Damien Walter

Tell the Truth

Two things happened over my Easter weekend. I went to Eastercon and had a bloody good time with members of The Speculators writing group as well as a number of friends old and new. And I read On Writing by Stephen King. I don’t think On Writing is a flawless essay on the art andContinue reading “Tell the Truth”

My Lovesick Zombie Boy Band

First published in Electric Velocipede #22/23. Podcast in Dark Fiction magazine. My Lovesick Zombie Boy Band by Damien G. Walter I am excavating an eight pointed star onto the pages of my text book when I catch the boy looking at me. I keep the pen moving, the shiny blue ink bubbling and frothing, soakingContinue reading “My Lovesick Zombie Boy Band”

Cthul-You

First broadcast on BBC Radio. Cthul-you by Damien G. Walter When I first heard about Cthul-YOU I was skeptical to say the least. Like most people I thought anything that promised so much had to be bogus. Like the sites for BDSM fanboys populated by 24,753 lonely I.T. technicians seeking submissive female slaves, and…NO submissiveContinue reading “Cthul-You”

Circe’s Kitchen

First podcast in The Drabblecast #55. Reprinted in Serendipity : Magical Realism. Circe’s Kitchen by Damien G. Walter Feliks Duda has eight weeks left in country on the morning the letter from the Home Office arrives. He fishes the ugly manila envelope from its hiding place amongst the glossy junk mail. 0% interest loans andContinue reading “Circe’s Kitchen”

Circe’s

First podcast in The Drabblecast #55. Reprinted in Serendipity : Magical Realism. Circe’s by Damien G. Walter Feliks Duda has eight weeks left in country on the morning the letter from the Home Office arrives. He fishes the ugly manila envelope from its hiding place amongst the glossy junk mail. 0% interest loans and 12Continue reading “Circe’s”

Chaser

First published in Pulp.net. Reprinted in Transmission #9. Chaser by Damien G Walter For four years I didn’t eat. Not like you eat when you really want feeding anyway. I nibbled at things. I took crumbs left on plates. I surreptitiously sipped from other men’s cups. Then when I was thin enough that I couldContinue reading “Chaser”

Momentum

First published in Electric Velocipede #13. Reprinted in Serendipity : Magical Realism and Arts & Things. Podcast in StarShipSofa #173. Momentum by Damien G. Walter When great uncle Peter came to live with our family in the house by the sea I asked my mother why it was he never spoke. My mother explained thatContinue reading “Momentum”

Horizon

First published in Murky Depths #6 Horizon by Damien G. Walter I am grown in a birth cell. Embryonic implantation, organ formation, neural development in the nutrient gel of the chamber floor. Only a day and an adult body dries beneath artificial light. They imprint consciousness with a series of complex stimuli. Music playsContinue reading “Horizon”

Recreation

First published in Sci-Fantastic magazine. Recreation by Damien G Walter Every evening Mike would hang the costume up in his wardrobe and every morning he would take it out again and put it on. Every other day he would hose down the insides to wash away his own stale sweat. After two months he stoppedContinue reading “Recreation”

Dust : A Hypertext Narrative

Dust : A Hypertext Narrative was written in completion of my BA Performance & Media at De Montfort University. It is an experimental piece, but contains some intensely personal writing. Read Dust : A Hypertext Narrative online.

Compartment

First published in Bloom: Young Writers, Route publishing. Reprinted in The Route Compendium. Compartment by Damien Walter I would like to apologise. I would like to apologise to you. I would like to apologise for your lousy day, for the train that was late, the hair that went wrong, for the unwritten essay, the unfinished dream, theContinue reading “Compartment”

Cheer up! The future is Shiny

The future. If our television screens are to be believed, it’s not a place you’d want to go. Dwindling resources will continue to fuel national rivalries, pitching the world into a state of endless war. Our environment will become ever more chaotic and unpredictable. Our economic system will collapse under its own weight, plunging theContinue reading “Cheer up! The future is Shiny”