Creative Writing under the name N.E. Rule
This is my library of work in print.
Other places to find me
- Facebook - @NERuleWriter
- Amazon - Author Page - N.E. Rule
- Black Hare Press - Author Page - N.E. Rule
Published or Honourable Mentions from newest to oldest - links where available to read online or purchase.
| # | Title | Publisher | Type | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Hiring Freeze | Black Hare Press | Christmas Anthology Horror Macabre Minima - Ho Ho Ho | Nov '23 |
| 52 | Day of Epiphany | Black Hare Press | Christmas Anthology Horror Macabre Minima - Ho Ho Ho | Nov '23 |
| 51 | Waiting for Santa | Black Hare Press | Christmas Anthology Horror Macabre Minima - Ho Ho Ho | Nov '23 |
| 50 | Shrinking Labour | Black Hare Press | Christmas Anthology Horror Macabre Minima - Ho Ho Ho | Nov '23 |
| 49 | A New Year's Resolution | Black Hare Press | Christmas Anthology Horror Macabre Minima - Ho Ho Ho | Nov '23 |
| 48 | Grim Lodgings | Black Hare Press | Christmas Anthology Horror Macabre Minima - Ho Ho Ho | Nov '23 |
| 47 | Down to Earth | Hiraeth Publishing | Space Port Duty-Free Drabble Harvest Contest - HM & publication in upcoming Sept issue. | Aug '23 |
| 46. | Ties that Bind | Off Topic Publisher Contest - Short Story | Contest Winner! (2nd time winner!) | Jul '23 |
| 45. | Down the Rabbit Hole | Black Hare Press | Anthology - Run Rabbit Run - published April 2023 | Apr '23 |
| 44. | Just Rewards | Black Hare Press | Anthology - Run Rabbit Run - published April 2023 | Apr '23 |
| 43 | Fluid Illustrations | Black Hare Press | Online for patreons only - Plus Anthology - Year Five coming Jan '24 |
Mar '23 |
| 42 | Kissing Cousins | Black Hare Press | Anthology - Run Rabbit Run - published April 2023 | Feb '23 |
| 41 | Tiny Smuggler | Off Topic Publisher Contest - Short Story |
Contest - Winner! | Jan '23 |
| 40 | My Best Friend's Guy | Off Topic Publisher Contest - Short Story |
Honourable Mention (3rd time with OT) | Oct '22 |
| 39 | Payback | Black Hare Press | Anthology - Nom Nom Halloween Theme Available in Kindle & Print |
Jun '22 |
| 38 | Ready to Wear | Black Hare Press | Online for patreons only - Plus Anthology - Year Four - Jan '23 Available in Kindle & Print |
Jun '22 |
| 37 | Charmed | Flash Fiction Magazine - 101 Words | Online - flash fiction - published date - March 7 | Feb '22 |
| 36 | The Caregiver | Black Hare Press | Eldritch & Ether - Dark Poetry Available in Kindle & Print |
Feb '22 |
| 35 | Foresight | Black Hare Press | Online for patreons only - Plus Anthology - Year Four - Jan '23 Available in Kindle & Print |
Feb '22 |
| 34 | The Next Victim | Black Hare Press | Eldritch & Ether - Dark Poetry Available in Kindle & Print |
Jan '22 |
| 33 | The Wrong Guy | Black Hare Press | Eldritch & Ether - Dark Poetry Available in Kindle & Print |
Jan '22 |
| 32 | Death Sentence | Black Hare Press | Eldritch & Ether - Dark Poetry Available in Kindle & Print |
Jan '22 |
| 31 | Tender Gifts | Black Ink Fiction | Anthology - Winter ShocksAvailable in Kindle & Print | Dec '21 |
| 30 | Shrink Wrap | Black Hare Press | Wimbledon Common Children's Anthology | Dec '21 |
| 29 | Elder Care | NYC Midnight Madness - Micro Fiction 250 | Honourable Mention | Dec '21 |
| 28 | Identity Crisis | Australian Writers' Centre | Furious Fiction - Flash Fiction Challenge - Long Listed (5th time with AWC) | Oct '21 |
| 27 | The Letter | Black Hare Press | Eldritch & Ether - Dark Poetry Available in Kindle & Print |
Oct '21 |
| 26 | His Funeral | Off Topic Publisher Contest - CNF |
Honourable Mention (2nd time with OT) | Sep '21 |
| 25 | Trick or Treat (Member's only) | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print |
Sep '21 |
| 24 | Stay at Home Dad | Black Hare Press | Anthology Cyborg coming 2023 |
Aug '21 |
| 23 | The Tooth Fairy's Revenge | Black Hare Press | Anthology 666 Available in Kindle & Print |
Aug '21 |
| 22 | Waiting for Santa | Black Hare Press | Anthology 666 Available in Kindle & Print |
Aug' '21 |
| 21 | Battle of the Bands | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print |
Jul '21 |
| 20 | Rule Three | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print |
Jun '21 |
| 19 | That Day Tasted Like Freedom | Toronto Star | Published Online | May '21 |
| 18 | Kissing Cousins | Black Hare Press | Won a contest and is to be published on the inside cover of a BHP Writer's Journal. | May '21 |
| 17 | Passage for Two | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark Moments Available in Kindle & Print |
May '21 |
| 16 | The tone of your voice | Off Topic Publisher Contest - Poetry |
