To my unending surprise, a story of mine showed up on the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Awards in the Short Fiction category. Why am I so surprised? It’s flash. Yep, all of 650 words, soaking wet. The story is called “Cold, Silent and Dark,” and I wrote it for Undercurrents, a sea monster-themed, […]
Dear All, It’s Hugo nomination season. In fact, the deadline to submit your Hugo nominations is Thursday, March 31st. If you love something, nominate it. It’s really that easy. Your ballot is anonymous. You don’t have to fill out all five slots. You don’t have to fill in all of the categories. You can nominate […]
My newest story is live in Issue 19 of Galaxy’s Edge. Shattered Vessels, co-written with the talented Robert B Finegold, is a tale of love and loss, adventure and mysticism, and one too many knife fights. It will take you from ancient Assyria to the Pyrenees to modern day San Francisco. The issue is free […]
I love all of my stories, but Flight of the Kikayon is one of my favorites. It just went live as a podcast at StarShipSofa! Kikayon is a sequel to Totaled, set some 200 years after Totaled ends. If you’ve read Totaled, you’ll notice similarities in the character choices, structure and motifs. (And if you […]
My publisher is offering a sale today! Get The Best of Galaxy’s Edge, packed with 25 great stories including my Hugo nominee, Totaled, for just 99 cents. Well, what are you waiting for? 😀 ETA: As of Thursday, 4/30, the sale is still going on. Grab it if you want it because I’m not sure […]
An excerpt from Poseidon’s Eyes, my short story forthcoming in Writers of the Future, Volume 31 on May 4th. The illustration is by artist Megen Nelson. Stop by her website and check out her other work! —————– Poseidon’s Eyes Sometimes you can get to know a whole town by understanding just one man. In the […]
Hi, all! In the next day or so, I will have a mini eARC for volume 31 of Writers of the Future to distribute to anyone who is willing to leave an honest review on launch day (or thereabouts). Here are the deets: The mini eARC (PDF) will only have three or four of the […]
ETA: Galaxy’s Edge has re-released TOTALED on their website. A few years ago, my sister was in a serious car accident with her two boys in the car. It was raining, and she hydroplaned on standing water that had pooled in the low spot of a cloverleaf on-ramp. Her Ford Explorer got tangled up in […]
ETA: Galaxy’s Edge has re-released TOTALED on their website. Hi, folks, My short story TOTALED first appeared in Mike Resnick’s Galaxy’s Edge #9 in July of 2014. That issue is no longer available online, but you can buy it as an ebook at many online booksellers. TOTALED can be found in The Best of Galaxy’s […]
The first Farthane story went live today. It’s one part ancient cataclysm, one part mystical order and one part little girl with kitten. For my friends at Writers of the Future, this was my Q1 entry. First Call: A Farthane Story “When the Call comes, it must be obeyed.” Since the time of shadow and […]