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The Goddess Lisa – Forthcoming Short Story

For five years I’ve been walking the same route from home to the Victoria Conservatory of Music where I teach. By the same route, I mean the same route. I’m on automatic pilot to the point of discomfort if, for some reason, I have to walk on the other side of the street.

So for five years I’ve walked over this in the Rudlin sidewalk:

 

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And I wrote a story. “The Goddess Lisa” will find a home with the good people of Little Fiction this Wednesday.

 
 
 

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:

 

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And some friends I made:

 

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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!

Michael Larson – The Woods in Malahat Review

So, the Malahat Review’s Spring Edition 174 came out a while back and Michael Larson’s short story “The Woods” caught my attention. I haven’t read anything by him before, but his story has been knocking around my brain from the first read. If you haven’t read it, this would be a good edition of the Malahat to pick up: besides Michael’s piece it also features this years Open Season winners.