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My name is Sam, and I specialise in weird stories.
Weird funny, weird horror, weird fantasy. Get your freak on, and show me.
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Who’s this Sam guy, anyway?
Two thumbs and a big red beard. I’m a professional musician from the UK. By day, I run a business called Tunescribers; we create sheet music for our clients from scratch. All done by humans, for humans – no AI!
But by night… ah, by night. By night I write, and the shite I write is alright. Here are a few of my stories that you can find published out in the world:
- Everyone’s A Winner (Not Quite Write prize, 2nd place. April 2024)
- The Hilbert (published in Rat Bag Lit #1)
- The Art of Subduction NSFW (Not Quite Write prize for Flesh Fiction, “Best Blow Job” award, published in One More Short Story podcast)
- A More Different Hill (TL;DR 1k Word Herd, 4th place, August 2025; nominated for Pushcart Prize)
- Bin Boy (Not Quite Write prize, 3rd place, July 2025)
- I am the monster beneath my own bed. (published in Rat Bag Lit; nominated for Pushcart Prize)
- Pay The Rent (Writing Battle Tempest Raven, 2nd place; published in One More Short Story podcast)
Sam James edited my story for the Autumn 2025 Writing Battle and I lost. But I lost with a pretty darn good story. Thanks, Sam!
Sam James came over to my house and carved a hole in the wall. Eldritch noises are pouring through said hole, or ‘rent’, constantly.
Also he ate all the good biscuits in the house. I’m livid.
Also he ate all the good biscuits in the house. I’m livid.
I highly recommend the editorial services of Sam James. While I always need to gird myself a little bit in preparation for his incredibly astute and frank feedback, he is, inevitably, always right. And my story always comes out much better because of it.