
Pen name of Glasgow based mystery author | Winner, Ringwood Short Story 2024 | Debut novel, “Storm Girl”, coming soon! | See @jsapsley_author on Insta.
Glasgow, Scotland
Joined July 2022
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Thank you to Piker Press who have published my short horror story “All the Dead Beasts” - in which we find a PR scoping an unusual location for a new hipster dive | pikerpress.com/article/12128…
My micro sci-fi story “Living Water” has been published today by Quotidian Bagatelle | qb.foofaraw.press/living-wat…
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My dystopian sci-fi short story “Salvage” has been published by MetaStellar - please check it out !
My dystopian science fiction short story “Salvage” has now been published by MetaStellar; thank you so much to the editors for giving this story, which was first published in print by The Colored Lens, a new audience.
Salvage
She wakes and find herself aboard a sinking ship, not knowing who she is or why she is there. Yet, she knows she must save something, or someone. She must salvage....
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My uncanny short story, “The Last Conversation”, has now been performed by Tall Tale TV. It’s a fantastic and heartfelt performance and I’m delighted with it. I hope you enjoy it too. The story was first published by Pointed Circle Magazine. Link: youtu.be/YPEhajnkvLU?si
Chuffed to see one of my short stories in Black Sheep! In “Trance” we meet a Glaswegian nightclub owner as he returns to his long-closed venue, only to find something has been waiting for him there in the dark for one last dance! Available on Amazon, now | amzn.eu/d/0f6QYfig
My strange little story “The Shape at the Finnieston Crane” has been performed on the Frightening Tales podcast ! @CreepyWilhelm
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My short story “The Clockwork Goblin”, from Crooked Oak Press, on Amazon for less than £4. A dark, modern fairy tale about a girl dealing with bullies of the human and fae kind. Aimed at younger readers, and those who enjoy a dark slice of fantasy | amzn.eu/d/0cpRIOBI
My short story “The Clockwork Goblin” will be published on 1 September as part of the Bite-sized Frights series. If you love younger reader and middle grade horror/dark fiction then this one is for you!
My thanks to the editors of Merion West for featuring my supernatural short story “The Unexpected Harte” in their inaugural fiction selection. Story link: merionwest.com/the-unexpecte…
I am excited to see my Scottish folk horror story “Gudeman’s Land” published in the latest issue of The Bleeding Margin magazine. Here is an excerpt!
Link to the issue, please go support them and check out the other stories | capitalhorror.com/products/t…
Thanks to Linda Gauld from Kaidankai podcast for performing my story “Jimmy Allen’s Lockbox” in the most recent podcast. You can catch this and their other great ghost and supernatural stories over on their website, Spotify, Apple etc | kaidankaistories.com
The second instalment of my three part horror story “God of Soil” has been published today by Lovecraftiana magazine. Chock full of slithering stories and tales of cosmic horror, go check it out! | amzn.eu/d/02hiuZsO






















