The wait is over. The aptly titled Patiently Waiting is now available. Click HERE to go straight to it.
"I'm sorry," he said, returning to his newspaper, "I don't do surveys, I'm afraid."

"It's not a survey," Helen said, frustration creeping into her voice.

"It's about Sleet James," Moira interjected, unable to keep her peace any longer.

The newspaper dropped to the table and, for the first time, he raised his head to stare at them over the rim of his spectacles. His gaze lingered on Moira and then passed to Helen, whereupon his eyes opened wide. "You!" he exclaimed. 

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When, however, the creature lowered its demonic head into a position where it hung above his own and uttered a threatening guttural bark, he could not help but turn away. Its breath reeked with a foulness which certainly complemented its horrific appearance.

“You haven’t brushed today either, have you?” he muttered.
 


Rejoin Sleet James as he journeys deeper into the alien world of the Shadows. Chapter 16 is now here!
 
And what if he does die, here and now? The Rector pondered. What would that mean? He was quite certain now that Sleet James’ involvement in these alien affairs was by no means accidental. What he was uncertain of, however, was whether James’ demise would benefit his own cause or hamper him in his intentions.

The next Chapter has arrived at long last.

And look out for new story Duplicity - coming soon.
 
Moira’s laugh was disconcerting, “you mean alien abduction, like the x-files or something? Helen, I didn’t come here to listen to this!”
Helen fixed the other woman with a stony glare, “you came here to listen, and you said that you would. I told you that it would be hard to believe, and guess what? It is!"
 
The next long overdue instalment of Shadow on the Sun is now available....

Perry turned to consider him. “You alright?” he asked.
“Yeah,” Sleet grimaced back, “of course I am. I’ve only been kidnapped by monsters and a raving psychopath and whisked off to an alien world which has air as thick as soup. In what way could I possibly not be ‘alright’?”


 
Chapter 12 now online!

'He was transfixed now - too late to back out of it, even if he wanted to. Those glowing eyes burnt into his brain with an intensity The Rector knew could steal his soul, the very core of him.'
 
The reworking of the Shadow on the Sun index has been completed - hopefully it is now both more user friendly and inviting.
 
Chapter 11 now available!
“Again, Sleet!” Perry urged desperately, “you can breathe this stuff, just give it a chance!”
Breathe this? Sleet’s mind conjured with the concept as it rattled around the edges of consciousness like a roulette ball on a steadily slowing wheel.
 
Take a trip back in time, as we unravel the origins of the tale and begin to understand how two universes that were never meant to meet, did! After the initial ten chapters, this is Interlude no. 1 (in D minor)
 
Chapter 10 of Shadow on the Sun has been added.