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    • The Father John Trilogy
      • Father John vs the Zombies
      • Bishop John vs the Antichrist
      • St. John vs Death
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    • The Lost Stories: A Series of Cosmic Adventures
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Issue 41(Autumn 2021) of The Colored Lens

Following my announcement at the end of August, I’m very pleased to share that “The Shift” has been published in Issue 41 (Autumn 2021) of The Colored Lens. You can read the first few paragraphs of my story below before rushing over to buy your copy of the issue. But […]

“The Shift” in The Colored Lens

Very happy to announce that my story “Journey to Anasta” will be appearing in the October/November issue of Utopia Science Fiction. ​I’m grateful to Leon Perniciaro, Utopia’s fiction editor, for several rounds of thoughtful feedback and comments. More soon!

“Journey to Anasta” sold to Utopia Science Fiction

Cover art for Metaphorosis (October 2021)

Last month I announced the sale of my novelette “The Azurian Shield” to Metaphorosis Magazine. As of today you can read it and the other stories listed below by purchasing your own copy of the October 2021 issue of Metaphorosis. Table of contents: “Ennui Tea” by Ivy Grimes “The Tick […]

“The Azurian Shield” in Metaphorosis

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, […]

“The Azurian Shield” sold to Metaphorosis

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 […]

“Snow Days” sold to Page & Spine

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 […]

“The Shift” sold to The Colored Lens

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