tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33370423779663987422024-03-17T23:04:00.116-04:00The Bathroom MonologuesJohn Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comBlogger2714125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-35353506710950162282024-02-21T05:00:00.001-05:002024-02-21T05:00:00.132-05:00Someone You Can Build A Nest In launches on April 2nd!<div><p>My debut novel is extremely nigh! It releases across the world on April 2nd. In this post, I'll walk you through everything you need to know.</p><p>Let's start here: what is <i>Someone You Can Build A Nest In</i> about?<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><blockquote><i>Shesheshen is a shapeshifting monster who lurks in the ruins of an isthmus, fending off monster hunters and other vile humans. After she is poisoned and driven off a cliff, she's rescued by Homily, a bookish and gentle lady who mistakes Shesheshen for a fellow human. Homily nurses her back to health, and Shesheshen is shocked to find herself growing attached. Homily seems to be an outcast like herself. The more they fall in love, the harder it is for Shesheshen to hide her true identity. She has to confess. But just as she's about to come clean, Homily reveals why she's visiting in the isthmus. Homily is hunting a shapeshifting monster. Has Shesheshen seen it anywhere?</i></blockquote><a href="https://reactormag.com/excerpts-someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-by-john-wiswell/">You can read the first chapter for free at Reactor</a>. <br /><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">The pre-release experience has been overwhelming. I keep getting tagged by readers who got advanced copies and have fallen in love with Shesheshen and Homily. Recently <a href="https://www.libraryjournal.com/review/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-1802313">The Library Journal</a> gave Someone You Can Build A Best In a starred review and named it the Debut of the Month for April. <a href="https://discover.ingramcontent.com/catalog/scifi-fantasy-horror-2024">Ingram</a> named it one of the three Best of the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books for 2024. Someone You Can Build A Nest In has also graced numerous Most Anticipated Bookslists, including <a href="https://lithub.com/24-sci-fi-and-fantasy-books-to-look-forward-to-in-2024/">Literary Hub</a>, <a href="https://t.co/Pk8WBdolqb">Apple Books</a>, <a href="https://www.polygon.com/23996923/new-books-science-fiction-fantasy-2024">Polygon</a>, <a href="https://fanfiaddict.com/anthonys-top-10-anticipated-sci-fi-and-fantasy-book-releases-of-2024/">FanFiAdddict</a>, <a href="https://reactormag.com/30-sff-titles-to-look-forward-to-in-2024/">Reactor (A.K.A. Tor.com</a>), and <a href="https://winteriscoming.net/posts/17-of-our-most-anticipated-fantasy-and-sci-fi-books-of-2024-brandon-sanderson-expanse/2">Winter is Coming</a>. <br /></p></div><p>The responses from authors has been amazing, too.</p><p></p><blockquote>"<i>Someone You Can Build A Nest In</i> is sweetly furious, darkly funny, and gruesomely wholesome. It's a love story for the unloved, a happily-ever-after with a higher-than-average body count. I just adored it."<br />—Alix E. Harrow, New York Times-bestselling author of <i>Starling House</i> and <i>The Ten Thousand Doors of January</i></blockquote><i></i><p></p><p></p><blockquote><p>“Surprisingly sweet, unsurprisingly horrific, and entirely humane—only John Wiswell could have written this monster and her book, and I'm so very glad he did.”’<br /> —Arkady Martine, Hugo Award-winning author of <i>A Memory Called Empire</i> </p></blockquote><p></p><p></p><p></p><blockquote>“I love the wonder and the darkly enchanting danger of this story. It makes me think of fairy tales, but John Wiswell understands what so many have forgotten: that true fairy tales are gruesome and magical at the same time, and he nails it here.”<br />—C.L. Polk, bestselling author of <i>Midnight Bargain</i> and <i>Even Though I Knew the End</i><br /></blockquote><p></p><blockquote>“Someone You Can Build a Nest In is the future of fantasy: a fairy tale with boundaries, an<br />imaginative world created in the shape of collective values rather than the boring old id, a portal to a place you've really never seen before instead of just a princess in a different outfit. This novel is going to change the entire genre.”<br /> —Meg Elison, Hugo and Locus award-winning author of <i>The Book of the Unnamed Midwife</i></blockquote><p></p><p>Pre-orders are available at <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739891/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-by-john-wiswell/">all major book websites</a>.<br /></p><p></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p>If you want to shop indie, pre-orders are also <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-john-wiswell/20241154?ean=9780756418854">available through Bookshop.org</a>. That will guarantee your copy comes from a local indie store!<br /><p></p><p>If you'd like a signed copy, DAW has made a deal to provide them
