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Matthew is a writer, web dev, and geek from Kent (UK). He is the founder and current chair of Thanet Creative as well as head geek for Author Buzz. His ambitions include seeing a film or TV series based on something he wrote. Matt is also responsible for fixing stuff on AuthorBuzz.co.uk when it breaks.
On a slow Wednesday afternoon, Blaze is visited by two worried-looking pixies. They need his help to save their portal. It turns out, that developers have purchased a…
Vegnault Grats was writing another missive to his Forebear3 begging to be reassigned out of the Thirteenth Voids. That was when the order arrived. Some new race called…
A close friend of the protagonist is keeping a secret. Actually, they are keeping many secrets. None of which the protagonist knows anything about. First, they are cheating…
One day Colin Blaze was visited by a man who claimed that the weather itself had a grudge against him. It would wait until he was mowing the…
Festus Briland met Eve for lunch because she offered to buy Kobe steak and 30-year-old whiskey afterwards. Who could say no to that? Fire, assassins, and – somehow…
In your dreams, you are frequently a great hero and heir to a powerful throne. You save princesses, defeat evil witches, drive out dragons, stop monsters, and generally…
Colin’s probation officer (don’t ask it was a long day) has always been Maggie Jones. Mostly because none of the other probation officers would take him. She was…
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Colin Blaze is visited by an elderly man who claimed to be 204-years-old. The man’s faded and ancient-looking passport says he is Colin Blaze. They even share a…
Every night when you go to sleep you have a vivid dream that you are struggling to stay above the water of a slightly choppy sea with no…
On a slow Sunday afternoon, a substitute postman finally figured out how to deliver a parcel to the office of Colin Blaze. This in itself was impressive but…
You have invested great efforts into fitting in where you live. You have good friends, a decent job, and nothing remotely strange has happened near you for some…
Colin Blaze was grabbing a coffee with his assistant Harry. This in itself was not unusual. What was strange was that the police chief marched in, chewed Blaze…
Today is your wedding day. Today, therefore, is the day when you must tell your beloved that you have been dead for over nine hundred years. You can…
You gave up hoping for rescue months ago. Since then you have settled into making a home for yourself on this isolated planet. The loneliness is hard to…
One sunny Saturday afternoon in Hyde Park, Colin Blaze was approached by a man dressed in fine silks and wearing a huge golden crown on his head. The…
Every six days, at exactly 11:46 am, a wise-looking monkey called Archibald comes to visit you. No matter where you are, Archibald just shows up. Bizarrely he speaks…
Harry always did seem impervious to the strange goings-on around him. One overcast Tuesday, he set out to buy a box of tea and a pint of milk…
Invite the humans, they said. It will be fine, they said. Humans are friendly, they said. What they did not say is that humans recreationally imbibe toxins, poisons,…
What was strange was that, on this particular day, the only client was an ordinary-looking old man called John. John wanted help finding his lost dog, rover. Was…
For example, in Blaze’s waiting room that Monday morning was sat a mute werewolf with a serious dandruff problem, a yeti called Jeff with an expired visa who…
Everyone is talking about the hot new guy that just moved to the area. He seems taken with your best friend and your best feels the same way….