D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Writing
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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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 Sea Shall Have Them” is Now Available
I’ve written little fiction about the ocean, but last summer I wrote a series of ocean-inspired stories. At that time, I wondered if any of them would be “good” enough to be published. At least one was. “The Sea Shall Them,” is now available … 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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“Requiem for Shiva” Now Available
The February issue of The Future Fire containing my story “Requiem for Shiva” is now available for free reading. Joining me in the issue are Ian Sales (who is editing a forthcoming anthology called Rocket Science), S. Ali, A. J. Fitzwater, and … Continue reading
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