through <a href="https://www.oblongbooks.com/someone-you-can-build-nest-hardcover-signed-john-wiswell ">Oblong Books</a>. This is a great indie bookstore in New York that ships internationally. It's the best way to guarantee yourself a signed copy.<br /></p><p>I mentioned earlier that the book launches on April 2nd. For folks in the New York City area, <a href="https://www.strandbooks.com/">we'll have a launch party at the historic Strand book store</a>. The start time is 7:00 PM. Everyone is invited! <br /></p><p>The novel is also being produced as <a href="https://tantor.com/someone-you-can-build-a-nest-in-john-wiswell.html">an audiobook with veteran narrator Carmen Rose through Tantor Media</a>. This will be available digitally on April 2nd, although many websites have pre-orders available.<br /></p><p>Someone You Can Build A Nest In has two amazing covers.</p><p>In the U.S., it has this vivid
cover from J.M. Fenner:
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLOSM1xxJGNnOZD6rNjJ7gtUG9iOb3zdySy4fjK764rxmdWv-Ygj-w3lSLdbIPoOpcsUbwaO_YnaDa7rWmHLat79wFOOnoW_FKiBEa8AGU7gpQGfCy71GMbXxQZnPcgAk16qepIfPA1XAbX4itMzWWCPrAnTY3MrAyPE-ld-NgLY5IJZcc4aVaDhIGsA/s2000/US%20COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1324" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLOSM1xxJGNnOZD6rNjJ7gtUG9iOb3zdySy4fjK764rxmdWv-Ygj-w3lSLdbIPoOpcsUbwaO_YnaDa7rWmHLat79wFOOnoW_FKiBEa8AGU7gpQGfCy71GMbXxQZnPcgAk16qepIfPA1XAbX4itMzWWCPrAnTY3MrAyPE-ld-NgLY5IJZcc4aVaDhIGsA/w264-h398/US%20COVER.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Whereas in the U.K. and other territories it is has this
beautiful cover by Stephen Player:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifA63fXgP0-4B2FaaoRjhZM7M2rt9ty4JihvXszGt0Zv7VziCzYF1Y535sgd95ILM4nKTygDjVbcPJM3uYJaxVM0JmBj_KuMidl6Wi3hiRo3VxZjf6-41Pk0NXg9P57tAfA9yECWIL0jGLFRKD2ZrE5RHCidg901xxKu-JdxTjjCyvujMtCvL4YAOAqLE/s1500/UK%20COVER.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="981" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifA63fXgP0-4B2FaaoRjhZM7M2rt9ty4JihvXszGt0Zv7VziCzYF1Y535sgd95ILM4nKTygDjVbcPJM3uYJaxVM0JmBj_KuMidl6Wi3hiRo3VxZjf6-41Pk0NXg9P57tAfA9yECWIL0jGLFRKD2ZrE5RHCidg901xxKu-JdxTjjCyvujMtCvL4YAOAqLE/w271-h416/UK%20COVER.jpg" width="271" /></a></b></div><p><b><br /></b>The wonderful thing? Both covers are totally apt. I have my early copies sitting next to each on my shelf to bask in their clashing glow. The U.S. cover captures the monstrous glee of Shesheshen, whereas the U.K. cover so gently expresses Homily's warmth and influence. The covers themselves are a love story.</p><p>I can't wait for you all to meet my monster. <br /></p><p></p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-41513536383316969272023-11-20T05:00:00.013-05:002023-11-20T05:00:00.129-05:00All the Short Stories John Wiswell Published in 2023<p></p><p>2023 is ticking down to a close. As I’m wrapping up the final touches on
my debut novel, I’m also looking back on all the short fiction I got to
share with you folks this year. I got late word from an editor that the
final story of mine that *was* going to be published this year will now
be coming out next year. Having things wrapped up makes a boy nostalgic.</p><p>I'm proud of all my weirdo fictional children. Each story I published this year did something totally different. </p><p>I'm curious, though. Do you, dear reader, have a favorite? <br /></p>Here are the contenders:<p><b><a href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/bad-doors/" rel="">"Bad Doors"</a><span> at Uncanny Magazine </span></b></p><p><em>Everywhere
Kosmo goes, a mysterious burgundy door appears, as though stalking him
and demanding he open it. He tries to avoid the terrors he’s sure lies
behind it. Everyone in his life tells him not to worry about it, but
none of them are taking this new outbreak seriously—something the news
is calling “COVID-19.”</em></p><p><b><a href="https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/so-you-want-to-kiss-your-nemesis/" rel="">"So You Want to Kiss Your Nemesis"</a><span> at Lightspeed Magazine </span></b></p><p><em>The
Intimate Blade is a unique blacksmith shop. They sell the weapons
you’ll need to propose to that special nemesis in your life—to win the
duel, and maybe tip their chin up with the tip so they have to look you
in the eyes. They’ve just gotten a new customer in dire need of help.</em></p><p><b><a href="https://smallwondersmag.com/pieces/irresponsibly-human/" rel="">"Irresponsibly Human"</a><span> at Small Wonders </span></b></p><p><em>For
