Here’s my bit of urban spookiness called “Fluorescence.” This short story appeared in The Harrow back in July 2008 (appearing now thanks to the Way Back Machine). If you like it, you might want to check out the others in Unquiet Dreams.
Tag: short stories
Story for a Sunday: Tangled Up in Some Sort of Cerulean Hue
Bob Dylan: Nobel Prize Winner — bet you didn’t have a fiver on him. Nine years ago I had this tale published in the tiny lit journal Ephemera. Did anyone notice it was a bunch of Dylan lyrics somewhat altered mashed up with a little Marlowe? No, probably not. But it amused me. I have…
#FolkloreThursday Freebie: Hard-Boiled Witch 2
Click the picture: today only, get Hard-Boiled Witch 2: Toil and Trouble for free — then pick up the others for just 99¢/99p each. Celebrate #FolkloreThursday by following the hashtag on Twitter or dropping by their Facebook page. Hecate Sidlaw finds herself caught between a wannabe witch and one of the oldest hereditary powers in the…
Recorded Live: Fur Baby
I will be busy grading today — probably all day — so if you need entertainment, here’s a live recording from yesterday’s 2nd Sunday Open Mic at the Arts Center in Troy, NY. Yes, I really read this story on Mother’s Day. A bit on the dark and creepy side, so if you don’t like…
Walpurgisnacht
Tradition now to repost this story which appears in Unquiet Dreams. It’s been reprinted a few times. One of these days, I should do an audio version… Walpurgisnacht Walther knew. But he could not resist, what ten-year-old could? Every year was the same. Grandmother Dunkelhaus would shake her finger at him and warn, “Walpurgisnacht, the…
Walpurgisnacht Freebie!
Today and tomorrow get the first of the Hard-Boiled Witch series for nowt on Amazon.com or UK (or any of the others too, I believe). Celebrate Walpurgisnacht with a kick ass witchy heroine Hecate Sidlaw and her totally awesome grizzled sidekick and familiar, Henry, the cat with the eye patch. Soon I’ll be back in…
Building Interest
I really do like the blue walls and ceiling and bookshelves in my office. Suddenly it’s a whole new world. More places for books and media, but also a whole different feel to the place as well. Even once I took the blue paint masking tape off the windows and it no longer looked like…
Writer Wednesday: Drag Noir
Tilda wants to know: are you polishing your submission for Fox Spirit Books’ Drag Noir? You’ve got a month. Remember, it’s gotta be noir, but it’s gotta have drag in some way too: That’s what we want for DRAG NOIR: this is a call for stories where glamour meets grit, where everyone’s wearing a disguise…
2013 Round Up
I think of this as the “sabbatical year” but the truth is it’s only the second half that’s been that delirious wild ride of freedom time for reflection, research and writing. I don’t tend to be the kind of person who spends much time looking back, but it’s helpful at times to assess where you’ve…
Call for Stories: Drag Noir
[A repost from Fox Spirit Books] Photo via Dangerous Minds (click to see original article) “We’re born naked, and the rest is drag.” ― RuPaul, Lettin it All Hang Out: An Autobiography Drag is a broad concept; noir is a fairly narrow one. Drag can be a way of playing with gender or it can…