A few days ago, I hinted at some news in the works. Today I’m very pleased to announce that one of the longest short stories I’ve ever written (just shy of ten thousand words, firmly in novelette territory), “The Azurian Shield,” will be published in Metaphorosis Magazine. B. Morris Allen, […]
I sold my first short story in 1997 (“They Came From Ooter’s Place” to an ahead-of-its-time email subscription magazine called SpaceWays Weekly) and have just sold my 89th (I think), “Snow Days” to Page & Spine. In that last almost quarter of a century, I’ve learned that story sales come […]
My very long short story (or very short novelette) “The Shift” has been accepted for publication in The Colored Lens. I’m told it’ll be in their Autumn 2021 issue, so you (and I) don’t have long to wait (the leaves already turning color, and some chilly days after a long […]
One of the shortest pieces I’ve written (a wee 300 words), “Your Attention Please” is today’s featured story at Daily Science Fiction! Your Attention Please by Karl El-Koura The green light at the top of his wallscreen sprang to life. Stunned speechless for a moment, Berg Harris shook off the […]
My funny (I hope) piece of flash fiction “Heaven Ain’t What It’s Cracked Up To Be” is available to read at Flash Point SF! Heaven Ain’t What It’s Cracked Up To Be by Karl El-Koura I’m not the kind of person to complain—I never was. But now that I’m dead, […]
My story “Ali Knows the Future” is today’s featured story at Daily Science Fiction! Ali Knows the Future by Karl El-Koura Their four-year-old daughter came home from school saying, “Ali knows the future.” Her father, Bruce Palimani, busy forming meatballs for dinner, said, “No one knows the future, my heart.” […]