The Backstory to “Circles of Revenge”

I'm a touch late on this, but here it is! The backstory behind my recent release, "Circles of Revenge," with Livina Press. I owe the origins of this story to Siobhan Muir's weekly #ThursThreads flash fiction challenge, which is currently running it's eleventh year of tying on tales of 250 words or less. Impressive, right? …

Another One?!

Pinch me, I must be dreaming… I know on Saturday I said I was going to give a “Circles of Revenge” backstory for my recent release with Livina Press this week. That’s still the plan. I’m hoping to upload that blog post tomorrow. Before I do so though, I have another unexpected announcement. I have …

Happy Release Day!

It’s here! Today is Release Day for my short story appearance with Livina Press! It’s been a little bit of chaos this week and I had intentions of making a release details blog post and sharing some backstory on my contribution before now. However, the Universe wanted to make this release as fast-paced and chaotic …

CoR Stats

The turnaround time of publication on my ACCEPTANCE is moving fast! I’m likely just days away from shouting to the skies that it’s release day, and I can’t wait! With that in mind, I figured I’d share the stats that led up to this acceptance. This short story started out in the submission trenches a …

A Little About Me

I dislike being overly personal on the internet for a number of reasons: introvert complex, a lack of professional photos I’d like to get, the normal wariness of potential personal identity stuff being out there, internet creeps… However, I’m well aware that being personal in some forms is what brings connection with fans and other …

Coming Back with a Bang

Testing…one, two, three…testing. Wait, this isn’t a microphone. I should probably just blow the dust off and pull the white sheet away with a flourish to announce… I have a new short story ACCEPTANCE with a wonderful literary magazine! Out of respect for the magazine’s announcements to come, I won’t be sharing full details yet …

Necromancy’s Birthplace (Snippet Sunday 4.19.2020)

Welcome to Snippet Sunday on Darkling Dreams! Where writers come together to share a few sentences (8-10) of their current project — whether it’s a recently released novel, a WIP (work in progress), or an older manuscript that’s being revived. Intended to hook readers, gather feedback, and build an author’s fan base, Snippet Sunday is the …

Racing a Deadline: QSF’s Annual Flash Fiction Contest

For the last two years I have entered Queer Sci Fi's annual flash fiction contest without any success in making it into the anthology. I am still determined, however, to give it another go. Third times the charm, as they say, even if each year QSF is getting an influx in entries which lessens the …

Down the Camp NaNo Rabbit Hole

April showers bring May flowers. April days also bring NaNo words. (Yeah, I know, that one didn't rhyme at all.) The first Camp NaNoWriMo session of 2020 is upon us, amidst a truly upended world. For some that means the focus just isn't there as the world deals with such a unprecedented stress to be …

Social With Me

The impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic has officially reached me since my last post. Minimally, I'm getting a fifteen day vacation but it's panning out like that fifteen days might be extended at least a little longer. I'm not complaining. A long vacation is actually really soulfully and mentally healing. I can focus on …