17th April 2025
Where Connections Lead Anthology Celebrating Unique Voices—Discovering the Heart of Creative Talent
Support my newest story in an international anthology!
Dear readers,
I’m excited to announce that my newest short story will be featured in Where Connections Lead, the debut title from independent publisher Three Dragons Press.
This cross-cultural fiction collection is being funded through Kickstarter — and you can help bring it to life.
Support the project and pre-order your copy here:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/connectionsanthology/where-connections-lead-anthology
By backing the project, you’ll support emerging authors from around the world and help shape a more inclusive future in publishing.
Thank you for your support!
7th February 2025
The Neuromancers. Stories inspired by William Gibson's Universe
New fiction! This anthology, from 8th Tower Records, features my cyberpunk story: "On The Edge of the Etheric."
The Neuromancers. Stories inspired by William Gibson's Universe
With fiction by:
Chris McAuley, J. Edwin Buja, Glynn Owen Barrass, Michael F. Housel, Andrew Coulthard, Scott J. Couturier, Rusell Smeaton, Paolo L. Bandera.
The future William Gibson imagined in Neuromancer didn’t just reimagine the landscape of science fiction, it redefined how we think about the intersection of humanity and technology, and about the power of narrative to explore the consequences of living in a world dominated by digital networks, cybernetic enhancements, and artificial intelligence. In this anthology, we explore stories inspired by Gibson’s cyberpunk universe—a place where the boundaries between the real and the virtual, the human and the machine, are constantly shifting, often with unsettling results. They are steeped in the cyberpunk ethos: the collision of high-tech futures with low-life characters; the dark, neon-lit urban landscapes where human ambition and technological evolution intersect; the moral gray areas where hackers, rebels, and dreamers fight against systems of control. But more than that, these stories explore the enduring human desire for freedom and autonomy in a world increasingly defined by artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and ubiquitous surveillance. Like Neuromancer and its successors, these stories grapple with the tension between technological advancement and human fragility, asking essential questions: What happens when our minds and bodies are integrated with machines? How do power structures shift when the virtual world becomes more real than the physical one? And perhaps most urgently, in a world increasingly defined by data and algorithms, what does it mean to be human? The answers lie somewhere between the real and the virtual, between flesh and code, in the stories that follow.
2nd January 2025
Unnerving Magazine. Publishing The Good Stuff Since 2016
My first fiction appearance of 2025, courtesy of the good people at Unnerving Magazine!
My short story, Six Feet Down, is available to read for free on their website.
https://www.unnervingbooks.com/single-post/six-feet-down-by-glynn-owen-barrass
The story concerns a gang of Resurrectionists, grave robbers who plagued the graveyards of Victorian Britain. Their luck is soon to run out in a very macabre way.
At the beginning of 2026, Unnerving Magazine will debut physically, anthologizing this and the other published stories from the website.