D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Science Fiction
How Diverse am I?
This week, I’ve been thinking about the importance of diversity in science fiction and why science fiction needs to embrace diversity as a genre. That got me wondering: How much my fiction actually includes diverse characters and cultures? So, I decided … Continue reading
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Questioning the Foundation
A few days ago, I wrote a post about diversity in science fiction—or more accurately the lack of it. I realized after writing it that I simply accepted the premise that diversity is a good thing. To be honest, I’ve … Continue reading
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Diversity and Science Fiction: Too Many Middle-aged White Guys?
Recently, I’ve been thinking about diversity in science fiction (and I define this narrowly, meaning English-language science fiction). This tends to be a touchy topic in many quarters, and for a while, I thought about not writing anything here. I decided I … Continue reading
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IN SITU Hits the Shelves
Although my story “Hoodoo” is no longer part of IN SITU, I’m pleased to announce that Dagan Books has finally released the long-overdue anthology. IN SITU is collection of “science fiction stories featuring alien archeology, hidden mysteries, and things that are better … Continue reading
Loglining My Novel-in-Progress
I finished the first draft of my novel back in December and decided to shelve it for a while before revising it. I put off the revisions for several months because I didn’t know where to start. Then I came … Continue reading
Inspiration: “No Better Yesterday for Tomorrow”
I call “No Better Yesterday for Tomorrow” my story with the odd title. Most people don’t get the title, but I if they think about some after reading the story, it should be obvious. Then again, I came up with … Continue reading
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“Hoodoo” Ready for Reading
The long journey for my story “Hoodoo” is finally over. It took nearly a year-and-half to go from acceptance to print (you can read some of that story here), but it’s finally available for reading in the debut issue of Specutopia (ebook versions … Continue reading
“Hoodoo” Set to Launch
I returned page proofs of “Hoodoo” yesterday—it looks like this long-delayed story is getting closer to publication. The editor at Specutopia has been an pleasure to work with, and his editing suggestions were spot on. I really like it when an editor gets … Continue reading
Lightspeed to Publish “Dreams in Dust”
I’m very excited to announce that Lightspeed Magazine has accepted my story “Dreams in Dust” for publication. Lightspeed is one of my favorite speculative fiction publications (and not just because they bought my story), so it’s an honor to have … Continue reading
“Strand in the Web” Goes Live
My story “Strand in the Web” is now available at Goldfish Grimm’s Spicy Fiction Sushi. They publish two stories a month, and I have the privilege of sharing the June issue with recent Nebula winner Ken Liu (always an honor). … Continue reading
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D. Thomas Minton 