So, remember when I thought I was being stalked by a robot? Turns out there were people behind that website, but the web-stalking was completely unbeknownst to them! Check out the email I got this morning from kind Fabio in Florence: Subject: NO Stalking – sorry for the misadventure! Hi Aubrey, through Google analytics weContinue reading “NO Stalking!”
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Rejected: A Companion Piece
I wrote a little article for Flash Fiction Chronicles about dealing with rejection. Since the article was a sort of “advice” piece, I stuck to techniques that I would actually recommend to other writers. But for my personal blog, where I let bigger chunks of my crazy out onto the internet, I thought I’d mentionContinue reading “Rejected: A Companion Piece”
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!”
The Reprint’s “Stolen Issue”
I recently lent an essay I’d written to the talented Brian Oliu to be remixed as part of The Reprint’s “Stolen Issue.” The essay, “A Florist’s Encyclopedia,” originally appeared in Third Coast in the fall of 2010, and when Brian contacted me about doing a re-write, I answered with a resounding “Hell yes!” Brian isContinue reading “The Reprint’s “Stolen Issue””
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””
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!”
New Story: “The Nine Innings of Morrie Rath”
I am Hobart-ing it up this month with stories in both the web and print versions of the magazine. The story in Hobart Web, “The Nine Innings of Morrie Rath,” is part of their annual baseball issue to kick off the start of the season. Morrie Rath was the Reds’ player that was hit withContinue reading “New Story: “The Nine Innings of Morrie Rath””
New Story: “Winter in Al Shuwaikh”
Today I have a new story, “Winter in Al Shuwaikh,” up at Used Furniture Review. My micro fiction is high on the list of things I’m working hard to improve. At just over 300 words, this is far and away the shortest story I’ve ever published. Next, I’m challenging myself to write something that feelsContinue reading “New Story: “Winter in Al Shuwaikh””
New Story: “The Borovsky Circus Goes to Littlefield”
I have a short story in Issue 12 of Hobart, which is available for pre-order now. I’m delighted to be in the same table of contents as some of my favorite writers (and people) like Roxane Gay and Brian Oliu. My piece, “The Borovsky Circus Goes to Littlefield,” is about a traveling Russian circus whoseContinue reading “New Story: “The Borovsky Circus Goes to Littlefield””
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