I love a dark drabble so could not resist the call from two publishers for themed submissions. Both my offerings were accepted for publication and are now available to read. The first story is “A Pact with the Devil” and is published by Black Ink Fiction for their April theme, ‘Renewal’. You can read theContinue reading “New Dark Fiction”
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New Anthology Release: Punk -Cyber / Bio / Diesel / Steam Punk
The latest anthology from Black Hare Press has been released today and if you like steampunk, cyberpunk, biopunk, dieselpunk, then this book is for you. It contains 57 mind-bending tales of terror from 27 authors, including four stories from me. Purchase details are here: Punk: Cyber/Bio/Diesel/Steam Punk Tiny Tales (Tiny Tales of Terror Book 1)
Out with the old goals, in with the new.
December is the time to set writing goals for the new year, but I thought it would be fun to see if I achieved my goals from last year, because I always forget them by the end of January. My initial goal for 2021 was to finish a short story I was working on forContinue reading “Out with the old goals, in with the new.”
2021 Awards Eligibility Post
In the spirit of eternal optimism, it’s that time of year when writers put together a list of stories they’ve published during 2021. The list helps people find stories to nominate for science fiction, horror, and fantasy awards. I was fortunate to have three awards eligible stories published this year, and I’ve listed these below:Continue reading “2021 Awards Eligibility Post”
Dark Moments Monthly Drabble Challenge
Another month, another writing challenge and Black Hare Press continues to tempt me with its Dark Moments monthly drabble challenge. The theme for September was Halloween, and stories had to be exactly 100 words. When I say exactly, that’s exactly what it means and I always have fun making sure elipses (…) don’t add toContinue reading “Dark Moments Monthly Drabble Challenge”
The Lost Librarian’s Grave horror and dark, short story anthology now available on Amazon as an ebook
Originally posted on Ann's Immaterium:
I am happy to say that the horror and dark fiction anthology I’ve been working on some quite some time went live on Amazon last night as an ebook. Besides being available for purchase, you can read it for free if you have Kindle Unlimited. Buy the ebook on…
New Anthology/New story
The Lost Librarian’s Grave – a superb new anthology published by Redwood Press – Includes my story, The Jump, a creepy short horror story with an end you won’t see coming.
The Lost Librarian’s Grave: Table of Contents Reveal
Originally posted on Redwood Press:
Our debut ebook anthology is going to be available on Amazon in a couple of days, so I thought this would be a fun time to post our table of contents. The book contains 36 short stories, including one novella, and four poems. It is a sizeable tome! What is…
The Lost Librarian’s Grave: Back Cover Text
Originally posted on Redwood Press:
We’re putting the finishing touches on The Lost Librarian’s Grave ebook, and Don and I finished sorting out the book description, which we put near the beginning of the ebook. This description will also be on the back cover of the paperback, which I’m working on now.. I also added…
Spies Like Me
When a retiree suspects his neighbor is involved in a gunrunning racket, he sets out to obtain evidence to bust up the operation. An NYCMidnight Flash Fiction Challenge entry. Prompts: Spy/an arsenal/a string trimmer # # # My mission is simple, if I choose to accept. Get undeniable proof that my neighbor is hoarding gunsContinue reading “Spies Like Me”
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