Stories from the dark side of Milton Keynes
My day job, for the time being at least, is being in charge of all the surveys that go out to students at the Open University. Collecting and analysing data is my bread and butter, so when I had this idea for finding and sharing stories from the dark side of Milton Keynes, it was... Continue Reading →
Hello folks! I've got some news for you all... I'm launching a new project. I've been pondering lately — well, I ponder a lot, all the time, but recently I've been more thoughtful than usual. This blog has been going for ten whole years. One of the stories I'm working on at the moment has... Continue Reading →
Look, just because that's two weeks running I've spent my Sunday morning skulking about under bridges, it doesn't mean I'm going to make a habit of it, or reinvent myself as a troll. I promise. You remember last week I mentioned the splendid reader who had tipped me off to a good place to explore?... Continue Reading →
It's been a strange week. I've spent most of it in my head, writing. I'm working on a folk-horror story (yep, set here in MK!) about an ancient evil that lurks under the ley-lines, and what happens when the careful order of our grid-roads and redways is disturbed - what horrors might be unleashed? I'm... Continue Reading →
You're going to have to indulge me just a little on the strict City of Secrets parameters because today's location isn't in Milton Keynes - although it does have an MK postcode... so forgive me but for this visit, I've ventured just over the border into Bedfordshire and oh boy, it was worth a wander.... Continue Reading →