Black Static 25

Say hello to issue 25 of Black Static, folks!

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, … Continue reading The State of the Barb

Signals and study and stories, oh my!

It seems I went AWOL on the blog posting front. Again. But now that I'm here, many things... SIGNALS: First, a signal boost: Say Yes to Gay YA, where authors Rachel Manija Brown and Sherwood Smith talk about an unfortunate instance of being asked to either make a gay character in their novel straight or remove the … Continue reading Signals and study and stories, oh my!

“Unlucky Clover” in Beyond Centauri

I'm a little behind in announcing this, but the July 2011 issue of the young adult magazine Beyond Centauri, which includes my story "Unlucky Clover," is out. "Unlucky Clover" is a sequel of sorts to my similarly titled (and much shorter) story "Lucky Clover," which appeared in Flash Fiction Online in March 2008.

“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 Squiggly Things Make a Post

~ Much to my surprise, on Monday I cranked out the first draft of a short story I hadn't planned to work on that night let alone finish. It felt rather reinvigorating. I wrote 1,000 not totally crappy words in under an hour, which is unusually fast for me. Onto the second draft de-crapification process! … Continue reading Three Squiggly Things Make a Post

Coming up for air

Hey, look at that, I have a blog. Hello, poor neglected blog. I haven't had a chance to read or post the last couple of weeks. Busy, busy, busy, with a side of busy. I hope you've all been up to incredibly exciting things that I'm going to feel bad for having missed. As for … Continue reading Coming up for air

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

Four Things Make an Undercaffeinated Post

1) After another once over and some fine-tuning on Saturday, I was able to declare "Demon Dreams" ready for other people to actually look at. It even slimmed down to a mere 6,500 words. 2) Next up on the short story writing front is a story inspired by this article: Why dying is forbidden in … Continue reading Four Things Make an Undercaffeinated Post

I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover

I'm pleased to report that my short story "Unlucky Clover" has been accepted for the July 2011 issue of Beyond Centauri. "Unlucky Clover" is a sequel of sorts to my story "Lucky Clover" (Flash Fiction Online, March 2008), following the son of that story's leprechaun protagonist (who also makes an appearance in the sequel).