Published Writing

Books

Envy the Seasons (with Hamish Whyte and James McGonigal. Tapsalteerie, 2022). Buy here.

In the Shadow of Piper Alpha (Tippermuir, 2022). Buy here.

Life is Elsewhere/Burn Your Flags (Liminal Ink, 2021). Buy here.

The Only Gaijin in the Village, a memoir on Birlinn/Polygon, March  2020. Buy here.

Fractures, a haiku collection on Tapsalteerie, December 2016. Buy here.

The Waves Burn Bright, a novel.

Silma Hill, a novel.

First Time Solo, a novel.

In The Empty Places, (Editor), an anthology of short stories and visual art.

Essays

Tombo-en in Gutter 25

Anthologies / Chapters in Books

Literary Landscapes (John Sutherland, General Editor, 2018). A chapter on Yukio Mishima’s The Sound of the Waves. Buy here. 

‘Snafu’ in The Speculative Book (2016) Buy here.

‘Fyann’ in In The Empty Places (2014) Buy here.

‘A Cityscape, At Night’ in Stories for Homes (2013) Buy here.

‘Freedom’ from Dog Mountain in New Sun Rising: Stories for Japan (Racing Aardvark, 2012) Buy here

‘Sinkhole’ from Dog Mountain in A Thousand Cranes: Scottish Writers for Japan (Cargo, 2012) Buy here

5 stories in Very Short Stories (Cargo, 2011)

‘Things I Know Are True Because Hollywood Says So’, in Latitude: Writing from the Philippines and Scotland (Anvil, 2006) Buy here

‘Sometimes Sleep’, from Sometimes Sleep in Stramash (University of Glasgow, 2004) Buy here

‘Football Scarves and Richard Kimble’ in The Hope That Kills Us (Freight, 2002) Buy here

‘Dragonflies Trousered’ in University of Aberdeen Creative Writing Society: The Word is not Enough 

Novel Extracts

‘Opening’ from Dog Mountain in Gutter 1

‘Honda’s Tale’ from Dog Mountain in Gutter 3

‘Hanami’ from Dog Mountain in Causeway / Cabhsair 2:1

‘Sinkhole’ from Dog Mountain in A Thousand Cranes: Scottish Writers for Japan (Cargo 2012) Buy here

‘Freedom’ from Dog Mountain in New Sun Rising: Stories for Japan (Racing Aardvark, 2012) Buy here

‘Hitoshi and the Orange Peel Mystery’ from Dog Mountain in Eastlit

‘Sometimes Sleep’ from Sometimes Sleep in Stramash (University of Glasgow, 2004) Buy here

Short Fiction

‘The Jungle’ in The Dillydoun Review 1

‘Blackwaterfoot’ in Gutter 17

‘Leftovers’ in Northwords Now 32

‘The Revolution Will Be Catered’ in Shoreline of Infinity 5

‘Tierra del Fuego’ in Causeway / Cabhsair 7.1

‘The Ground Beneath My Feet’ in Gutter 9.

‘Fuji Rock & Ever After’ in Gutter 6

‘Old School’ in Litro

‘The Workers’ Guide To The World’ in Outside In 18

‘You Pay Your Money’ in Chase The Moon 1

‘Dead Seal Beach’ in Causeway / Cabhsair 5.1

‘A Little Information’ in Flash: The International Short Short Story Magazine

‘A Trolley Full of Marx’ in Flash: The International Short Short Story Magazine.

‘Sanctuary’ in Eastlit

‘This Too Shall Pass’ in Eastlit

‘Turnstile’ in Eastlit

‘Paradise Lost’ in Celtic View

‘Homegame’ in From Glasgow to Saturn 19

‘A Job For Life’ in From Glasgow to Saturn 21

‘Rolling News’ in From Glasgow to Saturn 35

‘Yuki ga Furu’ in Southpaw 3

‘Once You’ve Said I Love You’ in Southpaw 6

‘Musee D’Orsay’ in Lousy Beatnik

‘Happy Café’ in Spilling Ink

‘Fractures’ on Nanoism

‘Slant of the Sun’ in Nanoism

‘Jazz’ in The Cellar Scene

‘Descartes’ on defenestration

‘Bobbin’ on defenestration

‘The End’ on 365tomorrows

Poetry

Fences We Build, a self-published chapbook (1999)

‘Kobe Waterfront’ in Tokyo Poetry Journal 7

‘In Tsurumai Park’ in Eastlit

‘Spring at Kyourai’s Hut’ in Eastlit

‘China’ in Eastlit

‘Don Coyote’ in Poetry Scotland

‘Footsteps’ in Poetry Scotland

‘Gin a Wis’ in Poetry Scotland

‘He Stands In The Light’ in Poetry Scotland

‘Autumn Solitude’ in Poetry Scotland

‘A line drawn’ in Modern Haiku

‘The full moon’ in Presence

‘The Sniper’ in Poetic Diversity

‘Snapshot’ in Poetic Diversity

‘Lemons’ in Shamrock

‘The Cairn’ in Dogma

‘One Small Room’ in Pushing Out The Boat

‘Matthias Sindelar’ on Football Poets

‘I Do Not Like The Dark’ in Montreal Serai

‘Migrating’ in New Writing From The North

‘The Sun Crystalises’ in New Writing From The North

‘Patrick’ in New Writing From The North

‘The Mist Slowly Lifts’ in New Writing From The North

‘Now The Water Drips’ in New Writing From The North

‘In A Newton’s Cradle’ in New Writing From The North

‘We Clutter Our Minds’ in New Writing From The North

‘Raw Black’ in New Writing From The North

‘Aberdeen To Me’ in Aberdeen Kist / Limousine Bull

‘At The Graveside’ in Aberdeen Kist / Limousine Bull

‘The Graveyard’ in University of Aberdeen Creative Writing Society: The Unprofessionals

‘Mute’ in University of Aberdeen Creative Writing Society: The Unprofessionals

‘Fences We Build’ in University of Aberdeen Creative Writing Society: The Unprofessionals

‘Contemplation of a Sentenced Man’ in University of Aberdeen Creative Writing Society: The Unprofessionals

‘The Realism Defence’ in in University of Aberdeen Creative Writing Society: The Unprofessionals II

‘Lament’ in in University of Aberdeen Creative Writing Society: The Unprofessionals II

‘Water’ in The Cellar Scene

‘Life is (Coming)’ in Storm 2

‘You’re Still’ in Storm 2

‘I Sit Here, Silent In The Dark’ in Storm 2

‘Two Sides’ in Storm 2

‘Lac Leman’ on defenestration