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Read my August short fiction roundup at B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog

My latest speculative short fiction roundup is now at B&N’s SciFi & Fantasy Blog. It’s 10 fantastic stories I read in August. Read it. The stunning artwork that goes with this post at B&N is by Victo Ngai from Brooke Bolander’s story “No Flight Without the Shatter” at TOR.com.

Pick up BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES #260 & read my story “It’s Easy To Shoot A Dog”

It’s not online just yet, but my strange dog story “It’s Easy to Shoot A Dog” is now available in issue 260 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Subscribe, or pick up a copy at Weightless Books. You can also pick it up on Amazon. Subscribe to BCS on the zine’s website / support via PayPal I’llContinue reading "Pick up BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES #260 & read my story “It’s Easy To Shoot A Dog”"

Some books I’ve read and loved recently

Vigil, Corpselight, and (woooo!) Restoration, by Angela Slatter The Machineries of Empire The Five Daughters of the Moon by Leena Likitalo The Ninety-Ninth Bride Godfall and Other Stories Julie C. Day The Southern Reach trilogy Aletheia by J.S. Breukelaar Hideous Progeny Skies of Wonder, Skies of Danger River of Teeth All Systems Red Gods, Monsters,Continue reading "Some books I’ve read and loved recently"

Book release! “Heroines: an anthology of short fiction and poetry” is now available

If you’re in Australia, you can now order your copy of “Heroines: an anthology of short fiction and poetry” from Neo Perennial Press. International orders will be available in the near future. It includes my story “Three Pieces of Gold, Three Pieces of Silver”, a fairytale-ish story about a woman who has to leave herContinue reading "Book release! “Heroines: an anthology of short fiction and poetry” is now available"

Story day! Read “It Begins in the Garden” in ALITERATE

My story “It Begins In the Garden” is available to read right now in Aliterate. (It’s been out for a few days, but apparently I totally missed that it’s up.) So very excited to share this story. It’s a strange, odd little tale about children, a garden, and some very peculiar ladybugs. Read “It BeginsContinue reading "Story day! Read “It Begins in the Garden” in ALITERATE"

Read “Fräulein Maria” written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast

The latest story prompt for the Word Count Podcast was this image: As soon as I saw this photo, I got an 80s vibe, and I also got a vampire vibe. It took me a bit of thinking to put together something I really liked, but scent was a big thing right from the get-go.Continue reading "Read “Fräulein Maria” written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast"

Table of Contents Announcement for Gorgon: Stories of Emergence

Originally posted on Pantheon Magazine:
Pantheon Magazine is pleased to announce the table of contents for our new anthology, GORGON: STORIES OF EMERGENCE, featuring 36 new and 6 reprinted contemporary myths about transformation and metamorphoses. Cover by Daniele Serra. Select illustrations by Luke Spooner. Aimee Ogden ~ Psalms Alex Shvartsman ~ The Goddess of Birds…

Listen to my flash story “Fräulein Maria” on R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST

There’s a brand new episode of R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast available today, and it includes my flash story “Fräulein Maria”. The story prompt for this episode was the photo below, and it was inspired by Todd Keisling’s book The Smile Factory. Todd Keisling also contributed a story to this episode, and that is prettyContinue reading "Listen to my flash story “Fräulein Maria” on R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST"

Listen to my story “Kaiju Outside Hope” on ESCAPE POD!

My story “Kaiju Outside Hope” is now at Escape Pod, the science fiction podcast. This story was part of Escape Pod‘s flash fiction contest, and ended up in a three-way tie for second place (now that’s a close race!). It’s narrated by the awesome Tina Connolly, and her narration is absolutely perfect. Listen to allContinue reading "Listen to my story “Kaiju Outside Hope” on ESCAPE POD!"

New at B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog: a short story collection roundup

My latest post at B&N’s SciFi & Fantasy Blog is up now. It’s a roundup of some excellent, recently published short story collections in the genres of horror, scifi, and fantasy. SO many great books! Read it. The artwork for this post is from the cover of Kameron Hurley’s short story collection Apocalypse Nyx.