Second-Hand Eyes
My story Second-Hand Eyes was just published by Flash In A Flash. FiaF is not a traditional publication–they send out stories to all of their subscribers a couple of times a week. They’ve used a couple of my other stories …
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Titanic
For my birthday, Anna gave me a Lego set of the Titanic. As you can see, I finally finished it! It probably took me about a month, doing a bit here or there. This thing is enormous. It is 4′ …
Graveyard Again
One of my very first story sales, way back in 2018, was the story Graveyard–in Metaphorosis magazine. Recently, the editor of Metaphorosis wanted to try an interesting experiment–to publish an anthology of stories both as they appeared in print and …
Skin Deep
Okay, I admit that I am pretty excited by this. My story Skin Deep just came out in the Gilded Glass anthology edited by Kevin Anderson!! Not only that, but I am sharing space with Jonathan Maberry, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Kristine …
R.I.P. Again
My story R.I.P. just got published in a new anthology! The story was originally published in Ink Stains magazine in 2019. The theme of the anthology (and its name) is Freedom, and the topic works well for R.I.P. which is …
I am an Illustrator!
No, I didn’t write this book! But this is one of many books by my friend, the award-winning Robin Owens, who has written 30ish books in various genres. She recently got the rights back for a series that was published …
Dick Whittington
My sister Danyda is performing the story Dick Whittington on the latest episode of the Story Story Podcast! This is the classic version of the story, which might not be super-familiar to Americans, but it is pretty well-known in England. …
Plumbering
My mum got new counters and sink for her new house, which meant that the faucet needed to be installed, and all of the plumbing stuff done underneath. Quote from the plumber was $700+, with the understanding that it could …
Mount Doom, Colorado
This was the sunset in our neighborhood on Friday. Sadly, my camera failed to truly capture the colors, but it is obvious that either a) we now have a new volcano or b) the WETA workshop guys have been working …
Farmers in Anthology
My story Farmers, which came out in October, is now available in print, (and also for Kindle) in an anthology of stories from Little Blue Marble! (I should note that you can also read the story for free here :-). …