As a little addendum to my earlier post, I should mention that my first new story of 2012 has been published. Angel Zapata at 5×5 Fiction has brought out another spectacular issue, crammed with micro fiction and I’m pleased to say that my own grim tale, ‘High Stakes’ has found its way into its electronic pages.
Check out 5×5 Fiction: Issue Four – Smoke.
Well, who’d have thought it? Here we are, a week or so into 2012 and as good a time as any to list my hopes and dreams for the forthcoming twelve months, as well as an opportunity to look back over the previous year.
2011 was a good year for me. I wrote a couple of dozen new stories, many of which have found homes in various anthologies, magazines and websites. I’ve had some very promising feedback on those stories that have seen the light of day, but I am also keeping some of them back for one of the projects I have lined up for 2012.
A couple of weeks back I had one of my stories accepted by Lori Titus of Flashes in the Dark. I thought that it was getting published today but it turns out it was published last week. That’ll teach me to keep an eye on my submissions.
Anyway, long story short, you can check out my story Fragments here.
Enjoy.
Greetings all.
Just a quick post this Saturday afternoon, since I’m waiting for my good lady wife to finish her various preparations and potions before we go out for a nice family meal for my mother’s 60th birthday.
Happy Birthday, Mum!
Further to my last post a couple of days ago, my latest story, Sentinels has been posted at Becky Regalado’s blog. For writing this particular piece of fiction, I won a pendant featuring the Babylonian God of wisdom and writing, Nabu.
Sweet!
Well, it has certainly been a busy few weeks. No fewer than six of my stories have been accepted for publication and four of those are already up for you to read at your leisure.
This post is by way of being a catch-up since my last blog entry. October is such a hectic month for me, writing wise. As the days shorten and the nights grow ever longer, writers of my ilk get their pens and their computer keys moving at a frenetic pace, churning out dark little tales in time for All Hallow’s Eve.
One of the followers of my Twitter account, a chap by the name of Phil Hickes, just made an excellent post this evening.
Excellent news for Hickesy, I’m sure, and one that led me to recall the first time I had a story accepted for publication.
You know something, Hicksey? I’ve got a secret for you and it’s a damned big one, so listen up…
Well, we’re well and truly into October now, the best month in the horror fan’s calendar. The days get shorter, the nights longer and the opportunities for macabre machinations in the dark more frequent. All of this leads to the culmination of our favourite season…All Hallow’s Eve.
Just had the word the September 2011 issue of Eclectic Flash magazine has been released.
It contains a reprint of one of my old stories from 2009, a darkly humorous (at least, it is to me) piece called ‘Henpecked’.
Check out the magazine, available for free viewing online and shortly available for purchase here.
Just a quick entry this evening, to let you all know that my latest story, ‘A Night in the Morgue’ is now available at 5×5 Fiction, edited by the inestimable Angel Zapata.
Check it out here and feel free to leave a comment.
