"Fated" in Phantom Drift

Phantom Drift #1 is now available! It's full of excellent poetry & prose. And features my story "Fated".

Get your copy here.

"The Moral Education of a Mad Bastard"

Issue #72 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, the premier magazine of literary adventure fantasy, is now online, featuring "The Moral Education of a Mad Bastard" by yours truly:

I was twelve when I, like my father before me, was sentenced to transportation to Sutterland. My crime was the theft of a leg of lamb. I stole to feed myself and, if Governor Bidwell was to be believed, because I could not do otherwise ...

Go check it out.

"The Pillow Book of Liisa Härkönen"

"The Pillow Book of Liisa Härkönen" is now online at Chizine. Go check it out!

It'll be online until the 1st of July.

ChiZine megaissue

ChiZine has relaunched with a new look and a special megaissue! Every week until the end of June, they'll feature stories and poetry by ChiZine alumni. First up, Neil Gaiman, Tom Piccirilli, Marge Simon, Bruce Boston, and more ...

Go check it out.

Honorable Mention for "The Franchise"

Dark Pages Vol. 1 received six honorable mentions in the Best Horror of the Year 2010 - one of them for "The Franchise", by yours truly. Yay!

Two Story Acceptances!

I'm very pleased to announce two story acceptances: "The Moral Education of a Mad Bastard" will appear in Beneath Ceaseless Skies and "Fated" in the inaugural issue of Phantom Drift: New Fabulism. A great start to the year!

Dark Pages Vol. 1 shortlisted for an Australian Shadows Award

Dark Pages Vol. 1 has been shortlisted for an Australian Shadows Award. Congrats to editor Brenton Tomlinson!

Be sure to get yourself a copy from the publisher or from Amazon or Amazon.co.uk.

Also available on Kindle from Amazon and Smashwords.

Year-end Review

A look back at 2010:

Most of my writing time has gone into a novella and a novel, both of which are still in progress.

Short stories completed: 4.

Short stories accepted for publication: 2.

Stories in submission: 3.

Short stories currently under construction: 1.