This is apparently the time of picking up “old” pieces and working on them. If you’re following me semi-closely, you’ll know that the past two weeks have been spent developing “Primes” a 9,000 word story that grew out of three sentences I had written back in 2005 and that I found laying around untouched since. […]
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Me: The Upset Reader
Today I read a short story that really bugged me. I won’t mention titles or names of writers for several reasons, not the least of which is that I could be wrong–or, better said, what I think might not be what you think. You might love this piece I’m going to talk about. And, in […]
Read More ...Publisher’s Weekly Mentions “The Collector”
Here’s a nice little blurb for one of my stories. Beats a sharp stick in the eye, as my uncle used to say.
Read More ...Five Magics Released!
I am happy to announce the release of Five Magics a new collection of my fantasy short stories in multiple e-versions: For the Kindle at Amazon.com All other formats at Smashwords The collection includes five previously published stories. I don’t write that much fantasy in short form these days, but, as you’ll learn below, they […]
Read More ...“The Collector” Appears in Mercedes Lackey’s Elemental Masters Anthology
I’m terribly excited to note that Elemental Magic, an anthology edited by Mercedes Lackey, has been released–including my story “The Collector.” It’s available at this link in both Kindle and print versions. I’ll see about getting alternate links up for other versions in the next day or two. The anthology consists of nineteen stories in […]
Read More ...Incident at Lonely Rocks
You may think this isn’t saying much, but this is my very favorite story written about a guy who cleans portable toilets. It’s up on Kris Rusch’s page for free until next Monday. I’m not joking about enjoying it. It’s a good enough story just as it is, but I fell for it because I […]
Read More ...A Quick Short Story Recommendation
Brooding in the Dark — an interesting little story by Philip Edward Kaldon in the latest round at Interstellar Fiction. Just 1500 words, but an interesting little exploration of the future remnants of war.
Read More ...Reading the Right Way?
So, I’m finally getting around to reading “The Count of Monte Cristo,” which is a long damned book. Maybe three weeks in, and I’m about 10% done. Of course, I’m a grazing reader–and I read a lot of things all at once. For example, over these three weeks I’ve also read ten or twelve short […]
Read More ...Who Needs Batman When You’ve Got Robin?
“Oh, I forgot to tell you,” I said to Lisa. “For maybe the first time I’ve been saved by a copy editor who wasn’t you.” This drew her attention. Lisa is, you see, a remarkable copy editor, having made her living doing that for a number of years before turning to the darkside of Corporate […]
Read More ...“The Collector” to Appear in Elemental Masters Anthology
It looks like the heat wave is breaking a bit. Only supposed to get to 87 today by the paper. I actually went outside to work in the yard for a half-hour yesterday. Sweated like a pig. # The great news today is that Mercedes Lackey and John Helfers have accepted my short story “The […]
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