Tag Archives: science fiction

An Update

Posted on November 30, 2018 by

Currently in the pipeline I have stories in three anthologies and two magazines in the works:   This one is still open for submissions until the end of December. The theme is SF stories featuring disabled protagonists. My story, “These … Continue reading →

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Voice Direction

Posted on November 20, 2018 by

I spent a long time trying to come up with a snappy phrase for the literary concept I want to discuss. My first idea was to call it Point Of Observation, as a corollary to Point Of View, then I … Continue reading →

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Slice Of Life Fantastic

Posted on November 13, 2018 by

This month I have been trying something new, a kind of a hybrid of NaNoWriMo and Inktober. Every day I open a new document and just write whatever comes out. The idea is to create something–a scene, a character, a … Continue reading →

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On The Uses Of The Fantastic

Posted on September 15, 2018 by

For purposes of this discussion I am defining “the Fantastic” as that which is understood by both artist and audience as being a purposefully introduced counterfactual element.  I am going to take a moment to unpack that before I proceed. … Continue reading →

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Want a signed set of The Book Of Lost Doors?

Posted on August 4, 2018 by

It is coming down to the wire for Cirsova.  He wants to raise $5,000 to fund next year’s run of the magazine, and he’s up to just over $3,600 as of this writing, with 6 days to go. Let me … Continue reading →

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One Mortal Year

Posted on August 2, 2018 by

I am going to make a completely unreasonable suggestion to the content creators who read this blog and I would like you to seriously consider it. I am going to try an experiment for one year, from August of 2018 … Continue reading →

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New Blog: Dark Corner Newsstand

Posted on July 15, 2018 by

For a while now I have been thinking about putting together a site for links to indie markets for short genre fiction, and I’ve finally decided to do it. I have also decided to join the Amazon Affiliate Program, and … Continue reading →

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