their senior thesis project, an alien student plans to conquer the
planet Earth. They view this planet as backwards and ridiculous—come on,
social media is still legal there—but they run into more problems than
they expected. Especially with how delicious their new humanoid form is.</em></p><p><b><a href="https://www.tor.com/2023/08/23/the-three-oclock-dragon-john-wiswell/" rel="">"The Three O'clock Dragon"</a><span> at Tordotcom </span></b></p><p><em>Liza
is the only dragon in Prosperity City, a long scaly creature who rules
the rails. It’s a good life, if a lonely one. It’d be better if the
military stopped hunting her. Soon Liza gets an idea: if she runs for
mayor, she can call off the military goons. She quickly learns the
current mayor has more enemies than just a dragon.</em></p><p>So which
is your favorite? Has something from one of these stories stuck with you
the longest? I’m always curious how this sort of thing breaks down.</p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-53070549984593659612023-08-24T05:30:00.007-04:002023-08-24T10:10:08.272-04:00New story day: The Three O'clock Dragon at Tordotcom<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal">It’s a new story day! My short story <a href="https://www.tor.com/2023/08/23/the-three-oclock-dragon-john-wiswell/">“The Three O’clockDragon” is live and free to read on Tordotcom.</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.tor.com/2023/08/23/the-three-oclock-dragon-john-wiswell/">“The Three O’clock Dragon”</a> follows Liza, who is your average,
mild-mannered half-mile-long dragon, who lives on the city’s rail system. These
metro tunnels make great lairs. The mayor spends no expense trying to kill her
off, and she’s frankly exasperated with all the paramilitary assaults. So she’s
got a plan: she’s running for mayor, to kick the current jerk out.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She can’t do it alone. As she starts to open up to other
city dwellers, she might even make some friends. Certainly there’s no shortage
of commuters who’d like a ride on the dragon.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“The Three O’clock Dragon” is my second story at
Tordotcom, following last year’s smash hit “D.I.Y.” It’s been a pleasure to
work once again with the great editor Jonathan Strahan, who helped this story
find its final form.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.tor.com/2023/08/23/the-three-oclock-dragon-john-wiswell/">You read this story for free by clicking right here.</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m excited to see what y’all think of Liza. Would you vote
for a dragon?</p>
John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-45072275923283417112023-07-10T10:17:00.000-04:002023-07-10T10:17:02.911-04:00New Story: So You Want to Kiss Your Nemesis<p> I’m proud to share my first-ever story in Lightspeed Magazine: <a href="https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/so-you-want-to-kiss-your-nemesis/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">“So You Want to Kiss Your Nemesis.”</a> </p><div data-tag="post-content-collapse" style="cursor: auto;"><div class="sc-dwsnSq hkacNK"><div aria-hidden="false" class="sc-jtXEFf fwinVq"><div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 fYcGch sc-rcywpx-0 hRKPxe"><p><a href="https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/so-you-want-to-kiss-your-nemesis/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">You can read it for free right here.</a> </p><p>“So You Want to Kiss Your Nemesis” is a flash fiction story about an unusual kind of romantic supply store. Do you absolute detest someone who is frustratingly hot? Well, the Intimate Blade sells the weapons you need to propose to that special arch-enemy in your life. It’s an engagement ring store, but they sell swords.</p><p>It’s such a pleasure to bring this zany little gem into the world. I hope it brightens your day.</p><p>Lightspeed Magazine is an award-winning magazine that I’ve wanted to publish in for years. They’ve published works by luminaries like Ken Liu, An Owomoyela, Peter Watts, Yoon Ha Lee, Jack McDevitt, Merc Fenn Wolfmoor, and Catherynne M. Valente, among numerous others. Breaking into this magazine was a bucket list goal for me, and learning they wanted this particular story made my day.</p></div></div></div></div>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-48360784672036623892023-02-07T10:31:00.002-05:002023-02-07T10:31:44.059-05:00New Fiction: "Bad Doors" at Uncanny Magazine<p>It's New Story Day! <a href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/bad-doors/">"Bad Doors" is live at Uncanny Magazine.</a> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p>Kosmo is a simple English teacher with no interest in evil magic doors.
