Published: Like-Like in Creating Iris
I’ve had the honor of having my story, “Like-Like“, published in Creating Iris Magazine. It’s a story of two friends learning something about each other.… Read More »Published: Like-Like in Creating Iris
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Life, or something like it
As I said in my last post, life has risen up and engulfed me in its gaping maw. I’ve started a full-time job, along with… Read More »Life, or something like it
Published: “Old School Sensibilities” in Sci-Fi Romance Quarterly
I’ve been remiss in keeping up with my journal. In fact, my next post will be an update of my writing life thus far. However… Read More »Published: “Old School Sensibilities” in Sci-Fi Romance Quarterly
Channillo and “The Job”
When I first wrote “The Job”, I immediately fell in love with the pair of brothers I’d created. Their voices were so clear and natural… Read More »Channillo and “The Job”
Published: Dialogual + The Digital Writers’ Festival
While it was accepted last year, I didn’t get to see my story “Brotherly Love” published until the end of January. It was written specifically… Read More »Published: Dialogual + The Digital Writers’ Festival
Thoughts Re: “The Power of Dark Stories, and Why We Are Not Always What We Write”
Sometimes people who know me are surprised by what I write. My writing can tend to the very melancholy. I like to write from both the viewpoints of male and female characters, many of them not the best paragons of virtue. I have characters who cuss with every breath. I’m still to shy to write truly shocking material, but I’ve written about serial killers and monsters and lots of death. I’ve written about middle-aged mothers, felons, robots, orphans, and emperors. I like exploring the idea of untraditional love and hate, and the fine line in-between.
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Writer’s Toolbox: Editor’s Perspective from Glimmer Train
Glimmer Train is a fantastic high-quality literary magazine that I dream of one day being published in. There are only two editors who do all… Read More »Writer’s Toolbox: Editor’s Perspective from Glimmer Train
Happy New Years & Write1Sub1 Results
Whew! 2014 was a super-fun but crazy ride, especially the last few weeks of it. Lots of family responsibilities, holiday celebrations, and general gearing up… Read More »Happy New Years & Write1Sub1 Results
On Fiction: by Neil Gaiman, for the introduction to Fahrenheit 451
“Fiction gives us empathy: it puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gifts of seeing the world through their eyes. Fiction… Read More »On Fiction: by Neil Gaiman, for the introduction to Fahrenheit 451
“Wild Magic” in the UK
I’ve been branching out a bit into creative non-fiction, and what better fodder for real-life stories than my own travels. While I slowly bring my… Read More »“Wild Magic” in the UK