Author of dark speculative fiction

Rob Gillham

I'm an author of dark speculative fiction and musician living in London. I also do design stuff with technology. Sometimes I write about that too. I do most of my writing in the margins of the day.

Writing

OUT NOW - Pillars of Distraction

Published in October 2024 by Mythaxis magazine and available to read for free online. A dystopian sci-fi story set in a near future where medication is commonly taken to numb people to the relentless intrusion of media and technology into their lives.

sci-fi

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short story

Read at Mythaxis.co.uk

Rupert Weard & The Case of The Adamant Annihilist

A very silly story about a dimension-hopping, crime solving stage magician and his sidekick, a talking rabbit. Appears in the 27 June 2024 episode of Escape Pod sci-fi podcast.

short story

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science fiction

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audio

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humour

Listen / read at Escape Pod

What Was Left Behind

A gang of children roaming a post-apocalyptic UK adopt a mysterious new member into their family. Appeared in audio format in Creepy Podcast on August 27, 2023 with narration by David Ault.

horror

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audio

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short story

Listen at Creepy podcast

Perfect Skin

My first ever fiction sale appeared on the Daily Science Fiction site on July 3rd, 2020.

flash-fiction

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sci-fi

Read at Daily Science Fiction

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