Yearly Archives: 2012



 This morning, I got a rejection for my novel submission from a publisher who requested the full manuscript.  That was pretty crushing.  I really let myself get my hopes up.   Then, I got a rejection from a market that I really, really want to break into.  But the editor […]

It’s Been a… Day.


September wasn’t a great writing month.  I didn’t finish a single story.  I had one story published, and I sold one story.  I have one novel and just over 30 stories submitted, and a handful that I need to send back out.  Two of my submissions are shortlisted.  My longest […]

September 2012: The Month in Review



      Stanley initiated a standard scan and watched the numbers scroll across his screen.  "That’s not right," he muttered.  He stopped the test and restarted it.  He stared at the image on the screen.  His mind drifted.  He reached forward, and jumped when his fingers hit smooth plastic.       […]

Feeding the Master



 My story "Unexpected Pigment:" is now available on The Colored Lens to read for free!  You can still buy the ebook, if you’d like to.  

Go! Read!




 Labor Day weekend was a busy one for me this year, so this post is a few days late.   At the end of August, I had 39 short story and one novel submission out.  My wait times ranged from 0-308 days, and four of my short stories were shortlisted. […]

August 2012: The Month in Review


  For Dylan, Kiefer and Lleyton                  I spun in a fast, uncontrolled circle, my mouth guard half-out, my visor cracked, and my own blood floating in front of me in a spray of perfectly round orbs.              Gloved hands pulled the heavy, black rubber ball out of […]

Top of the Game



 My short story, "Witch’s Intuition" is going to be published in the June 2013 issue of Aoife’s Kiss.  

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