D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Science Fiction
“Time Debt” Available at Electric Spec
My story “Time Debt” is now available for free reading at Electric Spec. Here’s a short teaser: In the stark light, Adler’s face hangs long, as if Ghara Station’s point eight gee is oppressive. “Real or relative?” he asks. … Continue reading
“Strand in the Web” Makes Twenty
I sold my twentieth short story last night when Goldfish Grimm’s Spicy Fiction Sushi (gotta love that name!) bought my story “Strand in the Web.” When I started writing for publication again a few years ago, twenty sales seemed so … Continue reading
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Tagged Goldfish Grimm's Spicy Ficition Sushi, Sale, Strand in the Web
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“Time Debt” Finds a Place
I’m pleased to announce that Electric Spec has accepted my story “Time Debt” for publication this summer. While this story is quite short (about 1,100 words), it was a pain to get right for a variety of reasons, so I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Electric Spec, Sale, Short Story, Time Debt
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“Do Not Go Gentle into the Night” Now Available
My dark speculative fiction story “Do Not Go Gentle into the Night” is now available at Darker. While much of my writing has a dark underbelly, this story is dark underneath, in the middle, and on the top—so be prepared, … Continue reading
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Tagged Darker, Do Not Go Gentle into the Night, Short Story
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Colum Paget Wins the James White Award
Colum Paget, Hopefull Monster’s man in Britain, has won the James White Award! The James White Award is one of the major speculative fiction awards for “amateur” writers, so the competition is tough. This year, Colum’s story “Invocation of the Lurker” … Continue reading
“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
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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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
The Artwork for “Requiem for Shiva”
“Requiem for Shiva,” which appears in the February issue of The Future Fire, is my first story for which a publication provided custom art work. Oregon artist Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein produced two fantastic black and white drawings (they look like charcoal drawings … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Requiem for Shiva, Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein, The Future Fire
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D. Thomas Minton 