Three days from now, my third appearance in a ZNB anthology will be published. PORTALS features my story, "Hard Times in the Vancouver Continuum," alongside an amazing array of authors. The ZNB team specializes in making great theme anthologies, and I honestly wait to hear when the next round of anthologies will be announced. Writing… Continue reading Now You’re Thinking with PORTALS
Tag: Short Stories
Introducing A.J. Harris
I was going to write a completely different post. I wanted to tell folks that my short story "Shelter From the Storm" has just been published in a new anthology: Stranded. The editor, Delilah Devlin, had a great post up about the anthology. Well, then this kinda happened: And then this: Which brings me to… Continue reading Introducing A.J. Harris
News & More News
I can now make this official. My short story "Hard Times in the Vancouver Continuum" will be featured in the upcoming ZNB anthology PORTALS. This is the third ZNB anthology I've appeared in along with ALIEN ARTIFACTS and THE DEATH OF ALL THINGS. You can click on the image above or the link here to… Continue reading News & More News
Unemployed in Greenland
"WHATS IN THE BOX??"
C.H.U.D.s of Doubt
(FYI - Amazing C.H.U.D. image from Jorge) C.H.U.D. - Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers. Humans, through exposure to radioactive toxic waste, have turned into cannibals snacking on the denizens of early 80's New York. They're also responsible for recent plumbing issues in my home, but I don't have direct proof of this... yet... In this case,… Continue reading C.H.U.D.s of Doubt
“Death has a dignity all its own.”
(Feel free to re-listen to "... And Justice For All" after reading the blog subject. But, do it with the bass elements properly mixed back in. Also, think about what grief can do to people, and alter the decisions they make.) I announced this on my Facebook feed but felt it deserved a deeper treatment… Continue reading “Death has a dignity all its own.”
The End of November
November is, to most folks who write as either a hobby or professionally, NaNoWriMo month. People set themselves up to crank out over fifty-thousand words in one month's space of time. For those on a certain side of the political spectrum, it's probably a been a rough month. For others, they've probably beaten their numbers,… Continue reading The End of November
Alien Artifacts, and a new Kickstarter!
I wanted to provide folks with an update. As I mentioned before, my short story, "The Captain's Throne" has been selected for publication in the Alien Artifacts anthology edited by Patricia Bray and Joshua Palmatier, Well, my author copies have arrived, as well as the eBook copies I got through Kickstarter. The general public will… Continue reading Alien Artifacts, and a new Kickstarter!
“The Mirror Man” on Daily Science Fiction
For those who may not know, Daily Science Fiction has published my flash story, "The Mirror Man." It's the first story of any sort I've had published in quite some time and I've gotten some good feedback from it. I hope I'll be able to continue the trend, improving with each story and publication. I… Continue reading “The Mirror Man” on Daily Science Fiction
Dialog or Get the Chatter Down
I've been thinking about my process for building scenes and crafting prose. Slowly, I'm admitting to myself I go for dialog above description. If a building needs to appear in the story, my first instinct is to have the characters talk about the building. ("Huh. Your apartment looks like the one from Ghostbusters." "What, the… Continue reading Dialog or Get the Chatter Down
Biomechanoid Blues 