My twentieth story, The Welcoming Flames, has been published in all its horrific delight in the Raiders of the Lost Plot: The 2024 Fark Fiction Anthology. All proceeds from the sale of this anthology will benefit an excellent children’s charity chosen by the posters at Fark.com (the staff of which are the editors and publisher).
What I've done this year or the very hopeful 2024 Awards Eligibility/Visibility Post!
Below is a list of my seven stories published in 2024. Still hoping one or two others sneak in before the end of the calendar year.
1. The Man Who Dreamed, has been published in the Halloween edition of Lovecraftiana Magazine, October 2024 - categories: horror, weird fiction, cosmic horror, Lovecraftian, speculative fiction.
2. The Stalking Sky, a scifi/horror story, published in the October issue of Schlock! Webzine (also hardcopy/epub), October 2024 - categories: horror, science fiction, speculative fiction.
5. Lucky, a horror story published in The Lycanthropicon: Imaginings & Images of the Werewolf anthology by Mind's Eye Publications, February, 2024 - categories: horror.
6. The Red God, a My sword and sorcery fantasy story, published in Savage Realms Monthly, February, 2024 - categories: fantasy, sword and sorcery, horror.
7. Upon the Winds of Dead Stars, a weird fiction tale, has published in Lovecraftiana: Volume 8, Issue 4, Candlemas 2024, January, 2024 - categories: horror, weird fiction, cosmic horror, Lovecraftian, speculative fiction.
My interview by the good folks at Dragon Soul Press who've been kind enough to publish two of my stories, Cildweald and Blessings of the Sea.
π Spooky season goodness - two free reads and a free listen! Three of my stories that fit spookily into this time of year are available for you to get into the October spirit:
π Lucky can be listened to at the Creepy podcast. Turn down the lights and enjoy!
π Shades of Samhain can be read at Trembling with Fear by the good folks at Horror Tree!
π And finally, if you like a little more intense tale of terror, Fire Sale at Black Petals might be just (f)right!
π Enjoy! π
My horror story, The Stalking Sky, has been published in the October issue of Schlock! Webzine - free to read!
Also available through Amazon.
My flash fiction horror story, No Seeker of Forbidden Knowledge, has been published at Trembling with Fear!
My maritime horror story, Blessings of the Sea, is now available in the Rogue Waves anthology from the good folks at Dragon Soul Press.
Link to list of authors and their social media.
It's been two years since my first story was posted online, culminating in a 20-year dream to become a published author!
Since then, sixteen of my stories have been published in over a dozen anthologies, e-zines, and podcasts. Seven more are to be published by the end of this year (hopefully!), and twelve more have been submitted for consideration. I'm currently working on fifteen additional stories, including two novellas.
What are the greatest lessons I've learned so far? First, tell a real story, not just the idea of one or its disjointed pieces. Second, not to take any rejection hard. I regard them now as a chance to reexamine a story, tweak it into a better one as necessary, and then continue to search for the best, first place to get it out to the world. Lastly, I've learned to simply enjoy the ride. To let the stories come to me as they will and try to craft them as they deserve to be told. And of course, reading, reading, reading all the good stuff out there I can.
And the biggest surprise? Some people actually seem to like some of my stories!
Anyway, I'm starting a new chapter of my life this fall and will have more time to write. I know I've got a lot to learn and that some of my tales are frankly told better than others. However, each day, I grasp a little more and improve my craft bit by bit (hopefully!).
“Imagination is like a muscle. I discovered that the more I wrote, the bigger it got.”
― Philip JosΓ© Farmer
My horror story, Lucky, is now available in paperback as part of The Lycanthropicon: Imaginings & Images of the Werewolf anthology, published by Mind's Eye Publications.
You can also listen to the amazing audio version at:
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My sword and sorcery story, The Red God, is the lead story in this month's Savage Realms Monthly. My first story in the genre that was established by the great Robert E. Howard (Conan the Barbarian!).
My weird fiction story, Upon the Winds of Dead Stars, has been published in Lovecraftiana: Volume 8, Issue 4, Candlemas 2024 - my third story for the magazine!
