{"id":30,"date":"2024-06-03T20:14:33","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T20:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmcnamarabooks.com\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-03-13T02:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T02:59:21","slug":"other-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mmcnamarabooks.com\/?page_id=30","title":{"rendered":"Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I’ve written many short stories and lots of poetry. Sometimes I feel like my brain is a crazy, cluttered collection of ideas that are about to get the better of me…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update, 2 March 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The glorious March issue of Luna Station Quarterly<\/em> is now available, I’m so honoured to a part of this amazing publication…and I LOVE the cover art! You can access it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update, 22 January 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

WOW, my short story ‘The Hedge Knight Drinks’ has been accepted for publication in Flame Tree’s upcoming romantasy anthology Of Swords & Roses<\/em>. Check out the announcement here<\/a>. So excited!! \u2694\ufe0f\ud83c\udf39<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update, 8 January 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I’m thrilled to announce that my short story ‘Squilla of the Flower Moon’ has been accepted for publication in the March 2026 issue of Luna Station Quarterly<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update, December 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Murderfish <\/em>book is now available on Amazon! You can find it here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update, 6 November 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My short story ‘The Spell of Edrium’ has been accepted into the romantic fantasy anthology Of Love & Dragons<\/em> by Flame Tree! This is due to come out in March 2026! I’m still pinching myself…this is such an incredible milestone and a dream come true!! The author list is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update, 29 September 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My short story ‘Welcome to the Fantasy Fair’ has just dropped as a podcast on Connor Reads Books on Spotify! You can find it here<\/a>. I feel like such a celebrity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update, 24 August 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

‘The Witch-light’ <\/em>has just been posted by Of Metal and Magic<\/em>…here it is<\/a>! And here is the cover art!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update, 5 June 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My short story ‘Second Skin’ has been accepted for publication in Graveside Press’s<\/a> Witchcraft Anthology! This is due to be published in December 2026! \ud83e\uddd9\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83e\uddf9<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update, 29 March 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My short story ‘The Witch of Tarthus’ has been accepted for publication in Murderfish<\/em> by WonderBird Press. This illustrated collection of stories will read like a worst-case-scenario aquatic bestiary, or an \u201cUnhelpful Encyclopedia.\u201d The Kickstarter campaign has now launched! You can check it out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PS The cover design for Murderfish<\/em> looks great, and I’m so excited to see the illustrations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update, 17 February 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My short story ‘Quantum Hermit’ has been accepted by Zooscape<\/em>, and will be featured in an upcoming issue! You can find it here<\/a> (it will be published in Issue 27). Also, below is a cool illustration I commissioned for the story, done by germanpasti from Fiverr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update, 31 October 2024<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My short story ‘The Haunted Library’ won the 2024 Halloween Writing Contest hosted by The Furious Gazelle! You can read it here<\/a>. I love Halloween! \ud83c\udf83 And libraries!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Update, 21 October 2024<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

My short story ‘The Witch-light’ <\/em>has been accepted by Of Metal and Magic Publishing<\/em>, and will be published online in 2025!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Update, 21 June 2024<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I am now a published author!! My short story ‘Welcome to the Fantasy Fair’ has been accepted by The Pink Hydra<\/em> magazine, and is featured in the August 2024 issue, available here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hurrah!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s all for now…<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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