I’ve recently written a new short story; a dark fairy tale entitled Window of the Soul. Well, I say short story, it’s actually closer to novella length, hence why Fictions on Medium are running it in eight instalments over last month and this month. It is also available on Substack, for those of you who subscribe to the paid version of the Dillon Empire on that platform.

Window of the Soul is set in an unnamed land akin to a modern western nation, but with key differences. They exist in a state of civil war between east and west. Into this mix, an adolescent girl finds her very soul in jeopardy, when ocular double-glazing salesmen urge her authoritarian stepfather to replace her eyes with new ones that will protect her from supposedly untoward spiritual influences. I won’t say anything else about the plot but do check out part one here (on Medium) or here (on Substack).