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August 2, 2017
19 wondrous short stories I read in July
I traveled a lot throughout July (but then I always travel a lot in July). The month included long flights to Sweden, and a lot of travel within Sweden as well, visiting family and friends. As a result, my reading was rather haphazard and scattered throughout the month, and so was my time at the […]
July 30, 2017
Recap June / July – stories published, stories sold, reviews & more
June and July have been very good to me: a lot of good things happened, after a spring when I occasionally felt like it was difficult to write, or at least difficult to know if the words I was stringing together were good words. It made me think of one of my favourite Stephen King […]
Recap June / July
June and July have been very good to me: a lot of good things happened, after a spring when I occasionally felt like it was difficult to write, or at least difficult to know if the words I was stringing together were good words. It made me think of one of my favourite Stephen King […]
July 10, 2017
Phobos Issue Four: Deep Black Sea is available in print – with my story ‘Bioluminescence’
It’s been a bit of a wait for this one, but now it is here and it looks absolutely wonderful: Phobos Issue Four: Deep Black Sea. My story ‘Bioluminescence’ is in this magazine, and I am just thrilled to share it with everyone. The TOC looks fantastic, and the cover is gorgeous: artwork by Abigail […]
July 8, 2017
Read ‘A Song For Hugo’ – a story written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
June’s story prompt for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast was the month of June, and this photo: As usual, I’m not sure how my brain ended up thinking of Mars, and robots, and a space-opera-ish setting for my flash fiction for the episode based on that photo-prompt… but that’s what happened. I was also inspired […]
July 3, 2017
Listen to my story ‘Long As I Can See The Light’ on The Overcast
This is so exciting: my science fiction story ‘Long As I Can See The Light’ (first published in the anthology ‘People Are Strange‘), is featured on the podcast The Overcast! Huge thanks to J.S. Arquin at The Overcast for giving this story a great second home! Listen to the podcast. Support The Overcast on Patreon. […]
July 2, 2017
Listen to R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast & my new story ‘A Song For Hugo’
The latest episode of R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast is live! You can listen to me read my y story ‘A Song For Hugo’ on episode #67. The story prompt this month was a photo of a stage (below) and “June”! My story is sort of an attempt at space opera in flash fiction form… […]
June 30, 2017
17 brilliantly awesome short stories I read in June
June turned out to be another great month for short fiction, and it was another month where I felt like I should be reading at least twice as much as I actually did. Even reading as much as I do, I feel I’m only scratching the surface of what’s out there! A special than you […]
June 25, 2017
Great reads for summer (or any other time)
It’s summer-time (at least here in the northern hemisphere), and if you’re like me, you’ve already got a pile of books you’re planning to read. My pile is mostly on my Kindle, but still: it’s a big pile. Here are some of the books I’ve read and enjoyed recently. They are all perfect for reading […]
June 21, 2017
Goodreads giveaway for ODIN’S EYE
I’m running a Goodreads giveaway for my science fiction short story collection ‘Odin’s Eye’ (published in 2015) right now! You can enter to win one of three paperback copies, from now until August 21st. Enter the Goodreads giveaway! Goodreads Book Giveaway Odin’s Eye by Maria Haskins Giveaway ends August 21, 2017. See the giveaway details […]
