“The Deepening” in Aoife’s Kiss

One day soon, I'll find enough hours in the day to return to posting and commenting on here with something resembling regularity again. In the meantime, please forgive me for a brief moment of pimpage: it looks like the 10th anniversary issue of Aoife's Kiss, which includes my story "The Deepening," is now out!

Three things make a long overdue post

1) First, I'll get the pimpage out of the way: The Best of Every Day Fiction, which includes my story "Dumping the Dead" and a slew of other flash fiction stories (including some fellow flisters), is now available. 2) Today the procrastination gods compelled me to take a look at the "ideas" folder on my computer where … Continue reading Three things make a long overdue post

Two Publication Updates & Some Writerly Silliness

1) My story "God's Gift to Women" is now up on Daily Science Fiction's website for your reading pleasure/critical dismemberment. It's flash length, so it's a quick read. In other words, if you haven't read it already, what's the holdup?2) Over the weekend I got a look at the TOC for Wilde Stories 2011: The … Continue reading Two Publication Updates & Some Writerly Silliness

Upcoming Publication: “God’s Gift to Women”

My story "God's Gift to Women" will be coming out with Daily Science Fiction on March 7. Want to receive the story in your inbox that morning? Then get yourself subscribed to DSF. It's free, and you'll receive lots of other fun fiction on a daily basis to boot. Sure, you could wait a week until … Continue reading Upcoming Publication: “God’s Gift to Women”

“A Song Never Tasted” at Daily Science Fiction

Shameless plug alert: my story "A Song Never Tasted" is now up on Daily Science Fiction's website for your reading pleasure/pain/critical dismemberment.

Dreams of Suckitude

Several months back, I had a dream that that one of my upcoming publications with Daily Science Fiction had gone out and readers were unanimously agreed that it sucked as hard as a story could possibly suck, and then some. The story went out for real this morning, so I woke up full of everyone's-going-to-hate-it … Continue reading Dreams of Suckitude

Shiny New Stuff for the (Almost) New Year

1) Shiny new website look here at http://www.babarnett.com. The previous version was adequate, but limited in what I could add to it and not particularly interesting. This version is much more fun. 2) Daily Science Fiction's January line-up has been announced, and my story "A Song Never Tasted" is slated for January 14. If you'd … Continue reading Shiny New Stuff for the (Almost) New Year

Turning Personal Experience Into Fiction: “The Wounded House”

Black Static 20, which includes my story "The Wounded House," is now out. I'm thrilled to be included in an awesome publication with awesome company, and it gives me a good excuse to babble about the story's evolution. (For anyone planning to read the issue, I am obliged to warn that there are slight spoilers … Continue reading Turning Personal Experience Into Fiction: “The Wounded House”