However one day they take an interest in him. A burgundy door with a shiny
black knob appears in his hallway, where no door has ever been.</p>
<p>Kosmo does what he thinks anybody would do: he grabs his dog, runs out of
his house, and never goes back in. He thinks it’s over, but the door isn’t
finished with him, as they pursue him everywhere he goes. They beckon old
Kosmo. He struggles with why they’re appearing, but refuses to ever look inside
one. Everyone in his life chides him to be adventurous and not be so afraid.
However, this is 2020 and it’s the same time when everyone around him isn’t
taking this “COVID thing” seriously. What’s a man to do to dodge a cursed door
and a pandemic?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/bad-doors/">“Bad Doors”</a> is the story of a man who refuses to be in a Horror story. What
happens to you when you refuse to answer the call of a nightmare?</p>
<p><a href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/bad-doors/">“Bad Doors” is free to read right here on Uncanny Magazine’s website.</a></p><p>This one is for everybody who thinks they'd just walk out of a Horror story. For people who'd say, "Nah."<br /></p><p></p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-80096072936384808832022-12-16T05:00:00.003-05:002022-12-16T05:00:00.205-05:00All the Short Stories That I Published in 2022<p>I've never had a year like 2022. This is the year I won a Locus Award, got an agent, and sold my debut novel. It's a year where I broke into so many magazines that were but distant dreams to me a few years ago. I've connected with more readers than ever, and every message from them has brightened my days and nights.<br /><br />As a reflection on the year that was, I'm doing a round-up of every short story of mine that saw print. We'll start with the originals, and then collect the reprints. There's something for everyone here, from plucky kids who dream of learning magic they can't afford, to friendly wagers over time travel, to tyrants who control the world through psychic popularity, to the last man in a cold solar system building something nobody dreamed possible.<br /><br />Thanks to the editors, most of these stories are free to read. A few even have free podcast audiobook editions. Please, enjoy a fiction or two!<br /></p><p>If you have a favorite of these, which was it? I'm terribly curious.<br /><br /><br /><b>ORIGINAL STORIES FROM 2022</b><br /> </p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><span>FREE: </span><a href="https://www.tor.com/2022/08/24/d-i-y-john-wiswell/" rel="">“D.I.Y.” </a><span>at Tordotcom. (~4,800 words)</span></p><p>Noah
Byrne was a disabled boy who only ever wanted to go to wizarding
school—but they turned him down when his medical debt meant he couldn’t
afford it. Ever since then he’s stewed on the powers that control magic
in his world, and how little they’re doing to address the drought in his
home city. Together with an unlikely ally, Noah hatches a plan to
change accessibility for learning magic not just for himself, but for
everyone.</p><p><span>FREE: </span><a href="https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/demonic-invasion-or-placebo-effect" rel="">“Demonic Invasion or Placebo Effect?”</a><span> at Sunday Morning Transport. (~2,900 words)</span></p><p>Demons
are tired of being called a superstition. A pair of demonic academics
use a small town in the U.S. as their laboratory to prove human
imaginations don’t create demons, and that human faith has no effect on
them. Unfortunately, some of their test results might just have started
haunting their lab.</p><p><span>FREE: </span><a href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-coward-who-stole-gods-name/" rel="">“The Coward Who Stole God’s Name”</a><span> in Uncanny Magazine. (~4,400 words)</span></p><p>Sometimes
popularity is its own superpower. Gavin Davenport is the most beloved
man on Earth—even though not a soul can explain why they care about him.
He invites a journalist to his private compound, to share the dark
secret behind his fame. He wants to be exposed. But what will happen
when the world learns the secret? What will happen to the journalist who
tells the truth nobody wants to hear?</p><p><span>FREE: </span><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00345-7" rel="">“The Ones Who Can’t Let It Go”</a><span> in Nature Futures. (~900 words)</span></p><p>A
comedy flash set so far in the future I had to write it in future
tense. There’s only one guy left in this particular solar system, and no
matter how much his daughter begs him to leave, he is set on his goal.
