short fiction


I just realized that I never posted excerpts of my latest. This is from “Ondine’s Curse.”

She knew the signs of drowning; she’d seen it many times. Mouth below the water line, arms pressing the body up out of the water for a breath. He didn’t cry out for help, but they never did. Breathing took precedence. He didn’t kick, didn’t thrash. He didn’t have the energy to waste.

She always felt sorry for mortals. So vulnerable, especially in the water. The poor things just couldn’t manage.

I’m a little freaked out, but in a good way. As bizarre as it feels for me to write this, I’m apparently Nebula-eligible and John Klima of Electric Velocipede is providing my story “Grandfather Paradox” among the issues he’s giving to SFWA members to read.
http://blog.electricvelocipede.com/2009/12/attention-sfwa-members.html

If you want to buy the copy of Electric Velocipede that has me in it, its available here.


Some of you may remember this being the story I read at WisCon 2008. It’s in Electric Velocipede 17/18, hooray!
Note to survivors: It’s possible that my story may be triggering.


Get your copy here.

Yay, I got home and issue #6 of Fictitious Force was waiting for me. It looks awesome, and it has me me me so what’s not to love? You can get the next four issues here. Glee!
There was also a check, speaking of things to love. Heh. I may need to buy myself a sushi dinner to go with my lovely tribber’s issue.
In other news, I’m reading at WisCon again this year. Hooray!

My story “In the Water” will appear in issue #6 of Fictitious Force. And $16 for four issues is a steal, IMHO. You should totally go out and subscribe now!
I don’t know when there’ll be an individual issue link, or when the table of contents listing ME ME ME will go up, but rest assured that I’ll spam you again then.

Me in Electric Velocipede! I’m so excited!

Three short stories in circulation, that is. “Underworld” is printed out, packed in an envelope, and waiting to go out to Asimov’s in the morning. Which is a wonderful thing, because I was feeling guilty about only having two short stories in circulation. Go, little story. Go forth and sell!

Go, me! I think I had this story bubbling in me while I was finishing up the novel–which, dammit, still needs a name. Argh! It’s stylistically odd, but my friend Misha gave it a thumbs up so it’s headed off to crit group.
At any rate, I think this is an auspicious start to the year.

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