Stories
‘Bach to the future’ revisited
Honoured to have my flash story 'Bach to the future' featured in the latest issue of Syncopation, a music themed journal in Toronto. https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/flash-fiction/ Tap on the download link to read it.
Grumblebum’s balls of fate
Took well over a year for this piece to find a home, so never give up on work you think is worth submitting. My latest published story. https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2022/04/14/grumblebums-balls-of-fate/
Damaged goods
This re-worked version of an earlier story has just been published on CafeLit. https://www.cafelitmagazine.uk/
Just published by Hash Journal
My story, 'The Delicious Electric Apocalypse', has just been published by Hash Journal. https://houseofhash.net/jacquier
Raving and Wryting hits the interweb
Hi, all Looking for an allegedly funny last minute stocking filler? Check out my latest (actually first) book on Amazon. All the best and thank you for your support for my literary endeavors. Regards Doug
Solitude has it’s own rewards
Keith turned his gas bottle on, lit the flame on his camp stove, poured a slurp of peanut oil into his wok and, after feeding a couple of pieces to Arfer his German Shepherd, added the diced meat he’d had marinating overnight. When it had browned, he added the sliced vegetables and gave the wok … Continue reading Solitude has it’s own rewards
Shout
This piece was published on StereoStories . Marysville Hotel, Victoria. 1977 By the time I met the Australian rock legend Johnny O’Keefe in 1977, I was working as a roadie for a middle-of-the-road pub band. They played the classic hits that suburban and country audiences wanted to hear. Hardly rock and roll heaven but it was … Continue reading Shout
‘Currying Disflavour’ is a winner
This story won the Longer Flash Fiction section (up to 500 words) of the Andrew Siderius Memorial Writing Contest, run by Friday Flash Fiction in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Judges' comments included: 'We especially enjoyed Doug's descriptive language, such as "mustard-gassed appetite" and "the Hades of the wok." It isn't often that a reader laughs out … Continue reading ‘Currying Disflavour’ is a winner
Pigs Might Fly
This piece was published in an anthology of 90 pieces called 'The Tyranny of Bacon' published by Truth Serum Press under their Pure Slush label. I have obviously taken some liberties with the theme. There’s Bacon and there’s Bacon. In fact, a whole shedload of Bacons dot the British historical landscape. One of their claims to fame … Continue reading Pigs Might Fly
Six Crooked Highways 