He’s got a project that requires gathering all the loose matter in the
galaxy. What is his master plan? You’ll have to read it to find out, but
I can’t believe Nature let me get away with it.</p><p><span>ON SALE: </span><a href="https://weightlessbooks.com/the-magazine-of-fantasy-and-science-fiction-may-jun-2022/" rel="">“The True Meaning of Father’s Day”</a><span> at The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. (~900 words)</span></p><p>The
story began as a dare: could I write a story that was entirely an
argument between friends trying to pay the lunch check? But there’s a
twist: the friends are all time travelers. Each devious friend has tried
to sneak farther back in time than the next in order to get the check
first. They might have hit a paradox before dessert.</p><p><span>ON SALE: </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Unidentified-Objects-Annual-Anthology-Humorous-ebook/dp/B0BN98CNCS/" rel="">“The Great Beyond Commands”</a><span> in Unidentified Funny Objects 9. (~1,000 words) </span></p><p>A
story told entirely through magical brainwashing spells. This
mild-mannered academic wizard keeps getting accosted by the same
assassin. He keeps casting spells to make the assassin forget him and go
away, but somehow the assassin keeps coming back—each time, in even
tighter pants. Experience the romcom of a wizard who just wants to be
left alone, and the distressingly hot rogue who somehow keeps breaking
magic spells to visit him again.</p><p><span>FREE: </span><a href="https://www.cossmass.com/stories/too-little-too-little-too-much/" rel="">“Too Little, Too Little, Too Much”</a><span> in Cossmass Infinities. (~3,200 words)</span></p><span>Lark
is a little boy who keeps setting fires with his mind. He can’t help
it; they spark up whenever he’s upset. But Lark can’t tell anyone why he
lives every day in fear, because Father demands secrecy behind closed
doors. This story is as dark as my fiction has ever gotten, and is about
how children pass child abuse between each other, and the desperate
hope it can be stopped before their world burns.</span><p><b> </b></p><p><b>STORIES REPRINTED IN 2022<br /></b> <br /></p><p><span>FREE: </span><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/open-house-on-haunted-hill-by-john-wiswell/id1244649384?i=1000549616891" rel="">"Open House on Haunted Hill"</a><span> in LeVar Burton Reads<br /><br />FREE: </span><a href="https://escapepod.org/2022/06/09/escape-pod-840-the-tyrant-lizard-and-her-plus-one-alien-invader-or-assistive-device/" rel="">"The Tyrant Lizard (and Her Plus One)" AND "Alien Invader or Assistive Device?"</a><span> in the same episode of Escape Pod<br /><br />FREE: </span><a href="https://pseudopod.org/2022/04/01/pseudopod-804-flash-on-the-borderlands-lxi-dead-mans-party/" rel="">"The Tentacle and You"</a><span> in Pseudopod<br /><br />FOR SALE: </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BLZLS7JL" rel="">"For Lack of a Bed"</a><span> in The Hugo Long List Anthology 8</span></p><p> </p><p>Happy reading and happy new years, everyone!<br /></p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-59305753607048606002022-10-29T05:00:00.001-04:002022-10-29T05:00:00.186-04:00Announcing My Debut Novel: SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN<p>I have some huge news to share with y'all. It is my great pleasure to announce that <a href="https://astrapublishinghouse.com/2022/10/13/katie-hoffman-at-daw-books-acquires-world-rights-to-two-fantasy-novels-by-john-wiswell/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">I've sold my debut novel, SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN, to Katie Hoffman at DAW Books</a>. In fact Katie liked it so much that she signed me to a two-book deal. We're making books, my friends!</p><div style="position: relative;"><div style="height: auto;"><div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 jaefFT sc-1di2uql-0 bXQlZM"><p>I've been honing my craft at novels for years, finding ways to pack them with the same kinds of warmheartedness and weirdness that make my short stories come alive. This first book is one of my favorite things I've ever written. SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN is an entire novel about how hard it is to be a monster in a world full of monarchs and monster slayers.</p><p>So what is this novel about? Here's a taste.</p><blockquote>Shesheshen has made a mistake fatal to all monsters: she’s fallen in love. <br /><br />Shesheshen is a shapeshifting monster who happily resides as an amorphous lump in the swamp stink at the bottom of a ruined manor. When her rest is occasionally interrupted by impolite monster hunters intent on murdering her, she constructs a body fit for devouring by reabsorbing the remains of past meals: a metal chain for a backbone, borrowed bones for limbs, a bear trap for lungs—and for an extra mouth.</blockquote><blockquote>However, a particularly resourceful party of hunters chase Shesheshen out of her home and off a cliff. She’s found and nursed back to health by Homily, a warm-hearted human, who has mistaken Shesheshen as a fellow human. Homily is kind and nurturing and would make an excellent co-parent: an ideal place to lay Shesheshen’s eggs so their young could devour Homily from the inside out. But as they grow close, she realizes humans don’t think about love that way.</blockquote><blockquote>Shesheshen hates keeping her identity secret from Homily, but just as she’s about to confess, Homily reveals why she’s in the area: she’s hunting a shapeshifting monster that supposedly cursed her family. Has Shesheshen seen it anywhere?</blockquote><blockquote>Eating her girlfriend isn’t an option. Shesheshen didn’t curse anyone, but to give herself and Homily a chance at happiness, she must figure out why Homily’s twisted family thinks she did. And the bigger challenge remains: surviving her toxic in-laws long enough to learn to build a life with, rather than in, the love of her life.