Newest prose work: “Words”

“Words.” Macabre Magazine. June 2025. https://macabremagazine.com/words/

“Reginald Cathcart squirms. His stomach’s disquiet. The past week’s stories have been weak, not up to his usual standards. He can feel the Words’ gurgitation roil. They push against the inside of him. He senses them weave through his intestines, circle his stomach like they’re on a Gravitron ride, snake upward through his esophagus.”

Newest audio work: “Ahead of Time”

Ahead of Time.” Short Trips volume 13: Tales from the Vortex. Big Finish Productions. April 2025

(An Eighth Doctor and Charley adventure read by India Fisher)

Kairon lies in ruins, its timeline destroyed by a reckless temporal Ponzi scheme. Amid the chaos, Kenz Qindi holds the secret to saving her planet. But there’s worse to come. The Time Lords might eradicate Kairon from existence, unless Charley and the Doctor can help Kenz set things right.

Paul Booth is a speculative fiction author and academic living near Chicago. He is currently enjoying a cup of coffee.

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