Web home of Caroline Barnard-Smith - Genre fiction writer and malcontent swamp witch
Arcanoforge: Midnight Metropolis - A serialised novel of sunless planets, hallucinogenic mushrooms, daemons, and... pizza rats. Arcanoforge: Midnight Metropolis - A serialised novel of sunless planets, hallucinogenic mushrooms, daemons, and... pizza rats.
The Obsidian Druid, book one of The Age of Aikana, is available now! The Obsidian Druid, book one of The Age of Aikana, is available now!

Greetings, Humans!

I write horror, sci-fi, and epic fantasy stories. Sometimes they get published.

This is primarily a place for me to showcase my work and post any writing news, but I'm also a huge fan of anything Web 1.0. (If you're not sure what that means but you’re desperate to find out, click here). This means if you’re lucky, you might find some old gifs floating around—mostly borrowed from GifCities. You'll be pleased to know I've abstained from using any scrolling text or background midis. I'm still deliberating on whether or not to set up a guestbook...A small pixel art representation of the author, hard at work on her computer while sat at a desk decorated with purple planets.

If you'd like to know more about me or my writing, feel free to poke around the site. Just don't disturb the cats.

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Website of the Week

24/05/2024: Eklectique

First Created 1998 - Last Updated 1999

Goths have never really gone away (the people with the pale faces and the black clothes, not the Germanic tribe who defeated the Romans in 378). In the 90s, goths were into Switchblade Symphony and Front Line Assembly. But how do I know? I consulted Eklectique, a “Gothic Industrial e-zine with art, humor, how to, reviews, and interviews”.

The cover design for Eklectique - a dreamy looking goth woman surrounded by late 90's Photoshop babble.
Cover art by Eric "you might remember me from such flyers as Clan of Xymox and Death in June" Hansen

Don’t let this website’s plain veneer fool you. Within the pages of these two e-zines you’ll discover all you need to know about the shadowy, gloomy world of the 90’s goth.

With an issue count of only two (and Issue Two consists of just one band interview), Eklectique is another e-zine that ceased publication far too soon. But old bats should not despair; there’s still a mini-smorgasbord of gothic splendour to be found.

Past Websites of the Week ...Because Web 1.0 was awesome


Last updated: 23/05/2024