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Reprint in the new BEST OF GAMUT anthology & more GAMUT news

My short story “Metal, Sex, Monsters” (first published in Gamut Magazine) is now available in the new Best of Gamut anthology! You can pick up a copy from the brand new House of Gamut webstore, or from other online retailers. “Metal, Sex, Monsters” was my first pro-sale, and the story has a very special place… Continue reading Reprint in the new BEST OF GAMUT anthology & more GAMUT news

My latest at PSYCHOPOMP – January book recommendations

My latest at Psychopomp is “15 SFFH Books We’re Looking Forward to in January 2024”. This is also a new monthly feature, so you can look for more book recommendations by me every month at Psychopomp!

My latest at PSYCHOPOMP: a playlist on the highway to Hel & a review

My latest contributions at Psychopomp are a review of The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar by Indrapramit Das, and a rock and metal playlist to cue up on the highway to Hel.

2023 Awards Eligibility Post

It’s that time of year again. Time to sum up what I’ve been up to this year and put it all together in an eligibility post. Short story collection Short fiction Creative non-fiction Essays & reviews

New story day! Read “The Darkness Carried by the Beasts” in SUNDAY MORNING TRANSPORT

My new short story “The Darkness Carried by the Beasts” is now available to read in Sunday Morning Transport. HUGE thanks to editors Julian Yap and Fran Wilde for being so awesome to work with, and for giving this story a wonderful home. If you’re not already a subscriber to Sunday Morning Transport, this link… Continue reading New story day! Read “The Darkness Carried by the Beasts” in SUNDAY MORNING TRANSPORT

My latest at PSYCHOPOMP: Death in a Danish Bog

My latest essay for Psychopomp is all about Tollund Man who was found in a Danish bog in the 1950s.

My Monthly Short Fiction Roundup for October is now at Maria’s Reading!

My monthly speculative short fiction roundups are still going (pretty) strong since my first roundups back in 2016. The latest is now at Maria’s Reading and you can check out all the picks here: https://maria-is-reading.blogspot.com... An audio version of this roundup is available on YouTube: The art for this roundup includes a detail of the… Continue reading My Monthly Short Fiction Roundup for October is now at Maria’s Reading!

My latest at PSYCHOPOMP – “Katabases: 5 Journeys To the Underworld”

My latest for Psychopomp is all about journeys to the Underworld and the world of the dead, starting all the way back in ancient Sumer. Read it here:

New reviews & essays at PSYCHOPOMP

I’m having so much fun writing for psychopomp.com, and I’m part of a great team there that is publishing some really amazing stuff. You can find it all at https://psychopomp.com/ My latest contributions are:

My first post for PSYCHOPOMP

Today, you can read my first post for Psychopomp.com: “10 of the Most Memorable Death Scenes in Books, Movies, and TV-shows” at https://psychopomp.com/10-of-the-most...  About Psychopomp.comPsychopomp.com is a Vermont-based small press that publishes otherworldly fiction and rad, gothy essays, as well as a little magazine about death you may have heard of called The Deadlands. https://psychopomp.com/about/… Continue reading My first post for PSYCHOPOMP