Samuel M. Moss's Blog

'The Veldt Institute' reviewed in Heavy Feather Review

S.D. Stewart has a very kind and thoughtful review of 'The Veldt Institute' in Heavy Feather Review today!

Read it here: https://heavyfeatherreview.org/2025/1...

2025 Year End Recap

2025 has been a great year in terms of publishing for me.

Not only the highest volume of publications, but some pieces I am really proud of, in some venues I really admire.

Overall: 1 set of poems, 4 short stories (including 1 novel excerpt and 1 flash piece) and, of course, 1 novel

- 'Dr. Lyersgus and the Holy Fool', an excerpt from 'The Veldt Institute', was published in minor literature[s]: https://minorliteratures.com/2025/02/...

- Dead Men's Fingernails', a flash piece, was published in The Fabulist Flash (online): https://fabulistmagazine.com/dead-men...

- 'Private Notary', a short story, was published in Seize the Press #12: https://www.seizethepress.com/2025/03...

- 'Some Column Poems', a set of three poems, was published in Always Crashing: https://www.alwayscrashing.com/curren...

- 'A Paper Game Teacher', a short story, was published in Chthonic Matter vol.3 issue 1: https://chthonicmatter.wordpress.com/...

- My novel 'The Veldt Institute' was published by Double--Negative: The Veldt Institute

https://double--negative.com/003-the-...

'The Veldt Institute' has been released

Very glad to announce that my first book, 'The Veldt Institute' has been released!

You can pick up a copy from one of these bookstores or directly from Asterism

'The Veldt Institute' Reading in Portland

We're throwing a release reading for 'The Veldt Institute' at Lost Avenue book in Portland on 27 September.

Details can be found here.

Interviewed by Ivy Grimes about 'The Veldt Institute'

Ivy Grimes was kind enough to ask me some questions about my upcoming, debut novel 'The Veldt Institute': https://ivygrimes.substack.com/p/inte...

Find the book here on GR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

At the publisher's site: https://double--negative.com/003-the-...

Pre-order here: https://asterismbooks.com/product/the...

'The Veldt Institute' Official Announcement

Very excited to share the announcement of my first full-length 'The Veldt Intitute'

The official announcement from Double--Negative can be found here.

Add it on Goodreads.

Pre-order on Asterism here.

Author Tutorial: Finding a Link to a Story that is No Longer Available

I put together a short video tutorial about finding work that was published on the internet, but is no longer available.

For instance: if you published a story/poem/essay a few years ago on a website, and the journal that hosted the site ended, the link to the story probably doesn't work anymore.

This short video will show you how you might be able to find a page with that story online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_Pym...

'Some Column Poems' on Always Crashing

Very excited to have three poems - together titled 'Some Column Poems' - published today on Always Crashing!

I have read and admired AC for years and it's really exciting to have work up on the site.

These poems were written in the summer of 2020 and are an encapsulation of that time and place.

They are part of a series that go with the poem 'Lemma' which was published in Word For/ Word in 2021.

Finding the right home for these three was a challenge, but it's hard to think of a better place than AC.

'The Veldt Institute' initial details

Double--Negative Press has posted their catalog for 2025, including some initial details about my forthcoming debut full-length 'The Veldt Institute'

You find the D--N catalog here: https://double--negative.com/catalog....

'Private Notary' a new story on Seize the Press

My story 'Private Notary', published in the latest issue of Seize the Press is now available to everyone!

You can find it here: https://www.seizethepress.com/2025/03...