8 Million Stories

Dennis M. Lane was born in the monochrome days of the early sixties, deep in the industrial heartland of England. He has lived in seven countries across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, each country making its own impact upon him. He has finally settled in South Africa where he has now lived for ten years.Dennis M. Lane’s writing ranges from poetry, which covers a variety of themes from the personal to the political, and are written in a range of styles and forms; through short stories; to longer forms. His first book "8 Million Stories" a collection of 54 general poems written between 2005 and 2010 was published in November 2010. His second book "The Poring Dark", a science fiction collection of short stories, poems and flash fiction, was published in September 2012. He is currently completing his first novel “Talatu”, a Young Adult Science Fiction tale, which draws on elements of his experience in Nigeria.