It’s official — I’ve made it to Analog. “Been Riding With a Ghost,” my deep-space Appalachian trail story, is now included in the current issue. I had a lot of fun with this one, and I’m proud of it even outside of the publication context — I think it hits a weird sweet spot for … More Out now: “Been Riding With a Ghost”; also, Nebulas
In keeping with annual tradition, any vows I might have made about updating this space in a timely fashion appear to have fallen by the wayside. However! I’m here, safe and sound in 2023, and I bring news: A flash story of mine, “In Lieu of Natural Habitats,” is now available at Translunar Travelers Lounge! … More Out now: “In Lieu of Natural Habitats”
And here we are at the end of another year, which means it’s time for a check-in: how did the words turn out? For short fiction, I had four new stories this year: A time-travel loop isn’t an uncommon specfic trope, but I had a lot of fun bringing one into a fantasy world. This … More Awards Eligibility, 2022
Okay, it actually came out at the tail end of last week, but my first-ever Escape Pod story, “The Princess (NP),” is live and available for your reading or listening pleasure! This was an interesting story for me. In sharp contrast to “The En Croute Job,” my other September story, the humor here is scarce … More Out Now: “The Princess (NP)”
Hexagon Issue 10 debuted to subscribers in mid-August, and it’s free to read now — which means my Food52-inspired sci-fi heist story is now live for you to enjoy! (If my sense of humor is the sort of thing that sparks joy, that is!) Folks ask sometimes why I write humor so rarely; this is … More Out now: “The En Croute Job”
My story, “When the Salt Burns Green,” is live over at the new ZNB Presents magazine! (Has been for about a month now… whoops.) It was originally written with the ZNB Noir anthology in mind; while it didn’t make the cut for the final volume, it’s heartening to know it stood out enough to be … More Out now: ZNB Presents; also, Eye to the Telescope
I’m happy to announce that my story, “When the Salt Burns Green,” will be appearing at a new magazine next month! ZNB Presents is a new monthly magazine run by the fine folks at Zombies Need Brains. Their first “issue” debuts on their Patreon at the beginning of July — and my story will be … More New story at a new magazine, next month
As usual, my thinking that I’d keep this space up to date has failed me. Alas. But I’m back, and I bring word of words with me: My story, “An Acceptable Risk to the Portfolio,” is now available in Etherea Magazine Issue #8! This was my first pro sale, to the ZNB anthology The Razor’s … More 2022 Update: Old Story, New Story, Four Poems, Soon Story
From an output perspective, it’s been a quiet year–I had 25% output compared to 2020. I expected the news side of writing to match this. Instead, I have three stories published in 2021 which are eligible for the awards of your choice, along with nine poems. (“It only takes one editor to make a sale,” … More 2021 Roundup and Awards Eligibility Post
I’m proud to announce that my story, “There’s an Art To It,” is now available over at Diabolical Plots. It’s a bit of a darker story, and stranger, but I hope that doesn’t deter you. On a personal note: as someone who uses the Submissions Grinder on a regular basis, seeing myself at the top … More New story: Available Today!
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