Five Things For Friday

Five things for Friday #3: Peter Capaldi, pocketbooks and the Goblin King

Things I enjoyed this week and thought you might too!

Gear

Gear review: The Lochby Mini-Field Journal

A pocket notebook system I use every day!

News

Announcing a new short story anthology – plus, Gwenpool trade paperback out today!

Just popping in with some exciting news – Titan Books have today announced a new anthology featuring a brand new short story from yours truly! Edited by stellar duo Dan Coxon and Philip Fracassi, Unearthed comes out 15th September, and features me alongside this top notch list of authors: * Tananarive Due

Booklife

My 2026 reading challenge

An experiment in self-control (with several very important loopholes)

Five Things For Friday

Five things for Friday #2: Tiny worlds, gigantic starships and clever spiders

Five things I enjoyed this week — from miniature libraries to surprisingly clever web-slingers

Online life

It’s not for me – A healthier way to disagree online

Four little words with the power to make all the difference.

Creative Life

My word of the year 2026

Plus, how to choose a word of your own

Five Things For Friday

Five things for Friday #1: Ghost stories, creative tips and frosty folklore

Things I loved and think you might too

Creative Life

Gaze into my 2026

Hints on what I’m working on next year

News

Cover reveal: Godfather of Hell is back!

Plus, ways you can help the graphic novel’s launch!

Booklife

Once Upon a National Trust Christmas

Sharing a few photos from Tyntesfield’s festive wonderland

Creative Life

2025: That was the year that was!

A round up of the year gone by — the highs, the lows and the hopes for 2026

Monster Mechas

Happy Christmas from the Cavletter

Wishing you a peaceful midwinter… complete with snow on the logo.

Booklife

The bookshop I wish I’d found years ago

A crime lover’s paradise in the city that never sleeps

Writer's Life

Season’s Greetings from my inbox

Sharing the love from Lucasfilm, DC and more

Lino printing

The King of the shortest day

Getting folky with my final lino print of the year

Newsletter

What do you want from the Cavletter in 2026?

I’m looking ahead and would love your input!

Out now

My final comics of 2025

plus new interviews, blogs and Monster Mechas!

Lino printing

Christmas puds, festive prints and even a touch of witchcraft – tin dog style

Spice in the kitchen, ink on my hands, and nostalgia on the screen

Perfect Sunday

A perfect Sunday with... Dylan Shipley

Shakshuka, Blackstone Fortress and going through the Square Window

Creative Life

Stop beating yourself up!

Yes, I'm talking to you!

Fan Art

December on the High Republic fan calendar

Believe it or not, it's December 1st, my favourite month of the year. That means it's our last page-turn on the wonderful Star Wars: The High Republic fan calendar that artist Julien Morvan gifted me at the beginning of 2025. Let's see who takes

Perfect Sunday

A perfect Sunday with... A.A. Abbot

Gospel brunches, everyday stories of teenage psychopaths and Dad's Army

Perfect Sunday

A perfect Sunday with... Robert Hack

Night owls, uneasy ghost stories and low budget horror with heart

News

A new story in Weird Tales plus Iron & Frost # 2

New weird fiction, comic chills, and things that made me smile this week!