“Self Storage” at Tales to Terrify

Thrilled to have my horror tale “Self Storage,” which originally appeared in the Tenebrous Press anthology In Somnio, getting the podcast treatment at Tales to Terrify! https://talestoterrify.com/episodes/647-barbara-a-barnett/

Shiny writer things!

Thing the first: A panel! On March 25, I'll be participating in Storycrafting Sessions: Drafting, a free one-day virtual conference hosted by Weeknight Writers. I'll be on the 5:30 p.m. EST panel, "Nailing the Ending: How To Write a Satisfying Story Conclusion." There are some other great panels lined up as well, and did I … Continue reading Shiny writer things!

Shiny Publication Roundup!

What is this? A second blog post in a matter of days? https://youtu.be/Ysf5o5xOGYE So, shiny things. Story sales! Story publications! Some of these got pimped on Facebook and Twitter, but I've been crap about mentioning them here. Let me correct that: New stories! I had two horror flash stories published back in March: "The Girl Who's … Continue reading Shiny Publication Roundup!

“Dream Logic” at Far-Fetched Fables

You can hear my story “Dream Logic” (originally published in Daily Science Fiction, December 8, 2014) in this week’s episode of the audio podcast Far-Fetched Fables

Speculative Fiction podcast link spam!

This week at the Star-Dusted Sirens, I'm serving up some link spam!

“The Swan Maiden” Podcast

“The Swan Maiden” (originally published in the October 2013 issues of Flash Fiction Online) is included in this week’s episode of the audio podcast Far-Fetched Fables

Far-Fetched Fables

Pleased to announce that "The Swan Maiden" (Flash Fiction Online, October 2013) will be included in an upcoming episode of Far-Fetched Fables, a new podcast from the District of Wonders

“The Holy Spear” at Tales to Terrify

"The Holy Spear" (originally published in issue 25 of Black Static) is featured in this week’s Tales to Terrify podcast

Blog all the things!

Lately life seems to be happening faster than I can blog about it, which is in many ways a good thing. It's also probably what Twitter was created for, but unfortunately, Twitter and I don't quite get each other. We're like co-workers who can get along perfectly well in the workplace, but in social situations … Continue reading Blog all the things!

France, shiny writing news, and the impending arrival of the cymbal-clapping demon monkeys

Life has been so amazingly nice to me lately that I'm expecting the other shoe to drop at any moment, complete with an army of cymbal-clapping demon monkeys. I'm a pessimist like that. But in the meantime, I shall revel in the shiny! I just got back from a rather lovely trip to France with … Continue reading France, shiny writing news, and the impending arrival of the cymbal-clapping demon monkeys