My gothic short story 'The Stinker' won the UK's first Pulp Idol award in 2006, jointly conferred by SFX Magazine and Gollancz Publishing. Since then my short fiction has appeared in a variety of publications, including two Doctor Who volumes published by Big Finish under license from the BBC. Most recently my short story 'The Root of All Evil' appeared in The Black Bat Returns, published by Moonstone Books and featuring the eponymous pulp hero who first appeared in 1939.