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“Unknown Percentage” Published in Scigentasy, Issue 2

I’m delighted to share my forty-second story published with you awesome folks tonight. My science fiction/romance tale, “Unknown Percentage” was published today in Scigentasy, Issue 2. The origin story of “Unknown Percentage” is one of my favorite origin stories. It was one of the moments that inspiration just keeps calling and calling, and eventually I […]

Book Review: “Beyond the Tempest Gate” by Jeff Suwak

Beyond the Tempest Gate Synopsis From the time he was a young boy, Gabriel Aterias knew he was destined to rise from the peasantry and become the Holy Knight of the Church of Dunrabian. By the time he was twenty four years old, he had already led the Church’s armies to greater victories than any […]

“Blood Song” Published in You, Me & a Bit of We

I’m happy to announce that a little dark flash fiction piece of mine, entitled “Blood Song”, has been published inYou, Me & a Bit of We– an anthology of stories told in second, first or first person plural point-of-view, put together by the awesome folks over at Chuffed Buff Books. “Blood Song” is, as […]

Context 26

This past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Context 26, a speculative fiction convention, in Columbus, OH. Last year was my first encounter with this convention and I really enjoyed it, so I made a plan early on in 2013 to make sure I could go again. This plan included the somewhat difficult […]

“Resurfacing” Published in Plasma Frequency Magazine, Issue 8

I’m delighted to share with you guys that my science fiction story, “Resurfacing”, has been published inPlasma Frequency Magazine,Issue 8. This issue is available for e-readers as well as print via Amazon and Createspace! “Resurfacing” is a post-apocalyptic science fiction tale about a young, upgraded (think cyborg!) woman and her struggles to keep her father […]

“Just a Regular Hero” Published in This Mutant Life: Volume 1

Fresh back from Context 26, I was delighted to see that my story, “Just a Regular Hero”, had been published over the weekend in This Mutant Life: A Neo-Pulp Anthology (Volume 1). The history behind this particular publication and this particular story is somewhat interesting — at least to me! “Just a Regular Hero” wasthefirst […]

“The Black Crayon” Published at Untied Shoelaces of the Mind

September seems to be a busy month for my stories to hit publication! I’m not complaining. Today the folks over atUntied Shoelaces of the Mindpublished my fantasy short story, “The Black Crayon”, in their 8th Issue. This is a free-to-read story, so I definitely recommend taking a look. You can also rate the story and […]

Do the Thing You Fear

“The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.” ~William Jennings Bryan I’m going to write a more personal post today. I’m not announcing a story sale or talking about writing. I’m talking about me, talking about an experience I had today, and […]

“Lace Angel” Published in Voluted Dreams #2 (Reprint)

“Lace Angel” was originally a Story-a-Day May 2012 story. I wrote it based on a really beautiful image prompt. While “Lace Angel” isn’t really speculative fiction (my normal fare), it is definitely a story I hold close. It has a darkness, an insecurity, a pain in it that resonates with me. I hope it resonates […]

“Pallbearer” Published in The First Line

I’m proud to announce that my short story, “Pallbearer”, has been published in The First Line‘s Fall 2013 Issue! You may notice, I specifically said I was proud to announce this publication. I’m always proud of the stories I get published, but “Pallbearer” hitting print inThe First Lineis an especially thrilling experience for me. I […]