Snippets, a kids’ magazine run by the non-profit organization I volunteer at, needs only $344 $264 $129 by Sunday night to be funded! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/whatcomyoungwriters/publish-talented-young-writers-in-whatcom-county Snippets provides kids with a chance to see what it’s like being a real writer. Some are given revision requests, and many are published. There’s even a reading & signing at [...]
It’s Free Comic Book Day, everybody! Hie thee down to your local comics shop to pick up free comics! Edit: Er, pit bull to come. Somehow I deleted it, but I’m at work so I can’t put it back in until I get home. XD Sorry! Edit #2: HERE, haha! A day late and [...]
Registration is still open for the 2013 Cascade Writers Workshop (July 25-28), a 4-day event in scenic Portland, OR, specializing in science fiction and fantasy writing. Guest speakers include agent Cameron McClure, editor Claire Eddy, publisher Patrick Swenson, editor and author Jennifer Brozek, publicist Jaym Gates and authors including Ken Scholes, J.A. Pitts, Nisi Shawl, [...]
Thursday, February 28, 2013
And the fourth of my contracts is in, so I may shriek merrily: Steve Berman accepted my story, “Midnight at the Feet of the Caryatides,” for the anthology Where Thy Dark Eye Glances: Queering Edgar Allan Poe. “Midnight at the Feet of the Caryatides” is about courage, love, and revenge at a Victorian-ish boarding school [...]
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
So far, 2013 has been good for me in the realm of short fiction: Podcastle accepted “My Dignity in Scars” (first seen in Strange Horizons, March 2012) for their fine podcast “Sinking Among Lilies” (first seen in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue #92) was included in The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror 2013 by Paula [...]
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Two of my fingers are probably broken. I don’t know for sure because this third-world hellhole I live in doesn’t apply my taxes toward basic needs like GETTING MY BROKEN HAND X-RAYED but anyway, I know what you’re going to ask next. Go ahead, ask it. I’m going to lie, though. And also probably not [...]
Monday, February 11, 2013
FINE, SEE, I AM POSTING. With friends like these, who can be a hermit? You know who you are.* Two of my published works (both free to read online) are eligible for the Nebulas, and nominations close this Friday, February 15th, 2013, at 11:59pm PST. “My Dignity in Scars” came out in Strange Horizons in [...]
Last year, Beneath Ceaseless Skies published my story “Sinking Among Lilies” in Issue #92. Recently, the 2012 Locus Recommended Reading List came out, with this story included! Since the rights have reverted to me, I thought this was a good time to experiment with the process of formatting and publishing something on my own at [...]
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
This month, my art is up on the walls at the Black Drop Coffeehouse (can you tell this is my favorite place to display it?), along with Tod Wills. Instead of selling the artwork, however, I’m selling Valentine’s Day cards featuring my artwork. Here are a few of the designs: Three more…
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Tod had a creepy dream awhile back, and when he told me about it, I was so fascinated that I began sketching various interpretations and didn’t stop for the rest of the night. I ended up with this: If you don’t know how anglerfish reproduce, you should check out this video. This picture comes with [...]
