The Goddess Lisa LIVE at Little Fiction
“The Goddess Lisa” is now online at Little Fiction. Read it here Thanks to Troy Palmer for the great design.
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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,…
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…
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.
Riddle Fence #12 and “The Good Stuff”
I’m happy to have a story forthcoming in Riddle Fence‘s next issue. “The Good Stuff” is a weird little piece that includes brandy, peaches, and some point-of-view from an orchard hog. Pigs! I’m glad this story found a home, especially…
Malahat Review May 15th Reading
Malahat Issue 178 (and my short story “Apiculture”) is out and in the mailbox! I hope you enjoy–I had great fun reading at the Malahat Review/This Side of West launch last Tuesday. Will Johnson interviewed me about this piece, as…
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……
Vancouver’s Main Street Mag
Thursday August 18th 6pm-10pm Vancouver is showing off its Literary Journals. I’d really like to go to this year’s Main Street Mag, but am busy this week introducing 7-12 year-olds to music through group piano classes at the Victoria Conservatory…
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…
Will Johnson’s Award Winning Short Story – Fiddlehead Magazine
So fellow UVic-ite and soon to be UBC-er Will Johnson won the The Fiddlehead’s Short Fiction competition this year with his piece “Sea to Sky”. It’s a fine read, with clean, straight forward prose, and MiriamToews-esque characters that are full of…