At Every Day Poets

My sixth piece of silliness, Bear Necessities, is up at Every Day Poets today.

Some days I am in despair at the depths to which I will plummet when I get it in my head to rhyme words.  Other days, all I can do is giggle.

Check out the adventures of teddy-loving munchkin,  Sarah Blaine,  if you have the chance.  Let me know what you think.

 

At A Thousand Faces

Issue 10 of A Thousand Faces, the quarterly journal of super- human fiction, is out today and it contains my story, A Son of the Night.

I’m sort of pumped about this one for a couple of reasons.

First, it’s been a long time coming, even though it’s the first SF story I sold that is longer than flash length. Editor Frank Byrnes bought it last October — October 2008 — and now it’s found it’s way into the magazine.

Second, it’s being presented online and in print. I love to see my work on the Internet. But there’s something special about ink & paper. Don’t you just love the smell of laser-jet ink in the morning?

Third, a story by one of my online friends, Erin Kinch — Dinner for Three — is also in the magazine. WTG, Erin! Another notch in the pistol for both of us.

And finally, it’s just a heck of a good story. Rory Mathersby, a graphic novelist, wants so much to be a superhero, just like his creation, Swath. Rory has the money and the determination to pull it off — if the realities of life would just stop interferring.

You can check it out online at A Son of the Night, until Issue 11 comes out. Or you can buy a paper copy of the magazine at Lulu and keep it forever. Either way, I hope you enjoy Rory’s story.

At Every Day Fiction

I’ve always been a sucker for a uniform, particularly dress uniforms. I had a whole closet full of them at one time. One of my favorites is that of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

The Red Serge is front and center in my flash fiction, The Maple Leaf Manuever, at Every Day Fiction today.

The story pokes a bit of fun at American and Canadian stereotypes. Check it out, if you get a chance.

Let me know what you think, eh?

At AlienSkin magazine

My flash, We Who Are Ernest Now Salute You, is up over at AlienSkin Magazine.

It’s tongue-in-cheek silliness, a flashback, I suppose, to my years living in Key West. I must admit that I never saw an actual minion of pure evil in the Southern-Most City. At least, I don’t think so. In Key West, it’s hard to tell.

Check it out, if you have a chance. Let me know what you think. I hope you like it.

At Every Day Fiction

My flash fiction, Canticles, is the story of the day today at Every Day Fiction.

It’s crime noir, a cautionary tale about the perils of stealing from your boss — particularly when your boss is a made man.  Capiche?

Check it out if you have the chance; let me know what you think.