Still pinching myself to make sure this isn’t a (very good) dream, but I’ve sold a story to Nightmare!  Fittingly, it’s a horror story based on a nightmare I had.  It’s called “Until It Has Your Reflection.”  More details will be forthcoming, but I wanted to share the news—before I wake up, ha.

Lookie what I recently got: copies of Wyngraf and the 2022 Rhysling Anthology.  Gorgeous covers, right?  I know I’m biased, but I really like the contents as well. 

Also, I have new story news to share soon.

Hot on the heels of my cozy fantasy story in Wyngraf, I’m pleased to share that my horror flash story “Bone Chill of a Too-Wide Smile” has been reprinted in Medusa Tales.  This story first appeared in Thrilling Tales (behind a paywall), so this is the first time it’s been available in a couple years, and it’s free!  Of course, if you’d like to savor this whole digital magazine about dehumanizing transformations, a theme I particularly enjoy, there’s also an option to purchase the issue.

The day has finally arrived!  It’s time for cozy fantasy, courtesy of the inaugural issue of Wyngraf.  My story in the issue, “A Petrified Heart,” has its roots in my childhood, growing up in a neighborhood filled with oak trees with lots of acorn halves all over the ground.  You can see the influence very early on in the story.  I used to gather some of them with bits of bark, fallen rhododendron flowers in our backyard, and even a berry or two from my mom’s bushes to set up little fairy place settings. 

I also always loved the piece of petrified wood pictured here, which my parents kept on a shelf. 

Needless to say, I really enjoyed the worldbuilding on this one.