In honor of Mr. Poe’s birthday, I’ll leave here my homage to him that I scribbled years ago, and may he happily spin in his grave. “On a skillet hot and greasy, cooking eggs just over-easy, Adding bacon and sausage, breakfast for my sweet Lenore, By my stove I’m almost napping, suddenly there was a… Continue reading On This Day of the Birth of Master Poe

This past years has been a relatively good one. Not great, but definitely not the horror that were 2014 and especially 2015. I’ve put to rest several furry and feathered friends, and some of those losses haven’t hit me with their full impact yet. But since the Universe abhors a vacuum, we have a total… Continue reading Goodbye, 2017, and thanks for all the kittens

Some stories hurt more than others to write. A story that opens with the death of a beloved cat is, for me, quite painful to write. And yet, in a sense, liberating. Catharsis, if you will, for crossing the deepest despair of such a loss to emerge from it pained and scarred but alive is… Continue reading A Pinch of Chaos over a Doughnut

Or the tale of the story that didn’t win. During a summer that ranged from awful to “when’s that winter coming, already?” it was a wonderful surprise to receive news that my story, “Vengeance Sewn with Fey Cord” was a finalist for the WSFA Award. My initial reaction upon receiving the email was a profound… Continue reading Weak as Women’s Magic

So, Camp Nano is going well so far. I’m hitting my daily 1000 words goal, but I was hoping to do a little better. Not only do I have a gazillion of unfinished stories to wrap up, but I was aiming for about 1200 words per day to get slightly ahead. Next Sunday is Easter… Continue reading Short Fiction – January-April 2017

It is night. I’m in my early teens, it’s one of those scorching Greek summers without a/c, and it’s happy hour for mosquitoes all over the land. I’m in my bed, reading. I read a lot back then, so my lack of friends (or a reasonably functioning family) wouldn’t hurt as much. I read almost… Continue reading Grannies Should Rule the World

Due to reasons mostly out of my control, I took a break from writing from late 2012 to early 2015 (and, wow, three years? Head, meet desk). 2015 wasn’t very forthcoming with acceptances, but 2016 goes somewhat better. (Okay, a LOT better). So, to recap the year so far, here’s a list of already published… Continue reading Published and Upcoming Short Fiction in 2016