short fiction – Tom Vater

Troubled Waters novella in New Anthology

January 14, 2021January 14, 2021tomLeave a Comment

With Laure Siegel, I have been writing crime fiction novellas for French language magazine Ecoute (which helps German readers learn French) for the past four years. Our latest story, ‘I want to meet Brad Pitt‘ is being published over the next four months (and the story features a cameo by the Hollywood star). We’re currently […]

The Elephant in the Room – Short Story

August 23, 2020August 23, 2020tomLeave a Comment

British crime fiction imprint Close to the Bone published my short story The Elephant in the Room, set in the drug addled backpacker scene of southern Thailand. The bungalow burst open, the flimsy lock ripped from the door frame and clattering to the floor.“Where’s Jimmy?”Zoe shot up from the bed and shrunk back against the […]

Bag Times At The Blue Parrot – Short Story

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020tomLeave a Comment

Cambodian literary online platform Howl invited me to contribute a 500 word short to their Lockdown series. Read Bag Times At The Blue Parrot here. I originally used The Blue Parrot in my first novel, The Devil’s Road to Kathmandu. In its first incarnation it was located in Iran. In this short tale, the Blue […]

My Indo European Artist Residence 2019

December 4, 2019tomLeave a Comment

My Indo-European Artitst Residency in Kolkata is wrapping up in a couple of weeks. Destroy Everything Beautiful – a series of photos I took during my meanderings through the city will be exhibited this week at Experimenter Gallery in Ballygunge. I am giving a reading of the crime fiction – 2 novellas and a short […]