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February 10, 2014
2014 Campbellian Anthology
I’m excited to (rather belatedly) post today about the 2014 Campbellian Anthology, recently published by M. David Blake and Stupefying Stories. What exactly is the 2014 Campbellian Anthology? It’s a monster ebook collecting the works of 111 authors, amounting to 860,000 words of fiction! Why? Every author in the collection is eligible for the John […]
January 18, 2014
“Just One More Sin” Published in Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume IV
It’s here! Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume IV is officially available in both print and digital formats. I was lucky enough to be able to help proofread this special speculative-only volume. So I got a sneak peek at many of the stories in this collection and I can tell you that, frankly, many of them […]
January 8, 2014
Giveaway Winners!
And the giveaway has come to a fantastic end. I’ve selected and emailed the four winners: Belinda Cheryl Rachel Stuart A mighty hurray for them and my heartfelt thanks to all who participated, shared, tweeted, retweeted, and what have you! Now go ye forth and enjoy some excellent fiction in the new year. …Might I […]
“Necessary” Published in Mad Scientist Journal
Mad Scientist Journal’s Autumn 2013 issue went live today, and it includes my short story — “Necessary”. Isn’t that cover art just delightful? I love it! Also, I’m excited to see my name on the cover. Always a plus. I love Mad Scientist Journal’s cover art, it’s always amazing. I only wish they did print […]
January 1, 2014
New Fiction for the New Year Giveaway!
In honor of the new year, I’m hosting my first giveaway! I’m really excited to be able to give away e-book copies of Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volumes I through IV. As you all know by now, I’m a huge fan and supporter of this publication. My weird western series, “By the Gun”, is told […]
December 19, 2013
2013 Year in Review
It’s that time of year again. I’m starting to see “year-in-review” blog posts popping up all over writer blogs everywhere. I really enjoy the process of reviewing the year’s progress, the failures, the triumphs. I like looking at the numbers, too. I usually find them encouraging — even if the rejection pile stacks far, far […]
December 15, 2013
“The Vast Weight of Their Bleeding Hearts” Published in Goldfish Grimm
Long story title, long magazine title — had to shorten it for the post title. All the titles! Basically, Goldfish Grimm’s Spicy Fiction Sushi — yes, one of the most fun magazine titles — published my story, “The Vast Weight of Their Bleeding Hearts” in Issue 13: Love in Colors of Ice and Space. This […]
December 10, 2013
The Ten Books…
…That stayed with me. The talented C. Bryan Brown tagged me in this fun little thing going around Facebook and a few writers’ blogs. It’s quite simple — name ten books that have “stayed with you” over the years. I actually had a surprisingly hard time coming up with books (that weren’t all by the […]
November 30, 2013
“Dark Refrain” Published in Read Short Fiction
I am immensely excited about this particular story — entitled “Dark Refrain” — which Read Short Fiction published today. It’s one of those stories that came to me, begging to be told. Please take a moment to go read the story — it’s free and quite short, I promise — before reading on, as I […]
November 18, 2013
“Wrong Side of God” Published in Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume III
Spark: A Creative Anthology, Volume III was published today. Included in its delicious pages (I mean it — they has some of the nicest quality printing I’ve seen in a long time) is the third installment of my weird western series. I’ve talked a bit about the series before, but for those who may have […]
