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Kickstart Bicycles & Broomsticks
Bicycles & Broomsticks is the latest entry in Microcosm’s Bikes in Space series of anthologies. As in the previous volumes, these stories share the themes of bikes and feminism; but this time, the secret ingredient is witchcraft. My story is set in 1890s London at the intersection of middle-class bicycling, Egyptology, occult societies, solitary magical…
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“Detox”
I have a little tale of addiction recovery or living with a disability in Martian Issue 6. (One of the fun things about drabbles is that they’re so short they really highlight how the reader is an active participant in creating the story. There’s just not space to spell everything out.) You can buy the…
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“The Relative Positions of Dead Things in the Dark”
Last week, ParSec released Issue 4. Individual issues and subscriptions are for sale from PS Publishing. I’m very pleased that my short story, “The Relative Positions of Dead Things in the Dark,” is part of the lineup. The main character’s first published appearance was in Wyld Flash a couple years ago; we’ll see if I…
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“Bones Placed in Apposition”
My short story “Bones Placed in Apposition” is available in the Summer issue of Underland Arcana. It’s free to read online, or you can buy it as an ebook or softcover. Issue 7 also includes stories by Scott Edelman, W. T. Paterson, Ben Curl, Mike Robinson, Eric Witchey, D. Thea Baldrick, and Mattia Ravasi. Some…
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“Used Armor Smell”
Today you can pick up a copy of Dread Space, an anthology of flash length dark military science fiction stories. My story “Used Armor Smell,” about armor more rugged than its wearer, is included. When choosing pronouns for nonbinary characters in the past, I’ve defaulted to they/them. It’s a somewhat lazy decision: most nonbinary folks…
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Clarion Write-a-Thon
I’m participating in this year’s write-a-thon to support the Clarion Writers’ Workshop at UC San Diego. I am not a Clarion alum, nor have I ever considered applying. A weeks-long, intensive workshop has never been logistically feasible for me (never mind the financial expense). And frankly, I’m not sure if I’d find the environment anxiety-inducing…
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“On the Beach”
My short tale of grief, climate change, and selkies is live on the Wyldblood website. I’ve always liked the idea of a selkie (or similar fae creature) hitting the spousal jackpot; but it’s hard to be completely optimistic in the current (literal and figurative) climate.
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“Tethered, In Darkness” online
My drabble “Tethered, In Darkness,” is live on the Martian website. (It’s free to read there, and also available in Issue 4 and the Year One anthology.)
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Martian: Year One
Martian: Year One is an anthology collecting all the drabbles from Martian Magazine‘s first year. I’m pleased that two of my stories—“Honey and Apples” and “Tethered, In Darkness”—are included. Buying the anthology is a great way to support the magazine, so if you like very short stories (and a robust short fiction market), please consider…
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Available today: Martian Issue 4
Not a joke! The fourth issue of Martian: A Magazine of Science Fiction Drabbles is available from Amazon. This is the first chronological appearance of my 100 word story “Tethered, In Darkness,” which will also be in the annual anthology and on the Martian website in May. I’m a big fan of the cover images…
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Underland Arcana: Deck One
This reprint anthology was a December release, but it’s still worth crowing about. The book collects all the stories published in the first year of Underland Arcana. My contributions—the short story “Wayfinding” and the flash “Family Dinner”—are in excellent company. Tarot cards were included with the contributors’ copies, as a special treat. Mark Teppo is…
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“Ruminants” in Los Suelos, CA
Surface Dweller Studios just released the multimedia anthology Los Suelos, CA. My story “Ruminants” is part of the line up. It’s about a weird goat in a weirder town. I’m stoked about this project for a few reasons. My story’s a personal first: it was pitched (rather than written and then submitted) and it’s a…
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