All the short stories are now free

I have been having a deep think about why I write and what I want to get out of this. After my divorce I have been struggling to find my own way, my own voice, my own values.

I have never been particularly motivated by capitalism. I have and always have wanted to pursue things I find interesting, meaningful and useful. My initial desire to make money and a business out of my work was probably just and hangover from the values I had adopted in my marriage. Time to be my own man again. Not that I don't understand or appreciate modern economics, just that money is in my view, especially for art, a very poor measure of value. To put a £1.99 price tag on my story Sapphire for example is an injustice. Amanda means so much more to me than that, her pains and loss of connection to her child, her desire to self improve, for self mastery, even as the desire enslaves and entraps her, it came right from my heart and my soul. Its value cannot be put in pounds.

I am lucky in that I already have a source of income. This is a gift and a privilege and so I can keep my art largely free and available for all. I am writing partly for myself, to explore those parts of me that have gone unreflected for far too long, and partly out of sheer joy and love for the subject material. Philosophy, technology, sexuality, robots, AI, human machine hybrids, martial arts, aliens, dead gods, lost civilisations, trauma and terror, love and human connection, these things keep me up at night and are quite frankly awesome! I want to share these ideas with others.

There is also a theme of maybe helping a few other people, I was lost, and sometimes am still lost in myself, my desires and my thoughts. I hope to show, and maybe convince myself, that even in a cold and indifferent universe it is possible to live a rich and fulfilling life with real human connections. My work is both deeply cynical but hopefully inspirational on some level.

If you do want to make a donation when you download one of the stories please do so to a charity aimed at helping those who struggle with addiction (or a charity of your choice). You don't even have to tell me, just spare a few quid to help those who are struggling.

Much love and cosmic dread.