Author post Summertime Blues 21 Jun 2022 Even I have noticed that I haven't posted for a while, though there has been a little news. However, I've been distracted not only by the generally miserable state of…
Announcement… Quiet on the Surface 7 Nov 2021 It’s been quiet on the surface here at the blog for a few weeks now, but underneath, the currents are surging. So to give you a glimpse of what’s happening…
Announcement More Coming Attractions 4 Oct 20194 Oct 2019 Well, sometimes journals take a long time to get a story into print...so here's a list of short works of mine that are scheduled to appear sometime soon: Edify Fiction's…
Author post Spreadsheets and Persistence 1 Aug 2019 The truth is likely that many more good stories are written than are read. Too may authors fear rejection so much that they do not even try. I know, because…
Author post Coming Attractions 19 Jul 2019 I don't usually post about stories I've sold until they're actually published, but then I figured, our friends in the movie biz shriek out teasers all the time, so I…
Announcement Waiting Game 27 May 201927 May 2019 The waiting game is always a bit difficult: the one, I mean, which you play after the story has been accepted but before it appears in print or online. After…
Announcement… A Good Few Months 13 Feb 201913 Feb 2019 As I have occasionally mentioned before, I have had a good year placing stories in magazines--edited journals all, not public corkboards such as Medium, where anyone can post anything without…
Author post Fish Eggs and Fiction 17 Dec 201824 Jan 2019 After a long dry spell, I suddenly began placing stories in small-press magazines this year--even some that paid in cash! Since last winter, I have "sold"--sometimes for pay, sometimes compensated…
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