Romance / SciFi / Short Story - The Blush, something that happens to Peter Webb every time he meets a girl, but particularly Helen next door. Will she ever take him seriously, or will something unexpected come between them? A short romance with a little SF twist...

A collection of paranormal, horror and fantasy short stories woven around old legends, odd characters, the occasional werewolf and the darkness within, some of which have been published or picked up the odd award. There are things you cannot see unless they want to be seen, and some legends linger on despite the modern world. A Gift in the Dark is a compilation of short works, many based around old myths and legends, and starts with a tale of a miner's descent into madness, history and legend, drifts through darkness, past a retelling of Red Riding Hood, up a crane, and along to the end of the world.

Docile Quinn impassively watches the rager heating up around him. Blue solo cup in hand, he drowns his hands into the thick, dark, mass of his hair. In a far off land, where red solo cups filled with Vodka dominate, apple juice was Quinn’s drink of choice. Tired of arson, tried of pills and filthy parties, Quinn doesn’t want to drag himself home in the dead of night anymore. Lengthy rigged video game lock-ins, rendezvouses with the town dealer, and snagging his brother, Jace, out of mayhem; only to be dragged back in again, rugged and exhausted are what fill his time. Gradually, his gentle frame is aching, and apple juice filled solo cups aren’t so satisfying anymore. Quinn tries to hold in the dark, sardonic, nature lurking deep beneath all the roundabout nights before breaking. No more ragers. No more pills, drug dealers, drunk truck drivers, or lurking around at night. No more blue cups.