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Short Stories versus Novels
Writer Richard Parks shares his thoughts on the short stories versus novels issue, based on a panel at the 2002 World Fantasy Con. Jay Lake responds here. I agree with Richard Parks and Jay Lake that...
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New holiday romance available in time for Black Friday: Christmas Gifts
I already said that there would be more new release announcements in the near future and now I’m making true on that promise and give you yet another new story. It’s a short and sweet holiday romance...
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New Fantasy Story Available: Kiss of Ice
I’ve said before that I’d have a couple of promo posts and new book announcements coming up in the run-up to Christmas and here is the second of them. This announcement is for Kiss of Ice, a dark and...
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New Release: Valentine’s Day on Iago Prime
One of the 31 stories I wrote during the July short story challenge last year was a science fiction short called “Valentine’s Day on Iago Prime”. It was a story about a young couple celebrating their...
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New Story Available: The Death of the American Dream
I have a new release to announce. It’s called The Death of the American Dream and it’s basically Mad Men meets the apocalypse, complete with giant mutant crabs and other monsters. This is another story...
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New Collection Available: Southern Monsters
Yes, I know that the US is electing a new president tomorrow (actually today, where I am), but elsewhere the world is still spinning on and I have a new release to announce. It’s another collection of...
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Another new release for the holidays: Christmas Shopping with a Broken Heart
And here is the final new release announcement for 2016. It’s another holiday story, but one that is very different from St. Nicholas of Hell’s Kitchen. For Christmas Shopping with a Broken Heart is a...
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Convention Programming in the Age of Necromancy – A Short Story
In my blogpost about the 2018 July Short Story Challenge, I wrote that every year that challenge generates one or two stories that are not something I can publish either in e-book form or send to a...
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First Monday Free Fiction: Big Puffball
This post is something of an experiment, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog. I like the idea. However, I don’t have nearly as many stories as Kris,...
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First Monday Free Fiction: Tea and Treachery
Welcome to the May edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on every first Monday...
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First Monday Free Fiction: Lovers’ Lane
Welcome to the June edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on every first Monday...
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Retro Review: “Guard in the Dark” by Allison V. Harding
“Guard in the Dark” is a short story by Allison V. Harding, which was first published in the July 1944 issue of Weird Tales and is therefore eligible for the 1945 Retro Hugos. The magazine version may...
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Retro Review: “The Lake” by Ray Bradbury
“The Lake” is a short story by Ray Bradbury, which was first published in the May 1944 issue of Weird Tales and is therefore eligible for the 1945 Retro Hugos. The story may be found online here. This...
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Retro Review: “Catch That Rabbit” by Isaac Asimov
“Catch That Rabbit” is a short story by Isaac Asimov, which was first published in the February 1944 issue of Astounding Science Fiction and is therefore eligible for the 1945 Retro Hugos. The magazine...
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First Monday Free Fiction: Valentine’s Day on Iago Prime
Welcome to the February 2020 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on every...
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Retro Review: “Morgue Ship” by Ray Bradbury
“Morgue Ship” by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction short story, which appeared in the summer 1944 issue of Planet Stories and is therefore eligible for the 1945 Retro Hugos. The story may be found...
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Retro Review: “The Monster Maker” by Ray Bradbury
“The Monster Maker” by Ray Bradbury is a science fiction short story, which appeared in the spring 1944 issue of Planet Stories and is therefore eligible for the 1945 Retro Hugos. The story may be...
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Retro Review: “Desertion” by Clifford D. Simak
Not Fowler and Towser, but still Killdozer by Theodore Sturgeon. “Desertion” is a hard science fiction short story by Clifford D. Simak, which was first published in the November 1944 issue of...
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Retro Review: “Undersea Guardians” by Ray Bradbury
“Undersea Guardians” by Ray Bradbury is a horror short story, which appeared in the December 1944 issue of Amazing Stories and is therefore eligible for the 1945 Retro Hugos. The magazine version may...
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Retro Review: “The Gothic Window” by Dorothy Quick
“The Gothic Window” is a short story by Dorothy Quick, which was first published in the May 1944 issue of Weird Tales and is therefore eligible for the 1945 Retro Hugos. The story may be found online...
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