</blockquote><p>SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN is due out Spring 2024. In the time between now and release, I'm looking forward to sharing a lot more about this book via my Patreon. This is the next step of my career and I couldn't be more excited. </p><p>To head off one question: no, this is not the end of my writing short stories. In fact I'm working on a new short story in another window right now. I have several shorts out on submission today, and I have a couple more shorts I'm desperate to finish before the end of the year. I can't imagine a time when I won't love short stories.</p><p>But ever since I was a bedridden kid who was kept alive by the power of novels, I've wanted to write them myself. We're going to make the world a better place for us weirdos. Thank you all so much for joining me in this ride.</p></div></div></div>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-64560718812905782182022-08-25T06:00:00.001-04:002022-08-25T06:00:00.234-04:00New Fiction: "D.I.Y." at Tor.com<p></p><p>Today I am proud to present my first-ever Tordotcom short story: <a href="https://www.tor.com/2022/08/24/d-i-y-john-wiswell/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"D.I.Y."!</a> </p><p>Noah Byrne is a disabled boy who always wanted to go to wizarding school--but his medical debt meant he couldn't afford it and they turned him away. But Noah never gave up on the dream. Together with another disabled kid, Manny, Noah has pursued forbidden knowledge about water magic to address his city's drought. What they'll learn together is going to change the accessibility of magic forever.</p><p><a href="https://www.tor.com/2022/08/24/d-i-y-john-wiswell/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">You can read "D.I.Y." for free by clicking right here.</a> </p><p>As you'd guess, "D.I.Y." is a profoundly personal story. It's one of my deepest representations of disabilities, and about bonds between people with different disabilities. It tackles ableism, questioning and queerness, how the internet changes education, the foibles of capitalism, and the undying spirit of fandom.</p><p>This is my first story at Tordotcom. I've longed to share fiction there for a decade now. I'm grateful to the wise <a href="http://www.jonathanstrahan.com.au/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Jonathan Strahan</a> for accepting and editing this story with me--it's a cleaner tale for his help. It actually took me years to figure out Noah's story, and along the way I got support and help from wonderful people including <a href="https://atgreenblatt.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">A.T. Greenblatt</a>, Their Highness <a href="https://linktr.ee/CoastalWilliams" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Williams</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Wiswell/status/1562425900104179712" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Effie Seiberg</a>, <a href="https://mercfennwolfmoor.carrd.co/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Merc Fenn Wolfmoor</a>, <a href="https://clpolk.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">C.L. Polk</a>, and <a href="https://marissalingen.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Marissa Lingen</a>. Just like Noah's journey, my journey has never been a solitary one. I'm so grateful to my friends for keeping me alive.</p><p><a href="https://www.tor.com/2022/08/24/d-i-y-john-wiswell/"> You can read the story today at Tor.com.</a> <br /></p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-10832330195782268392022-08-15T11:38:00.001-04:002022-08-15T11:38:12.503-04:00New Fiction: "Demonic Invasion or Placebo Effect?" at Sunday Morning Transport<p>Today I'm happy to share a brand new story with you all: <a href="https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/demonic-invasion-or-placebo-effect" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"Demonic Invasion or Placebo Effect?"</a> </p><p>It follows a pair of demon scientists who are out to prove a controversial hypothesis: demons are not creations of the human imagination. They've isolated an entire town and intend to stimulate as much Satanic panic as it takes in order to prove demons don't sprout into being just because people believe in them. Demons love a little human experimentation. But as things start to go haywire around the old infernal lab, the demons themselves will have to question their faith--or at least question their control group.</p><p><a href="https://www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/demonic-invasion-or-placebo-effect" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">You can read "Demonic Invasion or Placebo Effect?" for free by clicking right here.</a> </p><p>It's the kind of story that my high school teachers told me to quit. But some things stick with a boy!</p><p>Sunday Morning Transport is an upstart magazine that's venturing into publishing through Substack. They've published great SciFi and Fantasy writers such as Katherine Addison, Sarah Gailey, Yoon Ha Lee, and Maurice Broaddus. I was honored to be asked to join their ranks.</p><p>I was also a little surprised they accepted my gonzo story. It is one of those things I cooked up on a painful late night, unable to sleep due to disabilities, and weaving narrative to keep my spirits kindled. It is equal parts Horror and Comedy - equal parts Theology and Science Procedural.</p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-8423582224670413862022-06-12T06:00:00.006-04:002022-06-12T06:00:00.215-04:00New Fiction: "The Coward Who Stole God's Name" at Uncanny Magazine<div data-contents="true"><div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="33n8d" data-offset-key="6rscs-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="6rscs-0-0"><span data-offset-key="6rscs-0-0"><span data-text="true">Today I'm happy to present to you my newest short story: </span></span><a class="sc-1bctqj2-0 qOIqX" href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-coward-who-stole-gods-name/"><span data-offset-key="6rscs-1-0"><span data-text="true">"The Coward Who Stole God's Name."</span></span></a><span data-offset-key="6rscs-2-0"><span data-text="true"> </span></span></div></div><div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="33n8d" data-offset-key="b0u7m-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="b0u7m-0-0"><span data-offset-key="b0u7m-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />It's a story about the most popular man in the world - even though nobody can actually remember why they like him. 