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I started writing in 1987/88 as a way of relieving the stress of studying for O and A level exams and have continued with this hobby ever since. Sadly I can't write full time (although I'd love to) so I have to fit my writing into what little spare time I get. Publication was something I was never particularly bothered with and so I tended to write for myself or occasionally for a small group of friends who read much of my stuff, and eventually I built up a portfolio of around 300 pieces in various styles.
Earlier in 2001 I was approached by a website called Bewrite who were interested in publishing some of my stories on the net. I agreed to this proposal and since then my stories have been read by hundreds of people around the world. Bewrite eventually published their first book, "Chill", a collection of stories by three authors including myself, and since then my work has appeared in two other collections.
I don't stick to a particular genre, instead writing whatever I feel like at the time. Around 70% of my writing falls into the humour category and this remains either personal or for a number of reasons has deliberately small circulations and is therefore currently unpublished and will remain so.
I often post stories on my blog long before they appear on this page, so please check there too.
Click here to see a catalogue of my writing.
Want to find out more? Here are some links to examples of my writing, most of which have a short section at the end where I explain their genesis.
Also, follow this link to view some exclusives you won't find anywhere else, including an unpublished novel.
May I suggest...
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| "Afraid" | ||
| When paranoia spirals out of control, where will it end? | ||
| "Airport" | ||
| When weary passengers are faced with disaster... | ||
| "Away" | ||
| In poignantly woven extracts from a travellers diary, Pete shows in his AWAY that a living, breathing man with an expense account, freshly-pressed suits, a fat salary, a remote boss at head office, and a memory a history away from truth, can become a phantom in his own surreal lifetime. (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
| "Beige" | ||
| Rising to the BeWrite challenge to produce great short tales based on a colour, Peter Lee, with his knack for the not-so obvious, has chosen the raging hue for danger and anger ... BEIGE? See why in a thought-provoking piece of milky-coffee-time fiction as 'Chill' writer Peter paints his picture of a Bedlam in beige. (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
| "Believe" | ||
| Having lost its faith in religion, a decision is made that everybody should be God for a day... | ||
| "Bondage" | ||
| Sex-games gone wrong... | ||
| "Charm Bracelet" | ||
| It started as a simple ear-piercing to make her look cute. Then one thing leads to another ... and another ... (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
| "Cream" | ||
| Colours, like music and scents, can trigger memories – good memories in this short from Peter Lee, where one young couple see the world through cream tinted glasses. (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
| "Dinner" | ||
| A very short tale written for the forthcoming Bewrite Books flash fiction collection. This one of more of a traditional tale in the manner of "Tales of the Unexpected" | ||
| "Direct Debit" | ||
| When charity and banking meet... | ||
| "Faceless" | ||
| My first new story in eighteen months, and I'm back on creepy form... | ||
| "Falling" (also known as "Stalk") | ||
| Read this piece by Peter Lee and see how little details can make a big difference to a story. (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
| "Final Demand" (also known as "Mail Order") | ||
| We all hate junk mail, Peter Lee gives us even more reason to hate it. (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
| "Green" | ||
| A short story of nature's revenge. Everything we were given, we destroyed. Without consideration or hesitation we cut, carved, dammed, widened, burned and reclaimed, yet it was never enough – we always wanted more. Generation after generation followed in ancestral footsteps, lengthening the stride, taking more ... never once pausing to wonder if one day the things we destroyed would maybe do the same to us. (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
| "Goodbye" (also known as "The Visitor") | ||
| When the past comes knocking on your door... | ||
| "Hope" | ||
| When a car accident tears his family apart, a widowed father keeps a vigil by his daughter's bedside. | ||
| "Homecoming" | ||
| After many years away from Earth, the crew of the Pleiadean return home, but what awaits them? | ||
| "I" | ||
| Life had hit George below the belt – and a limp love life threatens the happiness he and new partner, Stephanie, dream of. In "I", Peter Lee steps out of his traditional horror genre to take an intimate look at the more work-a-day horror story of impotence ... the "I" Word. (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
| "Katie's Hair" | ||
| A very short story written for a forthcoming Bewrite Books collection. Short, but with a sting in the tale... | ||
| "Losing It" | ||
| A shopping trip turns into a nightmare when you lose your grip on reality... | ||
| "Martin's Wish" | ||
| A thought-provoking tale from Peter Lee that will be of great appeal to fans of Will Self. Warning: this story contains graphic language and detail and is suitable only for our adult members. (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
| "Nutrilean" | ||
| A warning about the dangers of slimming aids, they can do more than help you lose weight. (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
| "Places to Go" | ||
| Fancy a night on the town? Whatever your mood, there's only one place to go! Peter Lee introduces the clubland to end all clublands in his fascinating new short. (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
| "R I P" | ||
| At the foot of my garden there is a gravestone, and the name upon its face is yours... | ||
| "Santa's Folly" | ||
| The joys of buying presents for children at Christmas... | ||
| "The Accident" | ||
| A romantic meal at Christmastime brings back memories of the past, along with painful truths... | ||
| "The Book" | ||
| If you found God's diary in a park, would you read it? And if you did, what would you find? | ||
| "The Breaking of Dawn" (also known as "Dawn") | ||
| A one-night stand cannot be forgotten... | ||
| "The Envelope" | ||
| Somebody, somewhere knows as much about Harry Marsh as Harry does himself – maybe more! But who? And what do they want? (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
| "The Gap" | ||
| Yet another story written for the Bewrite Books flash fiction collection. Ever been reluctant to go to bed? Ever been afraid of that deep, dark gap between the bed and the wall? | ||
| "The Gift" | ||
| When Christmas shopping becomes a minefield. | ||
| "The Lady in Room 356" | ||
| Working away from home over Christmas, she sits in her hotel and wishes things were different... | ||
| "The Question" | ||
| When a stranger stops you in the street and asks "Do you love him?" | ||
| "Through the City of the Games" | ||
| My thoughts on returning to Manchester for the first time in a few years (non-fiction.) | ||
| "The Wet" (also known as "Rain" or "Heavy Weather") | ||
| An accident at a chemical weapons facility combines with the weather with terrible consequences... | ||
| "Upload" | ||
| Each day we upload our minds into the computer; everybody does it, and hardly anyone forgets. But when you do... | ||
| "Utopia" | ||
| She and Utopia were born together, grew up together ... and became inseparable - the girl and her perfect new world. [Peter Lee] grips you within a few tight lines, and just won't let you go, leaving you wondering after 5,500 beautifully crafted words if he's just taken you on a trip to heaven or to hell. Read it just before bedtime. Your dreams will tell which ... or your nightmares! (Description from Bewrite.net) | ||
More stories being added all the time - keep calling back!