The website of writer and poet Daniel Bennett
My story 'Vines' is currently free to read on Interzone Digital, beautifully illustrated by Alex Maniezo. 'These were the late days after the Work Lottery, what we thought of as a great rebalancing. To align society along a spirit of fairness, the population earned a set wage, and we found ourselves ascribed our lifelong careers … Continue reading Vines
Interzone 294 is now out and I'm hugely pleased to have my story 'The Coming of The Extroverts' included alongside lots of amazing work. Thanks also to Alex Maniezo, who also did the artwork for my story 'Vines', for another great illustration.
'The sounds of his life on Davenhall Island were those footsteps in the hall at night, the trees in winter and the throttled din of the ice machine out behind the rice shop, a white and black unit that ran entirely on its own, blocks of ice spitting out onto the ground to the absolute … Continue reading Greek Judy
'I pondered that a good while, as we walked side by side through the rain, under the dark branches of the Forest of the Otherhord. Within the white hood Faxe's face was tired and quiet, its light quenched. Yet he still awed me a little. When he looked at me with his clear, kind, candid … Continue reading Eternal Present
'There is a story they tell to children who are still learning the Covenant, about the days when the gods had not yet ceased to walk the world in human form, and the first men had not yet arrived on Borthan. The gods at that time did not know they were divine, for they had … Continue reading Nothing Godlike
'They walked on the thin stony dirt between miles of dead grass too short to bow to the northwest wind. Enormous masses of cloud travelled backward over their heads so that they seemed to be walking very fast, the grey plains sliding with them. 'Clouds make you dizzy,' Martin said, 'like looking up a flagpole.' … Continue reading Stuck Into the Sky
'They left the cafe and drove west on Sunset Boulevard almost to the old abandoned freeway, and then he parked the car at Black Clock Park, where the strolled the time-capsule cemetery looking at the headstones where the time capsules were buried. It started to rain; it seemed to rain all the time, a growing … Continue reading Black Clock Park
I've had three poems published on one of my favourite poetry sites, Wild Court. Here's an excerpt from one of them, 'The Epicureans'. 'Maybe because they livedon two-year work visas,sou-cheffing through Sohoor mixing their Last Wordsfor city boys in high-rise bars,comfortable in the starchof their denim aprons,as they navigated the balanceof maraschino and bitters,quoting Saki … Continue reading Wild Court
My story 'The Coming of the Extroverts' will be published in the issue 294 of Interzone, coming out later this year. Very pleased to be involved with this excellent magazine as it moves to its new home, and equally pleased to be included with lots of other fabulous writers. I'm especially excited by this story, … Continue reading Interzone 294
After a long time cooped up at home, I managed to get out to a gallery this weekend and visited the Our Time On Earth exhibition at the Barbican. It's an immersive, inspiring experience, which offers a sense of potential for our damaged world and I'd recommend it to anyone with an interest in our … Continue reading Refuge for Resurgence
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