Tag Archives: Short Story
“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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“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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“Wings Over the Suicide Rocks” To Soar at 10Flash Quarterly
I’ve had a nice run of sales over the past couple of weeks, and thankfully it continues. 10Flash Quarterly bought my flash story “Wings Over the Suicide Rocks” for their April 2012 issue. This is my second sale to them. I … Continue reading
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“The Octopus Garden” Finds a Home
I’m pleased to announce that my story “The Octopus Garden” has been picked up for an octopus-themed anthology called Suction Cup Dreams to be released by the small press obsolecent.info. While any sale is reason to celebrate, this one is particularly … Continue reading
A Hopefull Monster Sales Again
Another sale by another Hopefull Monster! Following on the heels of Michael Vella, Richard Zwicker sold his story “Holo, Goodbye” to Mindflights. Rich is a frequent a contributor to the world of published fiction, and probably has published more stories than … Continue reading
Maltese Monster Makes a Sale
Michael Vella, Hopefull Monster’s man in Malta, sold his story “Valletta, City of Guilt” to World SF Blog. Michael has a talent for spinning vivid turns of phrase, and this supernatural fantasy, set in 19th century Malta, is rich in historical … 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
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
Two More Monster(ous) Sales
It’s time to celebrate a couple of recent sales by my fellow Hopefull Monsters: • Richard Zwicker sold his story “Stellar Dust and Mirrors” to Stupefying Stories. In their current issue, Stupefying Stories has a piece from another Monster (D.J. Cockburn), … Continue reading
Dissecting “Observations on a Clock”
I’m still fairly new to the writing game, so it still surprises me when I see my story mentioned by people I don’t know. Michael Haynes runs a feature on his website called short story dissections*, wherein he takes a published … Continue reading
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