An alt medieval fantasy in which the Ottoman Empire hasn't slowed the Byzantine Empire? Machiavelli hold my Hagia Sophia mosaics!

In Poetics, Aristotle categorises plots into simple (haplos) and complex (peplegmenos).

Every year, I say: I will read more. And each Spring, I wonder why I don’t. I’m not alone. Reading is the world's most popular New Year’s...

Within the Lighthouse is based upon the South Stack Lighthouse on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. There was a substantial lack of buildings, homes or public which drew me to the loneliness of it.

Douglas and Fionn spotted the crimson storms panes and lantern room from over the barbed pine trees.

In these defining renditions, the Gothic monster is viewed as a reflection of interpersonal fear; a symbol of our inner monster which both attracts and deters us from addressing psychological and cultural fears.

"When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature." – Maya Angelou