It’s been an absolute wild, amazing year! 10 original stories published, all to some fantastic magazines! Plus a reprint of my Writers of the Future winning story from many years ago got new life in an online format as well. Of my 10 stories eligible for the Nebula and Hugo (and others, plus in a … More Eligibility Post 2022!
SALES 1) The first story, published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies on September 8th, is “Turn to Stone Ourselves.“ This story was conceptualized as my take on gargoyles, a people who are stone during the day and come alive at night. I crafted them as carved beings who house the souls of the dead, giving them … More Turn to Stone Ourselves (BCS) and All the Starlit Worlds I’ve Visited…Without You (Dark Matter) Published! Plus Chicon, Covid and Capclave!
I have been a tiny bit remiss in my posts because July and August have been a whirlwind of publications for me! I’ve had two more flash pieces and two short stories come out in four different professional publications! First is “Your Space Between” that came out in Apex Magazine’s Issue 132. This is a … More Recent Publications – Apex Magazine, Space Fantasy, Fireside, FFO!
My flash story, “A Hodgepodge House with Rooms to Spare,” has been published today in Vol 6, Issue 16 of Dark Recesses Press! You can find a copy to purchase here! This is one of those stories that anything I say would be too much. It’s one of the tiniest pieces I’ve ever sold, at … More “A Hodgepodge House with Rooms to Spare” published in Dark Recesses Press
One of my very first ever stories to be published, my novelette “Of Woven Wood,” has been reprinted in The Storyteller Series print edition (via Night Shift Media Group). This is the first time this story has been available online to read! You can read here! :) “Of Woven Wood” is the story about Lan, … More “Of Woven Wood” reprinted in Storyteller Series
My stabby unicorn story “The Swift-Footed Darling of the Rocks (Do NOT Actually Call Me That)” has been published in Zooscape Zine’s April 2022 issue!! This is my second appearance in Zooscape (My story “Dance of Wood and Grace” was published in 2021 and has been nominated for an Ursa Major award in the short … More “The Swift-Footed Darling of the Rocks (Do NOT Actually Call Me That)” published in Zooscape Zine!
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