D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Author Archives: D. Thomas Minton
A Gothic Bit of Schlock (Magazine)
Teodor Reljic and Michael Vella, fellow members of my writing group Hopefull Monsters, produce an online publication called Schlock Magazine. It’s a quarterly publication that contains, well, “schlocky” speculative fiction stories. What does that mean? The editors describe schlock as “trash, treasures, … Continue reading
“Observations on a Clock” Set for February 2012
A quick update: My story “Observations on a Clock” has been scheduled for the February 2012 issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine. Now I need to send information for my author’s bio…always a challenge…hmmm….
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Tagged Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Observations on a Clock, Short Story
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Who Gets Screwed by the Borders Bankruptcy?
Over the past month, I’ve been watching the discounts climb at our local, on-its-way-out-of-business Borders bookstore. Recently I’ve picked up several novels by authors I’ve been meaning to read but have never seemed to get around to reading, like Charles … Continue reading
A Moment of Silence
I echo Charles Stross’ thoughts about today. A moment of silence says everything.
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Breakfast, with Tautology(?)
My wife is a very patient woman. She puts up with a lot of my random musings. While fixing breakfast yesterday, I made a comment that something—I can’t remember what—was indescribable. That made me pause. “Doesn’t indescribable, in fact, describe … Continue reading
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Reader’s Comments
I like to keep an eye on comments posted to my stories. Call it part vanity and part market research. I know I can’t please everyone, but it’s always nice to get an enthusiastic response. Suzanne Conboy-Hill’s response to Nil Desperandum’s podcast … Continue reading
Tell You What I Think: The Value of Critiquing
I think there are two ways to learn how to do something. The first is obvious: do it. No matter how much you read about something, there’s no substitute for actually doing it. In writing, you can read all of … Continue reading
An Unexpected Find
I have a bunch of Google Alerts set up to notify me when people post about my stories. Today while I was checking those Alerts, I corrected one that I noticed had an error in it. I immediately located a … Continue reading
“Thief of Futures” Now Available
The September issue of Lightspeed Magazine contains my story “Thief of Futures”. An electronic version is available for purchase now, or you can wait until September 20th to read my story free online. I’m excited to share the September issue with some … Continue reading
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Tagged Lightspeed Magazine, Short Story, Thief of Futures, World Fantasy Award
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Hotel Surreal
I like to travel, so I consider myself lucky to be one of those people who get to do it as part of my day job. I seldom get to travel in luxury, however. I’ve spent three weeks on an … Continue reading
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