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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 […]

“Superhero Dispatch” forthcoming from Cloaked Press

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 […]

Three microstories sold to Foofaraw Press

My flash fiction story “After the War” is now available in Volume 12 of the military science fiction magazine Bullet Points. “After the War” was originally published in Daily Science Fiction on December 23, 2022. This twelfth volume includes twelve post-combat-themed science fiction stories: Contents: And now a sneak peek […]

“After the War” in Bullet Points

As announced earlier, On Spec bought my science fiction story “One Hand Washes the Other.” Normally that would be cause to celebrate, but in this case it was bittersweet as I learned that “One Hand Washes the Other” would not only be my second story to appear in On Spec, […]

“One Hand Washes the Other” in On Spec

Very happy to announce that Nathan W. Toronto, editor of Bullet Points, has purchased reprint rights to my story “After the War” (which was first published in the lamentably defunct Daily Science Fiction on December 23, 2022). More soon!

“After the War” sold to Bullet Points

My very short science fiction story “Your Badge and Your Gun” (which explores themes of AI and creative writing) has been published by Hollow Oak Press as an Acorns Flash Fiction Feature. Here’s a sneak peek: Your Badge and Your Gun by Karl El-Koura Although she hadn’t written in months, […]

“Your Badge and Your Gun” in Acorns

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