The mundane science fiction e-zine The Courier has distributed its April 2008 issue and my story “Year of the Monkey” appears in it. This is my first sci-fi story to be released to the world. Also, congrats to the Courier crew as this is the very first issue they are putting out. I wish them […]
And the award for the quickest rejection ever goes to Sword and Sorceress 23. I heard some folks got their rejection in less than two hours. It took a full day for my “This is a perfectly good story, but it doesn’t quite have the feel I want for Sword & Sorceress. Try this on […]
I’ve started research on my next short story set in mid-19th century Oaxaca and tentatively titled “Painted Sea.” It is a reinterpretation of the legend of the Mulata de Cordoba, which originally takes place in either Veracruz or Mexico City (depending on which version you’ve heard) during the time of the Inquisition.
Spring is in the air and with it my resolution to work a bit more quickly. I have set myself a goal of finishing five short stories during the summer and sending them off to navigate the slush pile. In the meantime, I’m revising and taking a look at “Shade of the Ceiba Tree,” which […]
A post by Tempest has attracted my attention:
“I direct your attention to this post in which the Talebones editor gets a note from a female subscriber put off by only male names on the cover of the latest issue. And as if the Internet has not hosted this discussion many, many, many times, he […]
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