D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Author Archives: D. Thomas Minton
“My Mask, Humanity” to Blast Off at Daily Science Fiction
Daily Science Fiction has bought my story “My Mask, Humanity.” This is my second sale to them in the past year— “Still Life Through Water Droplets” was the other—and I’m excited to appear again in DSF. Since coming onto the … Continue reading
IN SITU Release Delayed Again
Recently, fellow Hopefull Monster Colum Paget wondered if the IN SITU anthology was becoming the next Last Dangerous Visions. I certainly hope not, but news I received last week isn’t encouraging. This anthology was original due out in February 2011. … Continue reading
Posted in Hopefull Monsters, Writing
Tagged Colum Paget, Dagan Books, Hoodoo, Publishing
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Past or Present: A Look at the Nebula Stories
A post I published a while ago about the use of present tense versus past in short fiction continues to attract readers. I guess this shouldn’t surprise me because the use of the “non-traditional” present tense seems to elicit strong opinions from…well…just about … Continue reading
Musings, Revisited: Nebula-nominated Novelettes
I’ve finished the stories nominated for the Nebula Award in the novelette category. Like the nominated short stories, the seven novelettes cover an incredible range of topics and settings, but I must admit I was a little disappoint with novelettes as a whole. … Continue reading
Inspiration: “The Sea Shall Have Them”
Liquid Imagination published “The Sea Shall Have Them” in their February 2012 issue. I wrote the original version of this story in the early 1990s after reading an article on the first “Burning Man” gathering in the Nevada Desert (before … Continue reading
Musings on the Nebula-nominate Short Stories
I’ve finished the seven short stories nominated for the Nebula Award (you can find links to all of them here). All of these stories are well-written and interesting, and they cover an impressive range of topics, styles, and emotional impact. … Continue reading
The Blurry Edges of Science Fiction
I recently read “The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees” by E. Lily Yu at Clarkesworld Magazine. It’s been nominated for a Nebula Award and is a well-written allegory. In the comments section for the story, someone questioned whether it … Continue reading
Inspiration: “Requiem for Shiva”
“Requiem for Shiva” was the first short story I wrote as an “adult,” and, as such, I can’t remember specifically what inspired it, but it’s had an interesting history. Although I can’t say what inspired it, I can say what … Continue reading
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Tagged Requiem for Shiva, The Future Fire
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Two Days in the Clouds
Last week, the staff at my day job took a two-day retreat from the ocean and went up into the mountains to do some volunteer service at one of my organization’s terrestrial nature reserves on Hawaii Island. We spent time … Continue reading
A Little Shameless Promotion
Fellow Hopefull Monster, Colum Paget’s story “Love in a time of Bio-mal” is now available for free reading at Electric Spec. If you like slick, dark cyberpunk, you won’t be disappointed with this story or with most of Colum’s writing. … Continue reading
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