Hounourable Mention (1) | May '21 |
| 15 | Centre of Gravity | Australian Writers' Centre | Furious Fiction - Flash Fiction Challenge - Long Listed (4th time with AWC) | Apr '21 |
| 14 | This is NOT a Bedtime Story ... more | Propertius Press | Picture Book coming out - August 2023 |
Mar '21 |
| 13 | Displacement Error | Australian Writers' Centre | Furious Fiction - Flash Fiction Challenge - Long Listed (3rd time with AWC) | Mar '21 |
| 12 | Too Pretty | Black Hare Press | Anthology Dragon Available in Kindle & Print |
Mar '21 |
| 11 | Stories Behind the Stories | Australian Writers' Centre | Furious Fiction - Flash Fiction Challenge - Long Listed (2nd time with AWC) | Feb '21 |
| 10 | Hotel Hell | Black Hare Press | Anthology Hell Available in Kindle & Print |
Feb '21 |
| 9 | Intelligent Life | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print |
Feb '21 |
| 8 | The Migration | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print |
Jan '21 |
| 7 | Inclusion | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print |
Jan '21 |
| 6 | Eye Candy | Wyld Blood | Published Online | Jan '21 |
| 5 | Killer Meeting | Australian Writers' Centre | Furious Fiction - Flash Fiction Challenge - Long Listed (1) | Oct '20 |
| 4 | Premature Congratulations | Press 53 | Contest Win - 53 words - Available online | Sep '20 |
| 3 | To win, Get a Clue to Who's Playing a Game | Bam Mullin | Anthology - 42 Stories - to be published in 2024 - this anthology will be 42 stories x 42 genres | Aug '20 |
| 2 | Modern Day Retelling of Sword in the Stone | Bam Mullin | Anthology - 42 Stories - to be published in 2024 | Aug '20 |
| 1 | Manic Mundane - Poem | Rosemary Boyd | Anthology - 101 Things to Ponder During a Pandemic (Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness in London, ON) |
Jul '20 |
I have always enjoyed writing. It wasn't until the Pandemic that I have had time to pursue it again. Now, I always have stuff on the go and I am always waiting to hear back on things sent out (waiting is the hard part!) Since July 2020, I have written over 100 short stories.
Unfortunately, I can't publish them here and still send them out for submissions. Let me know if you want to be on my first readers' list.
I am currently working on a picture book series about a kid with a great imagination. The first books is titled "My neighbour is a vampire". I have sent to an agent.
I have also written an 80K RomCom Romance story called Destination that I have sent out for submission calls.
And I have a mid-grade chapter book story called Hanson & Petal that I have sent out. Cross your fingers for me.
Sincere thanks for your intererest.
Printed Books
16. Cyborg - Anthology - coming soon
15. Year Five - Dark Moments - Anthology - January 2024
14. MACABRE MINIMA - HO HO HO - Christmas Anthology - November 2023
13. This is NOT a Bedtime story - Picture Book coming August 2023
12. Run Rabbit Run - Anthology - April 2023
11. Dragon - Anthology - March 2023
10. Year Four - Dark Moments - Anthology January 2023
9. Wimbledon Commons - Children's Horror - November 2022
8. Nom Nom - Halloween Anthology - October 2022
7. Eldritch & Ether - Dark Poetry Anthology - October 2021
6. Hell - Anthology - Feb 2021
5. Year Three: Dark Moments - Anthology - January 2022
4. Winter Shocks - Anthology January 2022
3. 666 - Dark Moments - Anthology - August 2021
2. 42 Stories - Anthology -
Coming 2024
1. 101 Things to Ponder During a Pandemic - Anthology - July 2020
Selected Publishers & Contests
Black Hare Press - their calls are for dark fiction & horror. Super nice people that run this company. Author contributors group is also very nice.
Off Topic Publishing - This is a Canadian publisher, editor and contest link rolled into one. The contest has a small cost to submit but the prize is half of the submissions collected and judges provide feedback. I have won 2x and had 3 HMs.
Press 53 - free monthly 53-word contest (won 1x) among other contests and submissions.
Propertius Press - The publisher of my "coming" picture book. Lots of other good books published.
Wyldblood Press - Speculative fiction - lots of great calls and free fiction to read on their site.
Black Ink Fiction - speculative fiction - horror mostly. Many great anthologies.
Furious Fiction - This is a great writing centre (many courses) and they have a super (and free! but alas no longer a cash prize!) quarterly contest. So far I have been long listed 5 times. (sigh - always the bridesmaid)
Download pdf puzzle of This is NOT a bedtime story seek-a-word or view online.
