Howdy, folks! Just wanted to say one of my short stories, "Emma Ryder," will be included in the Survivors of Domestic Abuse Relief Anthology! :D The anticipated publication date is the 27th of November. Later, I'll update with links/details on how to order a copy for yourself.

Here's the official list of authors whose stories will be in the anthology:

Jennifer Dawson
Linda Wisniewski
Lauren Shapiro
Kim M. Baker
O. Chandler Crook
Colleen Shaddox
Changming Yuan
Heather Vann
Noelle Dunn
Adetokunbo Abiola
Judith Armbruster
Cinthia Ritchie
Richie Swanson
Glenda Barrett
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Shura Young
Laura Madeline Wiseman
Jenny Root
Eliza Kelley
Jay Mouton
Sharon Bassett
Deanna Perchyshyn
Joya Mannan
Y.Y. Patish
M. Leitch

Congratulations to us all! ;D

This is sooo overdue, it's not even funny! Anyway, I wanted to pimp Michael Jasper's (michaeljasper) newest novel, A Gathering of Doorways. :)

Mike let me read it a few months before the novel came out, and I read the entire thing in a weekend. I really like Carl Hays' description of A Gathering of Doorways in his Booklist review: "...imaginative rendering of middle-class angst with the familiar supernatural ingredients of a 1980s-era horror novel."

Even though vampires and werewolves are great, the horror aspect in A Gathering of Doorways is within all the normal things surrounding the Anderson family, which makes the novel, and the horror, so much more real and relatable. You don't simply get lost in the forest--it pretty much takes you!

Each chapter is from the point-of-view of Gil, or his wife, Melissa, or their son, Noah, and I absolutely loved Mike's ability to differentiate the three voices. Noah's my favorite!

Due to the stillbirth of the Andersons' second child, the family is unraveling, and not only have they become mentally separated, but when Noah wanders off, they're physically separated, too. However, together is the only way the family will be able to overcome the psychedelic Undercity, which, it turns out, governs all the creepy stuff that's been going on.

Amazing writing, a captivating story, believable characters, and things that go bump in the night... and day. What more could you want?

Back cover/Front cover; My name's fifth on the list! :D
Cornstalk Gypsies: The Iowa Flood Relief Anthology, a 230-page science-fiction/fantasy anthology, is finally available! Click here to purchase a paperback copy for $13.00 (plus shipping) or a digital PDF copy for $4.95.

My story, "A Spell of Winter," is in the anthology. It features a dwarf, a crazy swarm of fairies, and a couple humans (for good measure)!

Most importantly, though, 100% of the proceeds from this anthology will go towards relief of individuals, businesses, cities, and schools affected by the 2008 summer floods in Iowa. So, if you buy this anthology, every cent of your money will be helping people!

Please feel free to pimp the anthology on your own journals, too. Not only because my story's published in it, but because every copy sold will help victims of the Iowa floods!

What're you waiting for? Click here to purchase the anthology! :D

As the subjectline reads, the deadline for the Iowa Anthology has been extended. If you'd like to submit a short story, or know someone else who'd like to, click here!

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My short story, "A Spell of Winter," will be included in the Iowa anthology! :)

I'll post more when I know how you can buy a copy of the anthology, should you be interested. All I know so far is that all proceeds will be used for flood relief in Iowa.

Does anyone reading this know of a good online publication where I might submit speculative-ish fiction? I say speculative-ish because Abyss & Apex Magazine got back to me about my flash fiction submission, "Left in the Dark," and they said it was "well received" among the A&A staff, but it was rejected because "the speculative element was not strong enough." So I guess it's speculative-ish, but not 100% speculative. =/

I'll be hunting for online publications tonight, but suggestions and/or recommendations yall have would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)