Tag: publications

Trespass: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction

What’s this? A post from me two days in a row? Next it will be dogs and cats living together…mass hysteria!

Ok, now that I’ve gotten that out of my system, onto the shameless plugging that brought me here. I’m pleased to be appearing with several lovely fellow writerly types in Trespass, a speculative fiction anthology now available in Kindle format. My story “The Wounded House” (originally published in issue 20 of Black Static) is included along with stories by Daniel Ausema, Nyki Blatchley, Lindsey Duncan, Lydia Kurnia, Jonathan S. Pembroke, Leslianne Wilder, and Erika Wilson. Only $0.99 US, £0.77 UK!

Blog post at Penumbra and other miscellany

Sorry to resurface with nothing but pimpage, but it’s about all I have time for until the Semester Workload from Hell is over. That said, onto the shameless self-promotion:

* Yesterday I was lying; today I’m babbling about suspension of disbelief and what the phrase actually means over at Penumbra eMag’s blog.

* I’ve added my story “The Wounded House” (originally published in issue 20 of Black Static) to my stories available for purchase at AnthologyBuilder.

* And I’m dreadfully behind in giving a shout out for this, but Not Just Rockets and Robots: Daily Science Fiction Year One, which includes my stories from Daily Science Fiction‘s first year of publishing (“God’s Gift to Women” and “A Song Never Tasted”), is available for purchase.

“Ghost Writer to the Dead” & Happy Shiny Writing Time

As you may or may not have noticed, I’ve kind of disappeared from the blogosphere again. My fall semester began last month, and it has been kicking my ass workload-wise. But on the bright side, two shiny writerly things:

1) First, pimpage: my story “Ghost Writer to the Dead” is now out in the October 2012 issue of Penumbra! It’s the first anniversary for Penumbra and its publisher, Musa Publishing, so what better way to wish them a happy one than to consider buying an issue or subscription.

2) Because I kind of sucked about balancing writing and school last year, I promised myself this year that my train ride to and from work would be dedicated to fiction writing, no matter what. One month into the semester, and I’m pleased to say that I’ve stuck to that. It’s not much writing time, but it’s something, which is far more than I managed before.

Pimpage Post: NewMyths.com & Podcasty Goodness

As promised in my previous cobweb-clearing post, I have pimpage:

First, I’m pleased to say that my story “The Cycle of the Sun” is now out in issue 18 of NewMyths.com. My Odyssey classmates will possibly remember this one as “the orgy story.” Though the orgy’s a lot tamer than it was in that first draft. That pesky plot thing seemed to think it deserved more attention.

And second, I’m also pleased to say that two of my stories–“The Holy Spear” (originally published in issue 25 of Black Static) and “The Sins of the Living” (originally published in Dark Recesses)–are going to be included somewhere down the road on the new horror podcast Tales to Terrify, sister podcast to the Hugo-winning StarShipSofa. The podcast has already featured stories by awesome folks like Joe Lansdale and Gene Wolfe, so go check it out!

The State of the Barb

I know I keep threatening to return to a regular blogging routine, but life seems intent on not letting that happen. Nevertheless, here’s the state of me:

* School is keeping me busy, but I’m enjoying it a lot more than I ever did grant writing. This whole getting my MLIS thing? Good damn decision, I think.

* Speaking of life keeping me busy, there will be a distinct lack of con attendance on my part for the rest of the year. I had been hoping to attend Sirens and Capclave this month, but there’s just too much else going on for me to swing either one. And I’d normally do Philcon in November since it’s practically right in my backyard, but I’ll be off in Austin that weekend.

* Writing progress! Well, at least there was progress until a damn cold sidelined me yesterday (it’s hard to focus or stare at a computer screen for too long when it feels like you have a head full of gauze-wrapped bricks). But before then, I got my short story “The Girl Who Welcomed Death to Svalgearyen” revised and sent out the door, and now I’m working on revisions for “Demon Dreams.” And when that’s done, I think I’ll dive back into the never-ending My Big Fat Epic Fantasy Novel revisions.

* And last but certainly not least: I can haz zombie art? The awesome-looking title spread (with art by Dave Senecal) for my story in issue 25 of Black Static, which should be coming out this month: