"Nothing But Flowers" Launch – Part 1

Those of you who follow me on Twitter probably know that I have had the excellent good fortune to participate in Emergent Publishing's latest anthology.  "Nothing But Flowers: tales of post apocalyptic love" (or "NBF" as we have affectionately come to know it) is the second offering from Literary Mix Tapes (a quarterly crowd-sourced short fiction anthology inspired by music).

Inspired by the Talking Heads song of the same name, NBF explores the complexities and challenges of love in a post apocalyptic landscape. From plague to fundamentalist governments, comets and war, from terra firma to outer space the people on these pages face up to what it means to love and be loved when you've lost everything.

NBF stories will be available online for free for a limited time on Valentine's Day and then available in e-book, paperback and via web access for a charge.  All proceeds go to support the Grantham Flood Support fund.

My story "Golden Opportunity" was inspired by imagining an apocalyptic event that affected the U.S. in such a way that people would be trying to emigrate, rather than immigrate.  It takes place at a pivotal point in time for our hero and heroine – Will and Maria.  Will their plans to flee be thwarted at the last moment?

There are many ways to find out more about this project.  You can …

"Like" the Facebook page
RSVP for the Facebook launch party
Check out the website that has more information about the anthology and will be the spot to check as the stories are rolled out on Valentine's Day.

My story will be posted at 11pm Australia Eastern Standard time on Monday February 14th which, according to my calculation is 8am EST on Monday.  The stories will be available for free for 48 hours.

I have already had the privilege of reading several of the other stories (check out the authors page for a rundown of other contributors) and I highly recommend that you check out each and every one of them and support this worthy cause.

Thanks for reading!