ML Cullen

ML Cullen I'm a hobbyist writer, who mainly writes horror and psychological fiction. Check out all my work for free on my blog!

07/06/2026
Someone gave me an award on Reddit for my newest short story. Thank you, internet stranger. Never got one of those from ...
01/06/2026

Someone gave me an award on Reddit for my newest short story. Thank you, internet stranger. Never got one of those from someone before.

Do you think he's friendly?
01/06/2026

Do you think he's friendly?

The events of my dad dying, and what happened after, became a terrible but hazy memory. The dark figure from my mirror had become a kind of mythological figure in my mind. Too strange to be real, b…

Mr Brightside is coming - Writing Diary
28/05/2026

Mr Brightside is coming - Writing Diary

Hi all! Mike here. I’ve just finished the draft for my next short story. True to my word, I didn’t overstuff it this time. I tried hard to make it streamlined but still impactful. The draft is sitt…

I’ve been reading through Kent Wayne’s Echo series. It’s a kind of sci fi that goes very hard into the tiny details of t...
20/05/2026

I’ve been reading through Kent Wayne’s Echo series. It’s a kind of sci fi that goes very hard into the tiny details of the action. Can’t say I’ve ever read something like it before but it is very interesting. The world building is also top notch which is an A+ in my book.

Too Many Ideas – Writing DiaryHi all! Mike here. I’ve been slowly plodding away with Icespire. I’d say chapter 1 is abou...
18/05/2026

Too Many Ideas – Writing Diary

Hi all! Mike here. I’ve been slowly plodding away with Icespire. I’d say chapter 1 is about 70% finished so that is something! Obviously the full thing is still a while off but hey. Otherwise I’ve been trying to write some more short stories - flash fiction and the like. I’ve got an issue where I start with a pretty small idea and over time it balloons and it feels like this crushing task I can’t maintain....

Hi all! Mike here. I’ve been slowly plodding away with Icespire. I’d say chapter 1 is about 70% finished so that is something! Obviously the full thing is still a while off but hey. Otherwise I’ve …

Things are happening slowly but still happening
30/03/2026

Things are happening slowly but still happening

05/03/2026

I would have SO MANY pennies.

Can't tame the writing beast.
05/03/2026

Can't tame the writing beast.

Hi all! Mike here. It feels like it’s been a while since I’ve done any fiction writing. The last thing I published was “Down Where the Fishes Glow” back in December, which w…

05/03/2026

Started working on the next book for Odyssey of Steam, "Icespire". Very excited about this one!

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