Story News

My short story “Counting Mississippis” is now live and available to read for free on Kaleidotrope! It’s a dark fantasy story about mothers and daughters and the storms they face together. There’s also quite a bit about hair in there; you might not realize it, but wrangling unruly locks is something I think about a lot….

New Story!

My short story “Terrible Fish” is now available to read for free at FLAPPERHOUSE. It’s a horror story about mirrors, because every mirror I’ve ever seen has creeped me out at least a little bit. Check it out, and while you’re there don’t forget to read the rest of the issue. FLAPPERHOUSE is a fun,…

Menace and Whimsy II

My story “These Troubles, Oh No” is now online over at A cappella Zoo.  It’s an excerpt from my NaNoWriMo novel Uncurled.  A different title was given in the notes, but it’s changed.  Permanently, ’cause this is a much better title.  It’s taken from a line in R.A. Lafferty’s The Reefs of Earth: “A child’s…

Yay, me, part two

My personal 24 Hour Challenge is over and I’ll be posting the results at A Scene A Day over the next day or so; they’ll be scheduled to run each day.  A few are up there already…I’ll be reviewing each of them once more before they post so I can keep my no-first-drafts promise to…

Suffering for my art

The hours and HOURS of typing and writing for the 24H Challenge & etc. kicked the Carpal Tunnel into high gear, so I couldn’t type for a couple of days.  I’m back at it now and will complete the uploads of the 24H Challenge scenes.  There are a few more on the other site and…

24 Hour Challenge update

This is much harder than I thought it would be.  12.5 hours to go, and I’m not even halfway finished. Completed scenes will be posted on A Scene A Day, and believe me all 24 will get done.  So stay tuned!