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May 2, 2018
My short fiction roundup for April 2018 is now at B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog!
Ten great stories I read in April!
New story in BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES – “The Root Cellar”
My new story "The Root Cellar" is in Beneath Ceaseless Skies #251.
April 30, 2018
Read my new flash story “Una’s Hand” – written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
The story prompt for the latest Word Count Podcast was a photo of a wolf, and Stephen Graham Jones’s novel “Mongrels” (if you haven’t read that book yet, you should definitely check it out). Listen to the episode! My story is a riff on a fairytale. Sort of. A wolf. A grandmother. A girl with… Continue reading Read my new flash story “Una’s Hand” – written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
April 26, 2018
New at B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog – I recommend 10 SFF anthologies!
Head over to Barnes & Noble’s SciFi & Fantasy Blog right now, and check out my latest: 10 anthologies with some spectacularly wonderful stories – fantasy, horror, scifi, and the just plain weird, you’ll find it all. Read it. The artwork for this piece is called “The Alchemist”, and it’s from the cover of “The… Continue reading New at B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog – I recommend 10 SFF anthologies!
April 23, 2018
Listen to my new flash-story “Una’s Hand” on R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
I have a brand new story called “Una’s Hand” in episode #75 of The Word Count Podcast, created and hosted by the ever-wonderful R.B. Wood. The story prompt this time around was inspired by the book Mongrels by Stephen Graham Jones and this picture: My story is about…well, let’s just say there’s a girl with one hand, there’s a grandmother,… Continue reading Listen to my new flash-story “Una’s Hand” on R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
April 10, 2018
Story notes for “The Guitar Hero” and “Mothers, Watch Over Me”
This month, two of my stories have been released into the wild. Guitars and dogs, people. That's what it's all about.
April 7, 2018
10 extra excellent stories I read in March
March was rich in excellent short fiction. I picked 10 stories for my monthly roundup at B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog (read it), and I have ten extra excellent picks here on the blog. Two of these stories are from two new and promising zines: Augur Magazine is “a literary magazine that believes we can… Continue reading 10 extra excellent stories I read in March
April 3, 2018
My short fiction roundup for March 2018 is now at B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog!
My latest monthly roundup of speculative fiction short stories is now live at B&N SciFi & Fantasy Blog!
Read my dog-story “Mothers, Watch Over Me” in the 20th Anniversary issue of MYTHIC DELIRIUM
I have a new story in the 20th Anniversary issue of Mythic Delirium. This is one of my dog stories, it's science fiction (I think), and it has dogs, dogs, dogs, more dogs, and also puppies.
Book review – “Godfall and Other Stories” by SANDRA M. ODELL
Short version of this review: this is a fantastic collection of speculative fiction, and it's a thrill to read.
