Summaries & Reviews
Mirror Life
Genre: Fantasy
A young woman tries to make a good match with her only possession: her own beauty. But behind an attractive face there may be dark secrets. Published in the e-zine Deep Magic (now a dead market).
King of Sand and Stormy Seas
Genre: Fantasy
A mercenary returns home and faces disillusion. Published in Shimmer, Fall 2006 issue. Reviewed in Tangent Online and SF Revu. This story also got a recommendation from Lois Tilton at the Internet Review of Science Fiction.
Water
Genre: Fantasy
A young woman disappears leaving another girl wondering about her fate. Published in the August 2007 issue of the e-zine Reflection’s Edge.
Shedding Her Own Skin
Genre: Magic Realism
A young woman meets a nahual, a shape-shifting warlock that can transform into a fox, and builds a fragile friendship with him during the time of the Mexican Revolution. Published in the November 2007 issue of Fantasy Magazine. It was reviewed in The Fix.
The Moon is Shattered
Genre: Magic Realism
In an island of the Caribbean where ghosts and gods can walk among men, John Leight is haunted by strange nightmares. Published in the February 2008 issue of Byzarium.
The House That Ate Gothic
Genre: Magic Realism
Flash piece about a house with strange habits. Published in the March 2008 issue of Hub. It was reviewed in The Fix.
The River-Hag
Genre: Fantasy
To save a man’s life a young woman must face her childhood fear: the river-hag that locals say haunts the area. Published in the March issue of Coyote Wild.
Year of the Monkey
Genre: Science Fiction
In the near future, a man considers the meaning of life and death. Published in the April issue of The Courier.
Candles for the Dead
Genre: Magic Realism
Ghosts and memories haunt a woman many decades after a murder. Set in turn of the century Mexico. Published in the May issue of Tales of Moreauvia. Reviewed in The Fix.
Maquech
Genre: Science Fiction
In Mexico City an exotic animal pet-trader purchases a jeweled beetle but gets more than he bargained for. Published in the July 2008 issue of Futurismic. Received a mention in Richard Horton’s 2008 summary.
Of Fire and Time
Genre: Magic Realism
A Spanish conquistador travels throughout Mexico for 300 years attempting to find an elusive Mexica treasure guarded by a lineage of priests. Published in the October 2008 issue of Zahir. Reviewed at the Internet Review of Science Fiction. Reprint in Time in a Bottle anthology.
Enchantment
Genre: Fantasy
A knight discovers real magic in an unlikely place. Published in the November 2008 issue of Reflection’s Edge. Received a recommendation in Richard Horton’s 2008 summary. Also received an honourable mention in The Year’s Best SF and Fantasy by Richard Horton.
Return
Genre: Fantasy
An inquisitor travels to a small town that has been cursed by the sea and interrogates a woman the townsfolk claim is a witch. Published in the December 2008 issue of Aoife’s Kiss.
Jaguar Woman
Genre: Fantasy
A woman dreams of escape and revenge in the time of the Conquista. Published in 2009 (Shimmer issue 10) and reviewed by SFRevu, which calls it “an effective” story. Also reviewed in Internet Review of Science Fictionand Tangent.Audio version from PodCastle.
B’alam
Genre: Fantasy
A young woman needs to undergo a test to become a warrior. Published in the August 2009 issue of Reflection’s Edge. Received a mention in Richard Horton’s 2009 summary.
Sinking Palaces
Genre: Science Fiction
Of the rise and fall of cities, and of Mexico City. Published in the August 2009 issue of Expanded Horizons.
Bed of Scorpions
Genre: Dark Fantasy
About a brother, a sister and numerous references to scorpions. Published in September 2009. Reviewed in Beam Me Up and SF Site. Received a mention in Richard Horton’s 2009 summary. Audio version from Pseudopod.
Biting the Snake’s Tail
Genre: Science Fiction
Mexico city has a serial killer problem and Soledad is on the case. Future-noir. Published in February 2010.
Seeds
Genre: Science Fiction
GMO corn seeds create a big conflict in Mexico. Published in Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic Science Fiction. Reprinted in Hub Magazine. Both in 2010. Reviewed by: Scifi Wire, Barnes and Noble Blog, Bibliophile Stalker, Fantascienza, SF Revu, Fantasy Book Critic, Futurismic, SF Signal, Concatenation, Crimethink, Suite 101 and many others.
UPCOMING
At the Edge
Genre: Horror
After an epidemic strikes, some survivors leave Mexico City looking for a safe haven.