I'm a writer, dad, and communications contractor. This site has details about my fiction publications, along with a few short stories. For details of my contracting work, see www.westegg.co.nz.

Water

After his wife's death, an old man seeks solace in an epic chess contest with a new friend. * A mother and son take their dream holiday at a haunted hotel. * A young man tells his baby son about the child he lost. * A boy tries to teach his father to smile...

Water is a collection of stories - ghost stories, magic realism, love stories, satire, coming of age stories and more - all linked by the theme of water. More >>

Sunday 22

My story The Sea as Past appeared in the 2006 Random House anthology Sunday 22. Boston writer Jenny De Bell praised the story in the Spring 2007 issue of New Zealand Books. More >>