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I hope you'll enjoy it.<br /><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="33n8d" data-offset-key="a1233-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="a1233-0-0"><span data-offset-key="a1233-0-0"><span data-text="true">I want to give special thanks to </span></span><a class="sc-1bctqj2-0 qOIqX" href="https://twitter.com/Merc_Wolfmoor"><span data-offset-key="a1233-1-0"><span data-text="true">Merc Fenn Wolfmoor</span></span></a><span data-offset-key="a1233-2-0"><span data-text="true">, who test read this after I wrote it in a white heat of anger. Merc is such a good influence.</span></span></div></div><div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="33n8d" data-offset-key="5fbg1-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5fbg1-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5fbg1-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />Content warnings: psychological manipulation, contemplation of self-harm, contemplation of animal cruelty, and violent crowds.</span></span></div></div><div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="33n8d" data-offset-key="9ou40-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="9ou40-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9ou40-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />Patrons may remember they got a sneak peak at this story a while back. </span></span><a class="sc-1bctqj2-0 qOIqX" href="https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-coward-who-stole-gods-name/"><span data-offset-key="9ou40-1-0"><span data-text="true">Now the full text is free to read on Uncanny's website. You can read it by clicking right here.</span></span></a><span data-offset-key="9ou40-2-0"><span data-text="true"> <br /></span></span></div></div></div>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-13330799960454539072022-05-24T17:19:00.004-04:002022-05-24T23:17:33.734-04:00Balticon 2022 Schedule<p>Greetings! This coming weekend I'll be participating in Balticon, a regional convention hosted in Baltimore, Maryland. It runs from Friday, May 27th through Monday, May 30th. <br /><br />Due to the pandemic many of their program items will be available to watch live on their website. So I'll be sitting in New York digging into some meaty topics with some fellow authors over the internet. Perhaps you'll come join us?</p><p>Here is my schedule:<br /><br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><p><b>Relucant Heroes<br /></b>Panelists: Beth Morris Tanner (mod), C.J. Cherryh, John Wiswell, Lezli Robyn, Jay Smith, Doc Coleman<br />Day: Saturday<br />Time: 2:30 PM EST<br />Description: Not every protagonist wants to be the hero of the story. How do doubt and hesitation develop heroic characters, and how does reluctance change over the course of a narrative?<br /><br /><b>An Introduction and Reevaluation of Neon Genesis Evangelion</b><br />Panelists: J.T. Greathouse (mod), John Wiswell, Grig Larson<br />Day: Sunday<br />Time: 2:30 PM EST<br />Description: The Neon Genesis Evangelion properties were unavailable online for years until Netflix bought the TV show and Amazon bought the Rebuild movies. Over the years the franchise has been copied, parodied, and adapted in some very weird ways (rhythm game, anyone?). If you were waiting for it to become available, how did it compare to how people described it? If you had a recent rewatch, how did it hold up to your memories?<br /><br /><b>Fictional Works of Fiction<br /></b>Panelists: Brenda Clough (mod), Sarah Pinsker, Arkady Martine, John Wiswell, Vivian Shaw<br />Day: Sunday<br />Time: 4:00 PM EST<br />From The King In Yellow to Kilgore Trout to Galaxy Quest, fictional works of fiction have always been an essential part of, well, fiction. Discuss your faves, how to use fictional works for worldbuilding, and what happens when fictional fiction takes on a life of its own.<br /></p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-64477246705492093682022-04-04T06:00:00.004-04:002022-04-04T06:00:00.211-04:00 "Too Little, Too Little, Too Much" published at Cossmass Infinities<p>Today I'm proud to share with you <a href="https://www.cossmass.com/stories/too-little-too-little-too-much/">my newest short story: "Too Little, Too Little, Too Much."</a><br /><br />Fires have been starting around this little family's house. Nobody knows exactly why, although the youngest son has an inkling. It has to do with what his older brother is doing to him when nobody's around - and perhaps with what their father is doing in secret. But nobody wants to confront what's actually happening, and what they're doing to each other. If they keep this up, something is going to burn.<br /><br />Let me tell you upfront: this story is harsher than my usual fare. It's about the cycles of child abuse, and examines both the toll of such events and why they happen. It only gets more intense as one of the boys develops pyrokinesis.<br /><br />Often my goal is to shine kindness or general light into harsh situations. In this one, I endeavored to shine empathy - compassion for children in the cycle, without softening or erasing. That's why it's identifiable one of my stories, but also why it's among the most intense.<br /><br />I'd love to hear your responses to this one. <a href="https://www.cossmass.com/stories/too-little-too-little-too-much/">You can read it for free right at this link.</a></p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-16543972470646337972022-04-01T12:18:00.002-04:002022-04-01T12:18:36.702-04:00"The Tentacle and You" at Pseudopod<div data-contents="true"><div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="vch" data-offset-key="aavpb-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="aavpb-0-0"><span data-offset-key="aavpb-0-0"><span data-text="true">Greetings friends and fellow conspirators! It's about to be a very busy series of months, with a series of story publications, convention appearances, and wild announcements. And it all starts today.
