One of the other meetings that occurred, this one weekly, were Friday meet-ups that either took the shape of a Salon discussion or a Game. Maybe about half the class showed up to these events, some people starting the event and then making their excuses. I think I went to all of them. The Salons … More My Odyssey Workshop Experience: The Salon & Games
For those unfamiliar with how the Odyssey Workshop works, it is a six week long course that includes lectures and full-class critiques. There are added Q&A sessions with visiting authors and editors (though “visiting” is only loosely used this year given everything was virtual), a Slam event, and many small side meetings and check-ins. I’m … More My Odyssey Workshop Experience: The Introduction
I never made proper goals last year, so I don’t have a clear comparison. No way of showing whether I had a good year, a bad year, or some amalgamation of the two. I’m going to crop it all up to being good though, for I’ve had a lot of new beginnings, focused on what … More Into 2020
December marks the publication of my 6th professional story and my first appearance in DreamForge Magazine :) Cessation of Civilization features a student struggling over her final project, all the trials of every step in creating something as immense as an entire world. This story originated from the idea of playing god in other people’s … More Cessation of Civilization Published
Shades of Amber has gone live today in Beneath Ceaseless Skies‘ 95th issue. It is a short story set in a world where vibrant color swirls upon the skin of every person and limited spectrums are looked down upon. This is my third professional publication :) The other story in the issue is Margaret Ronald’s … More Shades of Amber published at BCS
My story Sand-child is now available as a free read on Daily Science Fiction’s site.
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