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Author D.J Swales narrates FREE audiobooks of his soon-to-be-published Gothic horror, horror novels and short stories. Over his past eight nomadic years on the road, DJ deliberately sought out haunted and cursed places for dark inspiration. He drafted his novels in musty book shops, decaying cafes, forlorn ruins and decrepit hotels across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. His fictional tales weave together myth, folklore, terror and little-known and alternative histories. DJ’s debut novel BARATANAC, will be available soon, set in the ancient world and contemporary Barbados and Japan. ...

Letters to Kody is dedicated to all those who have wandered, all those who wish to wander, and to the loved ones we’ve lost along the way.Several years ago, a young man’s car collided with a fire truck in Kentucky. His name was Kody. He dreamed of seeing the world beyond the beauty of Kentucky, but had barely glimpsed it when he lost his life on his way to work at Walmart, aged twenty-three. For years beforehand, Kody had keenly followed my travel dispatches from around the world, sharing questions and comments. Now, through Letters to Kody, I’m taking him with me around the world — on...

"In the hunt for a serial killer nicknamed the Gay Slayer, the U.K.’s top crime show outed me to the entire country. Then doubled-down, comparing me to a gay teenage street prostitute."Those are the words of your host, D. J. Swales, night walker of the Dark Earth and possibly reformed prostitute. Author, podcaster, and human tumbleweed, D. J. fled the bloody Northern Ireland conflict as a child, then kept on going. Since that wet night on a ferry to Liverpool, D. J. drifted across 120 countries and 45 US states. But he'll always see the world through the lens of what he calls Belfast Gothic....

Discover the Kindle best selling books of D. J. Swales. This unmissable Top 10 audio fiction and audio drama podcast has something for everyone. Enjoy the dark fiction of FITZMARBURY WITCHES, the laugh-out-loud quirkiness of PEOPLE OF BLOOMSBURY, the captivating travel memoirs of LETTERS TO CODY, or the author’s poignant poetry. Listen to this and more . . . Coming soon, NIGHT TRAIN IN MOROCCO, a gripping thriller. Follow the author’s writings at https://tumbleweedroyale.substack.com/ *ApplePodcasts. Chartable2020 Top 10 in several countries.