Short Story Publication

I did a thing!

Since I’ve been laying on the couch for most of my day with my ongoing back problems, I have had a lot of time on my hands. I decided to take one of my favorite stories that I’ve written and put it out as an e-book. This story previously appeared in one of the genre magazines in 2021, and now you can read it for free on Kindle Unlimited or for $1.99 otherwise. I didn’t create a print version, but depending on how this goes, I might toss several of my short stories together in a print anthology later.

Renewal is a fantasy story and here’s the blurb:

“Not everyone has a tomorrow. All the world must change. Not every beast will live or thrive. But with every death there follows dawn, a new life, a new way.”

The night of Greatwinter is nearly upon Ladji and her people, challenging their ongoing survival in a harsh world. When Ladji’s mentor suddenly declares that she must face that dark spirit, Ladji must perform the rites of life, death, and renewal before Greatwinter’s night becomes eternal.

Please read! Please review! Please share!

Story Available in Podcast

I wanted to take a short break from book reviews to mention that my latest published story has been produced as a podcast from Utopia Science Fiction Magazine. You can find the episode on You Tube here.

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This story is called Selection Error and was inspired by an article on human error that I read in an aviation magazine. I took the different types of errors mentioned in the article, put them into an autonomous rover, and set the story on the Jovian moon Io.

My initial version of the story had some experimental sections written in second person, but that point-of-view didn’t fit well in the final version. The story is short (about 6:30) and is followed by an episode about exploring art in science fiction.

The entire podcast is worth a listen and covers topics from Salvador Dali, to AI art creation, to making art in a VR space. If you enjoy it, check out the Utopia Science Fiction Magazine patreon here. All of the podcast episodes are on their You Tube channel here.

Did you take a listen? Let me know what you think in the comments (above).

New Fiction Out This Week

I have a new science fiction short story out this week in Utopia Science Fiction! Selection Error is a short piece that was an experiment in using a different writing style. The idea for the story came to me after reading a short article about human error in an aviation magazine. I applied it to a remote rover exploring the moon of Io, and Selection Error took shape.

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You can read Selection Error by subscribing to the magazine’s Patreon here or just the current issue directly on this page.

I’m currently working on a couple of new short stories while writing random scenes for a new novel idea. I’m not participating in NaNoWriMo officially, but I’m trying to up my word count in general for November.

Find more of my fiction here.

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