story now appearing on Aoife’s Kiss (online version)

My short story “Tower of Bones,” is now appearing on the online version of December’s Aoife’s Kiss. You can read it here if you like.
You can also vote for your favorite online stories. The winning story will be offered a spot in a future anthology from Sam’s Dot Publishing. The place to vote is here.
If you do read [...]

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short story now appearing in Defenestration

A bit of good news: My short story “Hot Air” is now appearing in the online humor magazine Defenestration. Go thou and read.
I haven’t been blogging this week because I’ve been busy writing the final scenes of the novel and uh, well, ummm, no, ah, it’s not done…  But stay tuned for an announcement regarding this.

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story published in MindFlights

I’m happy to report that my short story “The Shaman’s Brother” is now appearing in MindFlights, an excellent online and print magazine that publishes short stories, poetry and essays which seek to illuminate spiritual truths.
(MindFlights has also contracted another story of mine, due to appear later this year.)

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paper or internet publication – which is better?

I’ve done a complete 180-turn on this.
A few years ago, when I first started submitting my fiction for publication, most magazines wanted snail-mail submissions, and only a handful allowed e-mail submissions. The thinking was (I guess) that editors were not to be expected to sit in front of a computer reading unsolicited submissions on the [...]

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two on-line magazines to read this month

It’s June, and I’m thrilled to report that two excellent on-line magazines are currently publishing stories of mine, along with other wonderful stories, in their summer issues.
Third Order publishes short speculative fiction with a moral or theological core.
Mirror Dance is a beautiful new on-line fantasy magazine.
You should definitely check them out. They may just become [...]

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