On this page you’ll find a small selection of my short fiction that has been published in various places.
Obviously, a lot of my fiction gets sold to anthologies and journals so it won’t appear here. This is just a smattering to give you taste. The Books page lists a number of publications where you can find my work, and have a look at the About Alan page for a link to my full bibliography that’ll help you track down more if you’re interested. I’ll always give a heads up on the blog whenever anything new is published.
Check back now and then as I’ll add new stories whenever possible – keep an eye on the blog for updates.
Also, check out the Serial Fiction page, where you can read my serialised novella (or buy the ebook from there if you prefer), and check the Friday Flash category in the blog for a bunch of flash fiction pieces I’ve written over the years.
Enjoy!
(Please note, as with all content on this site, all these items are (c) Copyright Alan Baxter. No reproduction is allowed without written permission from the author.)
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THE SEVEN GARAGES OF KEVIN SIMPSON – NEW! Added 15/8/11
A story of family, legacy and free will. Originally published as a podcast at Pseudopod. Find the podcast here.
In a post-apocalyptic Australian outback, a man, a dog and a mysterious piece of alien technology are wandering the desert. Anyone else would destroy the tech and eat the dog, but Declan has a plan. This story was co-winner of the 2011 Wily Writers Short Story contest and is published and podcast by them. The link above leads directly to the site where you can read the story or download the podcast. I’d highly recommend the podcast as the voice actor, Philip Pickard, does a wonderful job.
A science fiction yarn that starts out with a guy’s day going really bad, really quick. And then it just gets worse. This is my nod to the Men In Black style of SF. The link will take you directly to Kasma SF, where the story is published.
A nasty little flash fiction piece about the potential dangers of online chat. The link above is a direct link to the story at Bosley Gravel’s Cavalcade of Terror.
This is a flash fiction piece published at 52 Stitches. The link above is a direct link to the story on the 52 Stitches site.
This story was originally written with a five day deadline and the prompt: “Something written on a tombstone”. It was for a Horror Writers Duel over at the House Of Horror website. The limit was 1,500 words. I’m pleased to say that this story won the duel. Have at ye!
This is a reprint of one of my Friday Flash stories that was published over at Flashes In The Dark. The link is a direct link to the story on their site.
This is a modern sea monster yarn, with a bit of a nod to H P Lovecraft. It’s published by Seizure. The link above is to the online story or you can buy the hard copy edition featuring my story here.
Another flash fiction piece, this one a little horror yarn about the way a couple cares for each other. This was first published in House Of Horror issue # 7, December 2009. This is a direct link to the House Of Horror ezine page featuring Trapped.
A short story published in Volume 1, Issue 4 of The Oddville Press that the editor called “an existential delight”. A bit more light hearted than my usual fare.
NB – The above link is a direct link to the PDF file of the issue of The Oddville Press featuring my story – it’s a free publication. If you want the magazine to keep, do a Right Click and Save As to download the PDF file to your computer. My yarn starts on page 74.
I was also invited to read this story for the Outlandish Voices podcast. If you’d rather hear me read it to you than read it yourself you can find the podcast here.
A short dark future tale, originally published in the March 2009 edition of Antipodean SF.
A young boy, tired of the abuse from his father since his mother left the home, contemplates running away with his best friend.
This piece is a deliberate departure for me. Just for the hell of it I decided to write a completely non-genre story, which is something I hardly ever do. It actually turned out to be a pretty good story and, with a little bit of tweaking, was accepted for publication in Issue 3 of the Harbinger Journal. (Originally published in Harbinger Journal Issue 3.)
A young man is haunted by guilt over the suicide of a strange boy that he used to bully. Then he gets on the last bus home… (Originally published by The Harrow: Original Works of Fantasy and Horror – www.theharrow.com Vol. 10, No. 12).
A short story featuring Isiah, the powerful immortal protagonist in my novels RealmShift and MageSign, doing the dirty work of the Balance once again. An abridged version of this story was published in the Infinitas newsletter many moons ago. The full version was then published and podcast by Wily Writers. Follow the link above to read either the text version or have someone read it to you as a podcast (it’s 24 minutes long).
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