Very happy to announce that my modern fairytale, Bodkin, has now been published online by Gingerbread House Literary Magazine. I love the work that Gingerbread House is doing; creating an enchanting venue for literary work of a speculative nature. I wrote Bodikin last year, and reworked the story several times to tighten it up. I wanted something that portrays both the antagonistic, joyful, tribal energy of teenage boys and the mystery of their inner lives. I wanted to put the Xbox child into a fairytale, with all its attendant dangers. Life, of course, is all about negotiation–the things we win, and the things we give up, the things we consciously…