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New story up!

| March 9, 2015

I mentioned a couple of months ago that I had gotten an acceptance for one of my stories, but I hadn’t announced it formally yet. Now that its available, here’s the announcement! My flash fiction story, “One for Every Year,” is in the March issue of Fantastic Stories of the Imagination. While the story is marginally horror/dark […]

Our First Kickstarter

| February 15, 2014

Mad Scientist Journal, which I help to edit, has just launched our first Kickstarter. We’ll be putting together an anthology of first-person accounts from residents of and visitors to the Miskatonic Valley. The stories will be a little on the creepy side, full of the Lovecraftian horrors for which Arkham and the Miskatonic Valley are […]

Some updates

| October 28, 2013

1) I have a short story, “Fortissimo Possibile,” in the Crossed Genres anthology, Oomph, which is out today. It’s available in both hard copy and for ereaders, and you can find links to purchase both here. 2) Although my second craft show of the year went very well, it went well in such a way […]

A new story up and the results of the retreat

| September 10, 2012

First off, since I promised I would share it as soon as I had information on the publication date, my short story, “Bringing Light to the World,” went up at Fickle Muses on Sunday! I wrote this story, which is a retelling of a Native American legend, about a year and a half ago. Unfortunately, […]

In Situ is out!

| July 18, 2012

In case you haven’t already seen the news, In Situ, from Dagan Books is out now! (It came out about a week ago, but I’ve been slow in getting this update posted!) My short story, “Donning the Helm,” is the first story of the anthology, a fact that makes me super happy! I haven’t actually […]

New fiction!

| June 11, 2012

I’ve got a piece of microfiction up at Bat Terrier today, called The Devil’s Toybox. It’s a 99 word story that grew out of a longer piece I was trying to write. The longer story didn’t work, but this little bit from the ending stuck with me. So I tightened it up into this little […]

Quick turnaround!

| February 15, 2012

Remember that microfiction story I mentioned on Monday? It was accepted at the venue where I submitted it on Tuesday. That’s less than a 24-hour turnaround from the story being written to the story being accepted. Hooray for nearly instant gratification! The venue is Bat Terrier, and I’ll be sure to post again when my […]

Good press!

| January 3, 2012

I’ve mentioned my short story, “The Recondite Riddle of the Rose Rogue,” more than a few times. It was the first fiction that I wrote that was published, and now it’s mentioned (glowingly!) in a review that was posted to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website! My NaNo project was another Marsh sisters story, and I think […]

In Situ interview up!

| March 28, 2011

As part of the lead up to the publication of In Situ, Dagan Books has been publishing interviews with the authors of the stories. My interview is up on their website. (Update: 2/3/2025, link is no longer viable) My story for this anthology is in the form of a nineteenth century archaeologist’s field notes/journal. The […]