Katherine Mankiller

“Saving Alan Idle” sold

Katherine Mankiller — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:04:07 +0000

“Saving Alan Idle” will appear in an upcoming edition of Escape Pod.

I read part of this story at both WisCon and DragonCon, and I always really enjoy this one in front of an audience. So, for those of you who heard me read it and wondered whatever would become of Eileen and Alan, well…

Commute Hell

Katherine Mankiller — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:33:10 +0000

Does anyone have experience writing on the train? Or similar multitasks?

Software Update

Katherine Mankiller — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 02:00:27 +0000

I moved to WordPress.

Mainly because of the ease of upgrades. Compared to Movable Type upgrades, well, damn. My commute is so ugly these days (hence the radio silence) that that makes a big difference to me.

So. How are you? Happy New Year!

“La Divina Commedia” is live at ChiZine!

Katherine Mankiller — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:29:43 +0000

Yay! I’m really excited! This story took a long time to sell (two years, three months), and the rejections all said it was really good but not really something they buy. I never lost faith in the story, though, and am really happy that such an awesome place picked it up. I was never really in danger of giving up, because I’m obnoxiously stubborn that way, but I admit it was getting a little disheartening.
You can read it here.

Broad Universe Rapid Fire Reading

Katherine Mankiller — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:13:40 +0000

Sunday, 1pm, Fairlie, in the Hyatt Regency. Yay, Dragoncon! Gathering of my people!

I’m a story-finishing menace!

Katherine Mankiller — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 22:20:23 +0000

I’ve been sitting on this one for awhile, and it’s time to release it into the wild. It’s called “The Will of Venus.”

It was a day that all young girls both dreamed about and feared. Mostly feared. Aelia Prima had done all the traditional spells to see the face of your future husband, but they’d never worked. Which was odd, because she had a knack for spells–finding lost objects and the like. She asked the household Gods, the Lares, for help, but got the distinct impression that things were being managed by something higher than them.

New Story in Circulation

Katherine Mankiller — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:49:10 +0000

Thanks to my sister for suggesting the title “In Sickness and in Health.”

Robbie didn’t sleep, but if he did he would have been awakened by the sound of Lydia vomiting. It echoed all up and down the house through the plumbing.

He padded downstairs, watching his feet. They looked indistinguishable from human feet, if perhaps a bit less veiny. He went into the guest bedroom downstairs, where Lydia had moved because her bones were getting brittle, and moved into the bathroom.

“La Divina Commedia” to appear in ChiZine!

Katherine Mankiller — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:55:51 +0000

I just learned that “La Divina Commedia” will appear in the ~~July~~ October issue of ChiZine. Yay! I’m really excited; I’m really fond of this story and am glad it finally found such an awesome home. (I wrote it January 1, 2009, and suspect that it’s the only short story I finished in 2009 since that year sucked so much. NO MORE DEAD AND DYING RELATIVES, UNIVERSE! I’M LOOKING AT YOU! Ahem, I digress.)
I will, of course, link when it’s available.

May Broadpod – Mothers

Katherine Mankiller — Tue, 17 May 2011 09:18:03 +0000

I read part of “Underworld” in this month’s Broadpod. You can listen at http://broadpod.posterous.com/may-2011-celebrating-motherhood.

“In the Water” is live!

Katherine Mankiller — Fri, 13 May 2011 07:55:59 +0000

Go. Read!