My very short horror story “Live-Journaling” (which might be extra interesting to you book-lovers) has been published by Hollow Oak Press as an Acorns Flash Fiction Feature. Here’s a sneak peek: Live-Journaling by Karl El-Koura Thank you for joining me on this live read-through of what’s supposed to be the […]
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Howdy Dude Paperbacks has two forthcoming anthologies that include my stories. The science fiction anthology Strange Tales of Space and Time (cover art by Betty Rocksteady), scheduled for release in early August, includes my story “The Storyteller Stone.” The fantasy anthology Whispers from the Iron Cauldron (cover art by Maciej […]
Very pleased that my short story “Journey to Anasta” was selected for inclusion in Amazing Stories: Best of 2025. I’m quite proud of this story, which is my most reprinted one (five times). Here’s the press release for the new anthology, and then a sneak peek at my story. FOR […]
Happy to share two announcements in this post: First, my science fiction short story “Journey to Anasta” has been selected to appear in Amazing Stories Best of 2025. Links when they’re available! Second, Hollow Oak Press will be publishing my horror flash fiction piece “Live-Journaling” in Acorns. They previously published […]
Happy to announce that my science fiction short story “Superhero Dispatch” has sold to Cloaked Press for their forthcoming two-volume anthology Spring Into SciFi 2026. My story will appear in Volume 1, scheduled for publication toward the end of next month. This will be my third appearance in a Cloaked […]
Very pleased that three of my microfiction pieces (each story under 250 words) are forthcoming from the new imprint by Foofaraw Press called Quotidian Bagatelle. My stories are scheduled for publication on these days: Stay tuned! (January 30/2026: edited to add a third sale, “The Dance,” and to update the […]