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Writerly recap of August & September 2018

My latest columns at B&N SciFi & Fantasy My August short fiction roundup. My September short fiction roundup. My review of STATE TECTONICS by Malka Older. Short Stories for Long Days: 13 Recent Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Collections. Short story roundups on my blog: My August short fiction roundup. Stories in the wild The… Continue reading Writerly recap of August & September 2018 →

New short fiction roundup at B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog

Head over to B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog to read my latest short fiction roundup for September. It features 10 terrific stories I read this past month. Read the roundup. The artwork for this post is from the September 2018 issue of Nightmare, and it’s by Tithi Luadthong (grandfailure).

Read my flash story “The Monster Hunter’s Last Lament” – written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast

My latest story for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast was inspired by the prompt “Where have our students gone”, the photo prompt (a dilapidated school bus), and my recent interest in the show Supernatural. It is, I guess, my take on what life might be like for an old, battle-scarred hunter… Listen to the Word… Continue reading Read my flash story “The Monster Hunter’s Last Lament” – written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast →

Story day! Listen to my story “The Librarian” at Cast of Wonders

My story “The Librarian” is now available for your listening pleasure at Cast of Wonders. It’s part of CoW‘s “Banned Books Week”, just like my story “The Wayfinder & His Sister” was last year. (As you might be able to tell, I love Banned Books Week, and I LOVE Cast of Wonders.) Listen to “TheContinue reading "Story day! Listen to my story “The Librarian” at Cast of Wonders"

Book review – UNCOMMON MIRACLES, a short story collection by Julie C. Day

Uncommon Miracles is Julie C. Day’s debut short story collection. Day holds an MFA in Creative Writing and a M.S. in Microbiology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Her fiction has appeared in several publications, including Interzone, Black Static, and Podcastle. From the official blurb for Uncommon Miracles: Melding aspects of Southern Gothic andContinue reading "Book review – UNCOMMON MIRACLES, a short story collection by Julie C. Day"

“The Monster Hunter’s Last Lament” – new flash story on THE WORD COUNT PODCAST

Head over to R.B. Wood’s website and listen to my new story “The Monster Hunter’s Last Lament” on episode 80 of The Word Count Podcast! This new story was inspired by the story prompt “Where have all the children gone?”, and the photo of a very old and rusty school bus. Listen to the episode.Continue reading "“The Monster Hunter’s Last Lament” – new flash story on THE WORD COUNT PODCAST"

Story notes for “It’s Easy to Shoot A Dog” in BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES

Read the story in BCS #260. I’ve had the story title kicking around in my head for a long time. That isn’t often the case for me. I usually end up flopping around after finishing a story, trying to think of a cool title, but in this case, the title came first and it wasContinue reading "Story notes for “It’s Easy to Shoot A Dog” in BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES"

Story day! Read “It’s Easy To Shoot A Dog” online in BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES #260

My dark fantasy story “It’s Easy To Shoot A Dog” is now free to read online in Beneath Ceaseless Skies #260. It’s a story about a girl, a dog, a witch, a musket, and some questionable decisions. Read it. Huge thanks to BCS editor Scott H. Andrews for helping me polish this story. It’s aContinue reading "Story day! Read “It’s Easy To Shoot A Dog” online in BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES #260"

Story notes for “It Begins in the Garden” & “Three Pieces of Gold, Three Pieces of Silver”

It’s been a busy time, lately. In the last couple of weeks, four of my stories have been released into the wild: Kaiju Outside Hope at Escape Pod It Begins in the Garden in Aliterate Three Pieces of Gold, Three Pieces of Silver in the anthology Heroines from Neo-Perennial Press It’s Easy to Shoot A DogContinue reading "Story notes for “It Begins in the Garden” & “Three Pieces of Gold, Three Pieces of Silver”"

10 (extra) fabulous stories I read in August

August was a cornucopia of wonderful speculative short fiction. I know I say that every month, but only because it’s true. Read my short fiction roundup for August at B&N’s Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog There are so many fabulous speculative fiction zines out there, and if you read some stories you love, go ahead andContinue reading "10 (extra) fabulous stories I read in August"