FICTION PUBLICATIONS: I had 3 new stories published in 2019: “The Wounded Nark” (SF Story) published in the US-based print/electronic magazine OUTPOSTS OF BEYOND. “Sarcophagus Birthdays” (SF Story) also in OUTPOSTS OF BEYOND. “Alien Mating Habits: A Brief Overview” (Satirical SF Story) in the European-based online magazine SCI PHI JOURNAL. I also had one previously […]
Read more "2019: Recap of My Year of Modest Publishing Successes"Today (Friday, December 20, 2019), my story “Alien Mating Habits: A Brief Overview” was posted on the Sci Phi Journal webzine. My story (and the rest of the issue) is free to read, simply visit http://www.sciphijournal.com. My story is a never before published satirical SF piece, written in the form of a popular science article […]
Read more "Another Story Published"First, an apology for neglecting this blog for almost a full month. A lot of non-writing factors and concerns kept me unavailable. But now I’m getting back in the swing of things. I did post a book review yesterday (mystery novel fans might take note!) and now I have a ton of accumulated news about my […]
Read more "PUBLISHING NEWS: Updates, Delays, New Sales & Upcoming Publications"This month I had 2 original short stories and a book review article published in a single issue of the science fiction magazine OUTPOSTS OF BEYOND. The stories, both of which take place in my Cygnus Alliance Universe and both taking place during the Great Alliance War, are “The Wounded Nark” and “Sarcophagus Birthdays.” Also […]
Read more "My July Publishing News"As always, I have a number of projects going at once. Hence this blog is in the nature of a ‘head’s up’ for any and all interested parties. In the next couple days (probably this Thursday), I’ll be posting my review of the 2013 film Lee Daniel’s The Butler here. It’s a somewhat fictionalized account of […]
Read more "Various Coming Attractions"Since my previous update: I’ve made my first fiction sale of the new year, had two more book reviews accepted for a fellow writer’s website and had my regular nonfiction column on market news published in The Penn Writer, the bimonthly newsletter of Pennwriters, Inc. The latter is only available to members of that statewide organization […]
Read more "My Latest Writing/Publication News"This installment of the Grand Midway Hotel’s weekly coffeehouse featured mostly familiar faces, plus one actual newcomer, a couple quirky films on DVDs (both comedies, though otherwise quite unlike one another), one regular’s persistent smartphone frustrations, another visit by two psychic researchers, and yours truly conveying good writing news (polite way of saying bragging) even […]
Read more "Windber Coffeehouse Nights: July 12, 2018"