2021 is almost in the record books! I can't say it was an easy year, but it was a busy one. I published nearly as many stories and essays this year and as last year, and I'm hard at work on stories for 2022.
If you're catching up on work for awards, I've collected links to all of my fiction and non-fiction right here in this post. Where possible I've included the categories, lengths, and dates of publication. See anything you like?
NOVELETTES
"That Story Isn't The Story" at Uncanny Magazine Issue #43,
9033 words, November 1st, Fantasy/Horror
Anton has long been a familiar for the abusive Mr. Bird. He finally attempts escape with the help of the last friends he has, and tries to break his bond with Mr. Bird through therapy and healing rather than magic. But Mr. Bird isn't done with him.
SHORT STORIES
"For Lack of a Bed" at Diabolical Plots,
2724 words, April 16th, Fantasy
Noemi has suffered from chronic pain for years, but she's found a cure: the most comfortable sofa in the world. The trouble? It might be alive - and eating her.
"We Are Not Phoenixes" at Fireside Magazine,
817 words, March 1st, Fantasy
Pyromancers seek to entertain and bring some last comforts to the patients in hospice - a place all pyromancers will one day wind up.
"Gender Reveal Box, $16.95" at Fireside Magazine,
755 words, June 1st, Fantasy/Horror
So what if gender reveal parties are actually cosmic horror events? With this hot new product, you'll have the *best* gender nightmare possible.
"Guidelines for Appeasing Kim of the Hundred Hands" at Fireside Magazine,
552 words, August 1st, Fantasy
A list fiction about problems with the wish-granting statue at a local university, told via all the rules students have been breaking about her.
"Godfather Death, in His Own Words" at Fireside Magazine,
964 words, November 9th, Fantasy
Death himself drops by to give the account of his godson, and how Death's plan to help him get ahead in life backfired.
"The Tyrant Lizard (and Her Plus One)" at Drabblecast,
2617 words, August 2nd, Science Fiction
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A deaf security guard realizes that the tyrannosaurus that's been attacking her settlement might also be disabled. Could this be the beginnings of a buddy comedy?
"The Best Part" in the Curtains: Concert Visions to Benefit #SaveOurStages,
540 words, February 1st, LitFic
A grip working to set up stages for touring bands has slowly gone deaf over his career. He hasn't heard a note in years. This story follows one day in his life, and what he still loves about music.
NON-FICTION
Weird Plagues: How Fear of Disease Mutated into a Subgenre at Uncanny Magazine Issue #38,
1322 words, January 1st
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Arnold is a Survivor Girl: Why Predator is a
Slasher Movie at Nightmare Magazine,
1331 words, June 1st
What Are We Supposed To Be Afraid Of In Blair WitchProject? at Uncharted Magazine,
1197 words, August 11th