After extensively researching forgotten journals and magazines of the early 19th century I was able to locate groundbreaking science fiction short stories in the English language. In doing so, I uncovered what is possibly the first science fiction story by a female (and it is not from Mary Shelley). There is also the first steampunk short story, which has not been republished since 1844. Oh, and the first voyage to the moon in a balloon, republished for the first time since 1

My first collection of short stories, Mailboxes - Mansions - Memphistopheles , has won a finalist award in the International Best Book Awards. It has also been entered in the Shirley Jackson Awards. Here's a blurb on it: In the collection Andrew unleashes a blend of character-driven dark tales, which are sure to be remembered. In "Azra'eil & Fudgie" a little girl visits a team of marines in Afghanistan and they quickly learn she is more than she seems. "The Mailbox War" is a