I’m a little late to the party, of course, but Analog recently published one of my short stories: “Hillman, Charles Dallas, Age: 35, No Partner, Parents: Deceased.” I’m certainly biased, but I think you’ll like it. At least I hope it might get you to thinking a bit. Now they’ve dropped a companion piece I […]
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Tomorrow in All the Worlds Launches!
Yesterday is death. Today is decay. Tomorrow is discovery. – The Ambassador Mission – Drinks on a Beach – Tomorrow in All the Worlds – Fighting the Realms – Space Tyrants from the Void – Eyes Flashing Blue and Brown and Green – Goliath’s Sling – Bugs — Seeing your work go out into the […]
Read More ...I Dreamed You Were a Spaceship: Mom Certified
I’m very pleased to note the my short-short “I Dreamed You Were a Spaceship” has now been published by Analog. When I say short-short, I mean it fits on two pages. Given that, it probably won’t surprise you if I say that this is a piece that came along pretty much fully formed. It apparently […]
Read More ...I Love Me Some Monster Tales
I’m totally stoked to be part of DAWN OF THE MONSTERS, which is issue one of Amazing Monster Tales. This promises to be a great series of pulpy good monster stories that … well … I’ll let their marketing blubs handle that part of the message later in this post. I’ll just say that the […]
Read More ...Thoughts While Reading My Own Work
I spent the morning reading through proofs of a story I wrote awhile back for a Fiction River volume that’s due to be published soon. It’s a novelette titled “The Spy Who Walked Into the Cold,” the pretense of which I suppose you’ll just have to wait awhile to read about. (I’ve seen the cover…it’s […]
Read More ...Covering the Games Appears in Avatar Dreams!
Yeah, I’m late to the party again. Life, you know? Anyway, I want to take a moment to note that my story “Covering the Games” is now available in a particularly fascinating anthology titled Avatar Dreams Get the Kindle or Print Version Here This anthology is chock-full of stories that touch on the futuristic (or […]
Read More ...Movie Boy and Music Girl
I’m happy to note that my story “Movie Boy and Music Girl” is now available in the Fiction River Wishes anthology. You can get it in e-book or print here! Like all Fiction River anthologies, this volume is full of stories that come from an eclectic variety of perspectives. My own effort is a bit […]
Read More ...“The Ambassador Objective” sees Boundary Shock Quarterly #1
There’s a bit of publishing news I’ve been delinquent on, but in case folks missed them, I’ll take some time over the next day or two to “announce” them. Let me start with the launch of Boundary Shock Quarterly. This is the product of a cool syndicate of writers that I’ve been included in (I […]
Read More ...A Strange Period of Stalledness Comes to An End
I finished a short story today. This is a big deal for me because, as you might be able to tell from my lack of presence around her and around some other social sites, I’ve been in a strange period of stalledness. By that I mean I’ve been coming to work every day and getting […]
Read More ...“Just Say When” to be published
I’m happy to note that Gathering Storm Magazine will soon be publishing “Just Say When,” which is a fun little piece that riffs off automation, robots, and all kinds of silliness that might just come about when things go…well…you can read it soon.
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