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September 2023 Publications

| October 5, 2023

I had two new publication in September of this year, both fantasy stories. My short story, “Kick in the Door and Improvise,” appeared in volume 11 of Tales from the Magician’s Skull. The title is taken from the common “plan” we use in a lot of our tabletop RPGs, to the point that I cross-stitched […]

September 2023 Recap

| October 3, 2023

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 139 Acceptances received: 0 Rejections received: 78 (+11) Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 51 New Submissions: 4 Stories out at the end of the month: 107 A slightly slower month on the submissions and writing fronts, mainly because I spent two weeks of the month […]

Fun for Friday: September 2023 Writing Prompts

| September 1, 2023

Welcome to September and this month’s writing prompts! The first column this month is a throwback to my prompts from 2018. Most of the words are September themed, with a chunk that use the letters in the word September. The second column is the optional prompt list from Kick in the Creatives. I’ve changed the […]

September 2022 Publications

| October 6, 2022

For the first time in a long while, I don’t have any new stories or poems out in the past month! But not to fear, there will be more new pieces coming soon. So in the meantime, I did have a new book out this month: Camp Haunt. Which is actually a re-release of sorts, since […]

September 2022 Recap

| October 4, 2022

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 128 Acceptances received: 5 Rejections received: 71 (11) Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 39 New Submissions: 23 Stories out at the end of the month: 105 I was a little slower than normal on the submissions front this month, but I did get a TON […]

What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To, September 2022 Edition

| September 7, 2022

Reading: Time to sink into some additional research for the novella I wrote in July, so I can plan out some revisions to it. Some of the research is to make sure I get the historical parts accurate, and some of it is so I can make it super spooky! Watching: We tore through The Sandman, […]

Fun for Friday: September 2022 Writing Prompts!

| August 26, 2022

Here we are, almost to September. Where has the year gone? This month, I’ve borrowed the words from several art challenges. One of them is one for 2022, but the other two are older ones, as I couldn’t find current versions of their lists. The first column is from the 2022 Kick in the Creatives […]

September 2021 Recap

| October 5, 2021

By the numbers: Stories out at the beginning of the month: 142 Acceptances received: 3 Rejections received: 92 (+1) (+5) Stories withdrawn: 0 Resubmissions: 91 New Submissions: 1 Stories out at the end of the month: 133 My numbers for September are a little on the low side, because, as you can see from the […]

What I’m Reading, Watching, and Listening To, September 2021 Edition

| September 1, 2021

Reading: Books to review, and a stack of graphic novels are in my near future. Watching: We’ve been watching The Owl House when new blocks of episodes drop, Marvel’s What If?, Reservation Dogs, and we’re looking forward to the final season of Lucifer later this month. Also fitting in other things when we have time! Listening To: My latest […]

Fun for Friday: September 2021 Writing Prompts

| August 27, 2021

It’s time for the September 2021 writing prompts, as the northern hemisphere slides into autumn. The prompts this month are mostly September-related words, with plenty of random stuff to keep you guessing what you might do with the combination of the three words for each day! You’ll also see lots of things reminiscent of autumn, […]