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Fortnight’s passing.

First, I’m very pleased to announce that the Kickstarter for After the War will be launching on November 12, and I’ll be able to share my story “Interview with Cortesa Singh” then! I’ve had a chance to read some of the other stories that will be published, as well, and I think it’s a really … Continue reading "Fortnight’s passing."

A week, interrupted.

I got less than I hoped to get done this week. Early Tuesday morning, a bat got into our room and would not leave, despite the windows being wide open and a couple of humans waving it hopefully towards those windows with the removed window screens. So after ten or fifteen minutes of that, we trapped … Continue reading "A week, interrupted."

Finally, September.

So, “Late Night at the Low Road Diner” got a review in Apex Magazine’s “Words for Thought” column on Friday, and I spent most of that day and several hours so far in September grinning like a fool. (The woman who wrote “In the End, It Always Turns Out the Same” and “Final Girl Theory” … Continue reading "Finally, September."

Catching up.

Okay. Time for a quick recap. It’s been a week and a weekend since “Late Night at the Low Road Diner” got published, and I am still really pleased about it. I should have another short piece coming out soon, set in the After the War universe–details soon! I’m very pleased to have been invited … Continue reading "Catching up."

A stop on a late-night drive.

My story “Late Night at the Low Road Diner” is available now in issue 5 of Liminal Stories. It can be read online for free here (although if you’d like to support them, they’re on Patreon). A small story on the care and feeding of strange things that may come into a diner at night. I am … Continue reading "A stop on a late-night drive."

CWW 2018 – final update

ETA: and today we learn that I messed up on post scheduling, for which I am very sorry. 2079 words this week, and a story revised. This brings my total for the Write-A-Thon to 8640 words, and three stories revised. I am so very grateful to all of you for contributing, and patiently looking at … Continue reading "CWW 2018 – final update"

CWW 2018 not-forgotten week 6 update

Hey, all! A quick note that the final update will come on the last day of the Write-a-thon, which is tomorrow; I figured I would mention because I’ve been keeping to the Friday schedule up until now. Advertisements

CWW 2018 week 5 update

Things have been frustratingly busy, but: 1991 words! This is really encouraging, especially given everything else that seems determined to happen this week. Thank each and every one of you so very much for contributing, or for reading this. My work on story revision is going slowly, simply because there is just a lot to revise, but I think … Continue reading "CWW 2018 week 5 update"

CWW update 2018 week 4

Afraid I’m pretty sick this week – vicious cold going around and it got me. Still, 1232 words done this week. Nearly done one complete plotline for my current project! Also, a shout-out to Asha Bardon and Shannon Fay, who helped me figure out something pretty critical about a story I’ve been struggling with. Wanted … Continue reading "CWW update 2018 week 4"

CWW 2018 week 3 update

It’s been a very busy week, but a productive one. I wanted to take a minute to say thank you so much to people sponsoring–me or the other writers, honestly, it’s a really lovely feeling. 1077 words this week! It’s still morning, but I’m planning on outlining this evening if I get time, and I’m … Continue reading "CWW 2018 week 3 update"