Archive for the ‘Altered Fluid’ Category

John Klima’s Nebula & Campbell Award Nominations

Editor John Klima of Electric Velocipede picks two Altered Fluidians for his Hugo & Campbell nominations.
John gives my story “The Spaces Between Things” his Hugo vote, and he suggests Fluidian Saladin Ahmed for the Campbell Award.
Thanks, John!
Link: http://blog.electricvelocipede.com/2010/03/2010-hugo-nominations.html

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“Small Burdens” on Strange Horizons

I’m proud to say my short story “Small Burdens” just went up on the wonderful speculative fiction magazine Strange Horizons.  You can read it here.
This piece began as my first Clarion story, written during the week our workshop was led by Kelly Link.
A bit of spoiler — It’s a fairy story, and I knew next [...]

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The Locus List

The 2009 Locus Recommended Reading List is out, and my Interzone short story “Home Again” is included in it!
I’m a little stunned to see my name appear with so many people I’m in awe of.  There are several with whom I never would have expected to share a list any more specific than “Beings That [...]

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Altered Fluid on Hour of the Wolf

This Saturday morning, January 16th, Altered Fluid will appear on Jim Freund’s radio show, Hour of the Wolf.  Paul Berger will be reading a story which will subsequently be critiqued by our group on the air.  The show airs from 5-7am on 99.5 FM in New York, but it can also be heard via web [...]

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Interzone 2009 Readers’ Poll

You can vote now for your favorite stories in Interzone in 2009. My story, “Saving Diego,” was published in issue #221. Also of note are “Home Again,” by Paul Berger and “Far and Deep” by Alaya Dawn Johnson, both in the same issue. I also liked “After Everything Woke Up” by Rudy [...]

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Shadows of the Emerald City Release

The Shadows of the Emerald City anthology, which contains my story, “Pumpkinhead”, is now available from the publisher, Northern Frights Publishing, as well as from Amazon. Greer Woodward reviews the issue here. Links below:
Northern Frights
Amazon

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“The Dancers’ War” in Like Twin Stars

Hey, all. Got another short story out this month, this one in an erotica anthology focusing on bisexuality, from Circlet Press. The story is “The Dancers’ War”, in Like Twin Stars. There’s an excerpt over there that stops before you get to the hot parts, but I’ll just forewarn everyone in advance [...]

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Story Sale to Shadows of the Emerald City

I recently received word that my story, “Pumpkinhead”, was accepted for the Shadows of the Emerald City anthology, a collection of horror stories set in L. Frank Baum’s Oz. I had a lot of fun writing this story and I’m looking forward to seeing the final product later this year.
More details to follow later.

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Mercurio is #25

I’m considering getting T-shirts printed celebrating the fact that “I’m #25!”  I’m serious. My little Abyss & Apex story, “Snatch Me Another,” continues to chug along, finishing at #25 on Locus’s Year-End Recommended List for 2008.  The # 25 spot is quite an honor considering the total number of genre stories published in 2008 and the formidable [...]

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The Toxic Avenger Musical

I finally managed to see The Toxic Avenger Musical on the Fourth of July for the bargain promotional price of $17.76. I thought it was a lot of fun, whether you’ve seen the Troma films or not. I think you’ll probably like it if you enjoyed The Evil Dead: The Musical. If you’re curious about [...]

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