharing the child-rearing responsibilities. StarShipSofa recently included a short story by JM Perkins … Continue reading

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Crucible

In early 2011, Spec Fic NZ teamed up with the Wily Writers Podcast to run a short story competition. I read the email, and did nothing about it. I read the newsletter that mentioned it again, and I did nothing. … Continue reading

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Guest Post: Writers of the Future winner Patty Jansen

Over the past couple of years I’ve discovered that as a writer I’m not nearly as alone in this solitary task as I once thought I was. Besides getting to know other writers from all over the world through Twitter, that most … Continue reading

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Digital Sleeper

In case you missed me flooding Twitter and Facebook with this news already, I have a new story available as a free audio download, over on the “Every Photo Tells” Podcast, called Digital Sleeper. It has been described as “dark … Continue reading

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Changes

It’s been a crazy couple of weeks since I managed to get this site reboot underway, which is why I haven’t actually posted or updated anything, not even all my great news. The biggest change in our life here is … Continue reading

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Brave New World

After watching my last two blogs dwindle over the past year or more, I have finally decided to migrate all of my web presence from Freshly Ground and the Podagogue over here to my homepage. I’ve got a bit to … Continue reading

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