Do you love octopuses? Me too. This is a story of octopuses of questionable origin and the belief systems that drive them. You can read it at Metaphorosis or simply listen to their podcast (narrated by me), both at the link. THE EIGHTH FATHOM at Metaphorosis
Who doesn't love billionaires?!!?! A short bit of humor up at DEFENESTRATION MAG that might just include the answer to why you die a little bit whenever you go on Twitter. WHEN BILLIONAIRES FLEE TO PROXIMA b
My debut novel, THE PHLEBOTOMIST, comes into the world on September 8, 2020, via Angry Robot Books! In a near future where citizens are subject to the mandatory blood draw, government phlebotomist Willa Wallace witnesses an event that makes her question her whole world. To recover from a cataclysmic war, the "Harvest" was created to … Continue reading Announcing THE PHLEBOTOMIST
I have a new very very short story up at The Molotov cocktail about prick step dads. This one is fun. Invasive Species at Molotov
Little story over at Ellipsis about what happens when fate hits a snag. Spoiler: it's not good. The Lightning That Sent You via Ellipsis
My very short story "Their Soil Freshly Turned" was just named the second place winner by The Molotov Cocktail in their second quarterly contest (they do four per year). It's a story about an unexpected response to an idiosyncratic act of kindness. Give it a read! "Their Soil Freshly Turned" at The Molotov Cocktail … Continue reading Molotov Cocktail’s Flash Legend Contest
Another flash piece, quick to read, about one woman's last effort to save the Earth from malarial collapse. Fun and uplifting. Reflections so Much Like Starlight
My short story "Fruit on the Forest Path" was just published in Trembling With Fear, run by the good folks over at @horrortree. It's only about 1000 words so go give it a read! (Do you love cats? Do you hate cats?) FRUIT ON THE FOREST PATH
I won! Yay! If you don't read The Molotov cocktail, you must. They publish ultra punchy, inventive flash stories (less than 1000 words) in the sort of strange-fiction space. They do a contest four times a year with pretty heavy entry rate. I entered with my story "Angels of Purgatory" and the damned thing won! … Continue reading The Molotov Cocktail’s Phantom Flash Contest
Fiction on the Web is one of the oldest on-line fiction magazines (maybe THE oldest), putting out work since 1996! Anyway, they've published my short story about a notable woman who refuses to hang up her wings. "Wingwork" is up now! Wingwork at Fiction on the Web
