“The Goddess Lisa” is now online at Little Fiction.
Read it here
Thanks to Troy Palmer for the great design.
PRISM international 2013 Fiction Contest
I’m thrilled to learn that my short story “Last Concert – Luzon, Philippines” won first runner-up in PRISM international’s 2013 Fiction contest. The story features a constipated classical guitarist on the last concert of his first tour, a hole in a wall, some dogs, and other stuff. This year’s judge was Annabel Lyon, whose writing I admire. Check out the other winners here: THE WINNERS
In other news, I freaked myself out last night, here’s how: apparently I was staring at my lamp with only one of my eyes (??? I know. I was in bed and the other was blocked by a pillow I guess) so when I turned my light off I could see with my left eye but not my right (due to starting at the lamp) and I thought I’d burst a retina or some other awful thing. (All’s back to normal now.)
In third news, I went to Seattle and geeked it out at comicon. Here’s a shirt I bought:
And some friends I made:
New Publication
It came! Issue #12 has a Stephen Harper Booze Bomb cover (see below) and an “On the Fence” on nightmares. There’s a launch on the eastern side of Canada if you’re out that way.
Forthcoming Publication: Granta
Story “Suite in Dark Matter” to be published by Granta online, possibly even this week. Their latest issue is the Horror issue, and from what one of the editors said I wonder if that’s what gave my story an edge…
Granta says: “I’m so glad we’ll be publishing this story. I’ve been a fan of it since I first read it, and it has never stopped creeping me out.”
Excited!
