Alan Baxter

3 weeks ago | fabtcg.com | Alan Baxter |Robbie Wen |Edwin McRae

The Dreadnought rose from the depths to split the waves like a shark’s fin. It glistened in the silver light of a full moon, making good its ambush as shouts of alarm erupted from the Kuraghan ship in its path. “Avast ye deathly layabouts!” Captain Gravy Bones hollered at his cadaverous crew. “Make ready to broadside and board!”“Begging yer pardon, Cap’n,” Chum asked, his grave grin a little dulled with concern. “You sure this be them?”Gravy slapped his first mate’s shoulder with a bony clack.

Nov 5, 2024 | shepherd.com | Tananarive Due |Alan Baxter |Coy Hall |Kev Harrison

My favorite read in 2024 I'd heard good things about this book going in, so wondered if it could live up to the hype but, within a short few pages, I was so totally sucked into the story that those fears were swiftly dispelled. It's a difficult read in places, eye opening for someone from the UK who doesn't understand the context of the Jim Crow United States as well as someone who lives there.

Jan 22, 2024 | cosmichorrormonthly.com | Alan Baxter

by Alan BaxterFrom CHM #42 December 2023Sitting on the neatly upholstered chair in the tiny office I try not to let my frustration show. “Really, nothing at all?”“Not in town.” The real estate agent’s face is apologetic. “With the flower festival on it’s our busiest time of year.”“There must be something.”“It’s our own fault, Jim,” Mary says, putting a hand on my knee as she smiles at the agent. “We just don’t have distances like this in England.

Jan 11, 2024 | alanbaxter.substack.com | Alan Baxter

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Jan 11, 2024 | alanbaxter.substack.com | Alan Baxter

This is the last time I’ll be sending an email from Substack. If you need to understand why, you can check out this post that explains it all. I wasn’t planning to send another missive from here at all, but there’s been one tiny hiccup with the transition to a new system. It was supposed to be seamless, but what really is these days, eh?