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Sean Padraic Birnie is one of the best short story writers working in the UK right now. His carefully constructed and meticulously observed tales navigate a line between social observation, body horror and existential doubt, often locating a profound sense of dread in the most mundane realities of everyday life. In Birnie's hands the world we inhabit is revealed to be far stranger than we ever knew. 

— Ben Tufnell, author of The North Shore and Paradise.

I'm a writer & photographer from Brighton.

This blog concerns writing, horror fiction, chronic illness (I have M.E.), and related themes.

My debut collection of short stories, I Would Haunt You if I Could, was published by Undertow Publications in 2021. My work has appeared in publications such as Best British Short Stories, The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Interzone, ergot., Fictionable, and Cōnfingō. I am on Bluesky & Instagram @seanbirnie.

A complete list of my publications is available here.

Both free & paid subscriptions are available. I plan to eventually add short stories in the form of posts, .pdfs, .epubs, and audio performances, and make and sell physical chapbooks and zines. If you come across a paywalled digital item, which you want but are unable to afford, please contact me and I'll get it to you, no questions asked.

I can be contacted at sean@seanbirnie.com.