One of my Favourite Magazines In the latest issue of On Spec, one of my favourite speculative fiction magazines, and a publication for which I review, one of my flash fiction stories makes a debut appearance: “The Keening of the Sparrow”. I’m rather pleased with this short, sharp, shocking story which was inspired by the Industrial Revolution child-labourers known as chimney swifts. And given the human predilection for using and abusing their own, I transplanted…
Say what? Apologies for the short notice, but just received this information from Pulp Literature. There’s an online launch Saturday, May 14, 2:00 PM EDT. The launch will be streaming live from YouTube at https://youtu.be/-5sqJKV0gHk The audience is encouraged to post questions and comments during the launch, so tell your friends not to be shy. What’s this to me? I have a short story in this issue of Pulp Literature, Would We Had Time. And…
I’ve sold a short story, and it will appear in the next issue of NewMyths.com. I’m not sure it’s science fiction, because it introduces no extrapolated science or technology ideas. Instead, it looks at the development of aviation in the distant past. When I was doing some reading on the history of aviation, something struck me: the Wright brothers were not ahead of their time. I say this because of the way aviation exploded across the…
We’re closing in on the end of another year. What seems to have been a pivotal year for so many individuals and nations alike, on both a small and grand scale. From the micro perspective, it’s been a good year for Five Rivers Publishing. We’ve retained the brilliance and expertise of a remarkable group of creative folk throughout the publishing process. We’ve published some simply stunning works this year, books and authors worthy of your…