My FFC column this month is inspired by this post by Thomas Kearnes, where he discusses his five favorite and least favorite titles. I think we all struggle with finding the right title for a story at some time or another. The title is the story’s first impression and there are naturally feelings of pressureContinue reading “Fighting Title-Block”
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New Story: “Rules for Living in a Simulation”
You may remember that I spent my Italian honeymoon doing three things in equal proportions: eating carbs, hanging out with my new husband honeymoon-style, and reading Brian Greene’s The Hidden Reality. I assumed I’d come back to the states filled with inspiration for stories set in Italy. These stories would be brimming over with history,Continue reading “New Story: “Rules for Living in a Simulation””
“Elysian” up at The Reprint
This month I have a story reprinted at The Reprint, an on-line journal that helps stories initially in print find new readership. Thanks to Brian Oliu re-mixing an essay of mine last quarter, this puts me in back to back issues of this fine magazine. My story is in good company, alongside xTx, Roxane Gay,Continue reading ““Elysian” up at The Reprint”
New Story: John Sevier
Today there’s a new story from my series of counterfactual biographies up at The Emprise Review. I have to send some thanks out to Amber Sparks for being the perfect history nerd for this story. This one’s called “John Sevier” and it’s about the one and only Governor of the lost state of Franklin. FranklinContinue reading “New Story: John Sevier”
New Story: “Certainty”
Today I have a story, “Certainty,” up at PANK Magazine. I’ve written a lot of stories that involve relationships and I’ve written a lot of break-up stories, but I think this might be the first story I’ve written that I would classify as a “love story.” This is the part where I’m tempted to sayContinue reading “New Story: “Certainty””
Guest editing at PANK!
If you follow this blog you are probably aware of my love of science, fiction, and, of course, science fiction. So I’m incredibly excited to be guest-editing a “Science and Fiction” issue of PANK Magazine along with my partner-in-crime (and wedlock), Devan Goldstein. If you ask me, modern, forward-thinking science fiction stories don’t get theirContinue reading “Guest editing at PANK!”
New Story: “Chairman of the Boards”
New story from my series of “counterfactual biographies” up at the brand new Flywheel Magazine today. This is Flywheel’s first issue and the line-up is stellar, including Roxane Gay, xTx, Brian Oliu, and Sal Pane, among lots of other talented folks. Read the whole issue. You won’t be disappointed. My contribution is called “Chairman ofContinue reading “New Story: “Chairman of the Boards””
Describing Your First Person Narrator
Re-blogged from my monthly column over at Flash Fiction Chronicles. Among the challenges presented by writing in first person point of view, one of the toughest (for this writer at least) is describing your first person narrator. Offering details about a character’s age, physical appearance, and clothing is a great way to build that character,Continue reading “Describing Your First Person Narrator”
New Story: “Michael Collins” & Guest Editing at SmokeLong!
Brand new installment of my series of “counterfactual biographies” up at Monkeybicycle today. This one is called “Michael Collins” and it’s about the Apollo 11 astronaut, not the Irish revolutionary. Here’s a taste: NASA announces Apollo 11 and he sketches a cartoon bald eagle landing on the moon’s surface, the Earth rising like a starContinue reading “New Story: “Michael Collins” & Guest Editing at SmokeLong!”
Fixed Form Narratives
Reposting this piece on Fixed Form Narratives from my monthly column over at Flash Fiction Chronicles. I have a new column there on the first Monday of every month. Here’s April’s! In my English classes in high school, I was never one for sonnets or villanelles. I found them to be a bit too restrictiveContinue reading “Fixed Form Narratives”
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