It's Been a Minute

Six months? Seven? Someone recently told me that the days are long but the years are short so figure out what you like and hold on. Well, what I can tell you is that I like writing. Telling stories. Being creative. So that's what I've been focusing on and it's what'll serve as a partial excuse for my extended absence from social media and the web. It's been beneficial if I'm being honest. Not only have I read more this year, I've written far more than I have in a long time. But, the proof is in the publications, right?

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First up, 'Absorption', a cyberpunk short story taking on the question of whether or not an extended life is really worth the cost, is featured in the collection Phantasmical Contraptions and & More Errors, a science fiction collection by JayHenge publishing, released this past August. A callback to my MFA work that was almost purely of the cyberpunk subgenre, this one hit me with some nostalgia. 

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Following that with a question - what's your definition of a power couple? Say... the maiden of spring and death himself? Well, that's at least where my brain went with it. 'When Death Met the May Queen', featured in Funemployment's Summer Issue, is a speculative short story on the brutal aftermath of when want and responsibility collide. And it's a love story. Because come on, all the best ones are. This one was special. 

And, because who doesn't love a good haunted house story (if you currently live in New England and are not, in fact, intrigued by haunted houses... well, you are free to leave. Joking of course (maybe) especially seeing as the haunted house in 'Gardens for the Dead' my short story that was just accepted in Sley House Publishing's forthcoming Tales of Sley House 2022 is actually in upstate New York. But, I mean really, New England should just annex New York and be done with it. 

​What else is forthcoming? Glad you asked. November 1st (I absolutely cannot believe it's almost November 1st) marks the release day for a project I couldn't be more excited about. Hard to believe it's almost here, but Kingdoms of Wrath and Ice a fantasy anthology from Tourmaline & Quartz Publishing is ready to grip you with frost-covered hands. It was such a pleasure working through all the remarkable submissions we received for this project, and I couldn't have asked for a better lead editor than Liz Delton. 

Alright, that's enough rambling and enough time spent online. Words and stories beckon. Be well friends.