Sep
9
“Doors” in GUD
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GUD issue 6, which contains my story, “Doors”, is now available for purchase from the GUD website. You can buy it in PDF format (available now – also with a gift PDF you can send to someone else) or in print version (which also comes with the PDF). The print issue, as far as I know, is printing now, and will ship to you when available.
You can also buy just my story if you want, but don’t. In addition to my story, the issue contains work from Lou Antonelli, Lavie Tidhar, Aliette de Bodard, and Ian McHugh, among others. I’m looking forward to reading the issue myself because of all the other contributors.
Hope you enjoy it.
Jul
15
Flowing Shapes now online
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I just got word this morning that my story, Flowing Shapes, is currently up and available to read for free at the brand new magazine, Basement Stories. This is their first issue and I’m happy to appear there. I hope the magazine has a long future.
Please check it out.
Jan
7
Sybil’s Garage 2010
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Last year I had the good fortune to be an Associate Editor for Sybil’s Garage, a small press genre fiction magazine that I greatly admire. The magazine has quickly established itself as a source for great fiction under the leadership of Matthew Kressel. So when I was asked if I wanted to be an editor again this year, I had to say yes.
The reading period opens on January 15 and the guidelines have changed slightly:
Sybil’s Garage publishes a wide variety of speculative fiction, including traditional science fiction, fantasy and horror as well as more atmospheric/slipstream stories. For issue no. 7 we seek to cast a wider net and encourage contributors to send us both atmospheric/slipstream stories as well as those with traditionally strong plots and characters.
We also will look at stories with little or no speculative element, but with speculative tendencies (e.g. weird but not-necessarily supernatural.)
In addition, we are very interested in seeing stories written by and/or including varied ethnicities, social classes, and nationalities. We’d like to see more stories featuring under-utilized cultures and settings as well. Our editors and readers represent a variety of backgrounds and we’re always working to ensure that our publication reflects that as well.
Please send us your best work.
Full guidelines can be found here.
Jun
10
Piece on Outshine
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My short Twitter poem-ish piece just went up on Outshine. This is my first time trying something like this, but I was happy with the way it turned out. The idea was to try to come up with something that was near-future and optimistic SF, and that also fit into 140 characters or less. What will likely be my highest paying (per word at least) gig.
May
21
Sybil’s Garage No. 6 Launches!
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Sybil’s Garage No. 6
It’s my pleasure to help spread the word that the 6th issue of Sybil’s Garage is now available. I helped read for this issue and Matt Kressel, and the other editors, have done an amazing job of putting together the magazine. Less a magazine, this is more of a mini-anthology and well worth your time and money. Details are available at the website and there will also be copies for sale at Wiscon.
http://www.sensesfive.com/sg6.php
Table of Contents
Poetry
Liz Bourke — “The Girl”
Donna Burgess — “Ashes”
Lyn C. A. Gardner — “God’s Cat”
Alex Dally MacFarlane — “The Wat”
Susannah Mandel — “Metamorphic Megafauna”
Tracie McBride — “An Ill Wind”
Kristen McHenry — “Museum”
Jaime Lee Moyer — “One by Moonlight”
Daniel A. Rabuzzi — “Backsight”
Michel Sauret — “Brick Wall Giants”
Michel Sauret — “Son of Man”
J.E. Stanley — “City of Bridges”
Sonya Taaffe — “Skiadas”
Marcie Lynn Tentchoff — “Sun-Kissed”
Fiction
Rumjhum Biswas — “Mother’s Garden”
K. Tempest Bradford — “Élan Vital”
Autumn Canter — “Day of the Mayfly”
Becca De La Rosa — “Not the West Wind”
Eric Del Carlo — “Come the Cold”
Jason Heller — “The Raincaller”
Paul Jessup — “Heaven’s Fire ”
Vylar Kaftan — “Fulgurite”
Keffy R. M. Kehrli — “Machine Washable”
Sean Markey — “Waiting for the Green Woman”
James B. Pepe — “I am Enkidu, his Wild Brother”
Simon Petrie — “Downdraft”
Genevieve Valentine — “The Drink of Fine Gentlemen Everywhere”
Stephanie Campisi — “Drinking Black Coffee at the Jasper Grey Café”
Toiya Kristen Finley — “Eating Ritual”
Donald Norum — “An Old Man Went Fishing on the Sea of Red”
Non-Fiction
Interview with Paul Tremblay by Devin Poore
http://www.sensesfive.com/sg6.php
Feb
1
Shimmer Pirate Issue still available
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I mentioned this before, and at the risk of being shameless in my self-promotion, the Pirate Issue of Shimmer Magazine, edited by John Joseph Adams, is still available (apparently) as a free download on the Shimmer website. Hey, it’s free fiction. If you don’t mind reading on a screen.
Jan
30
Shimmer needs help
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I just wanted to pass on a request from Beth Wodzinski of Shimmer Magazine for help. They are looking for a slush reader and a web assistant.
Full details can be found here.
I may be biased, Shimmer bought two stories from me, but they’re a great independent publication and though you wouldn’t get paid, you’d be helping keep a desperately needed market going.
Sep
18
Talk like a Pirate Day Shimmer Special Offer!
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Beth Wodzinski just contacted me to pass on the word that in honor of Talk Like a Pirate Day, today, September 19 (and only today, Sept. 19), Shimmer is offering the electronic version of their Pirate Issue FREE. Yes, that’s right – for $0. This issue has my first published story, “The Furies” in it.And it’s FREE. Seriously. Just download it. There’s some great stuff in there.
Did I mention it’s free?
Linky: http://www.shimmerzine.com/hidden-page/pirate-issue-2007-electronic-edition/
Mar
27
Sybil’s Garage Number 5 is Out!
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If you are familiar with Sybil’s Garage you know that it is a brilliant magazine of fiction and poetry, publishing imaginative and evocative work of the fantastic. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s time you changed that.
Sybil’s Garage 5 is now out with fiction from Jason Erik Lundberg, Veronica Schanoes, Vylar Kaftan, and more. Full information for the issue can be found here, and you can buy it right from that page as well. I highly recommend it.