<br /><br />It starts with the return of one of my quirkiest stories: <a href="https://pseudopod.org/2022/04/01/pseudopod-804-flash-on-the-borderlands-lxi-dead-mans-party/">"The Tentacle and You."</a> This little story is like if a TV pitchman was trying to sell you on alien parasites living in your body. It's going to be the next big thing!
</span></span></div></div><div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="vch" data-offset-key="ac2d7-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="ac2d7-0-0"><span data-offset-key="ac2d7-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />"The Tentacle and You" walks the line between humor and Horror, and as such is one of my favorite stories to perform. That's why it's so great to hear this story as part of Pseudopod's podcast. Owen Duffy provides a chipper interpretation of my tentacled marketer.</span></span></div></div><div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="vch" data-offset-key="2apq7-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="2apq7-0-0"><span data-offset-key="2apq7-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br /><a href="https://pseudopod.org/2022/04/01/pseudopod-804-flash-on-the-borderlands-lxi-dead-mans-party/">You can listen to the story for free right at this link.</a></span></span></div></div></div>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-81789157255267821912022-02-03T05:30:00.001-05:002022-02-03T05:30:00.216-05:00LeVar Burton Reads "Open House on Haunted Hill"!<div class="_2TO-components-SimpleRichTextEditor--paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="sac3" data-offset-key="emrqr-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="emrqr-0-0"><span data-offset-key="emrqr-0-0"><span data-text="true">A dream came true this week, for both and author and for his haunted house.</span></span></div></div><div class="_2TO-components-SimpleRichTextEditor--paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="sac3" data-offset-key="att39-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="att39-0-0"><span data-offset-key="att39-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />You probably know my little story, <a href="https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-64a-open-house-on-haunted-hill-by-john-wiswell/">"Open House on Haunted Hill."</a> But you've never heard it like this. It is a thrill to present the newest episode of <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj855ny2uH1AhV9kIkEHT0tAwkQFnoECAcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.levarburtonpodcast.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw27CcrERgoFDouCZ3rIk8Ge">the LeVar Burton Reads podcast</a>, in which he narrates the full story of 133 Poisonwood Avenue.</span></span></div></div><div class="_2TO-components-SimpleRichTextEditor--paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="sac3" data-offset-key="5mv4u-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="5mv4u-0-0"><span data-offset-key="5mv4u-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />LeVar Burton is an iconic of literacy to me. He's one of the first adults I remember ever even talking about reading, much less showing excitement for it. Reading Rainbow was a big thing to me. It was later I learned what an incredible actor he was. Most of my friends have been gushing that Geordi from Next Gen likes my stories.</span></span></div></div><div class="_2TO-components-SimpleRichTextEditor--paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="sac3" data-offset-key="9hoh8-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="9hoh8-0-0"><span data-offset-key="9hoh8-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />The tenderness and depth of appreciation for storytelling are traits that make him a perfect narrator for this story. I've been looking forward to hearing it for weeks.</span></span></div></div><div class="_2TO-components-SimpleRichTextEditor--paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="sac3" data-offset-key="oqhj-0-0"><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="oqhj-0-0"><span data-offset-key="oqhj-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br />You can listen to it wherever you get your podcasts. Let me know what you think!</span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="oqhj-0-0"><span data-offset-key="oqhj-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br /></span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="oqhj-0-0"><span data-offset-key="oqhj-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/open-house-on-haunted-hill-by-john-wiswell/id1244649384?i=1000549616891">The episode is on Apple Podcasts here.</a> </span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="oqhj-0-0"><span data-offset-key="oqhj-0-0"><span data-text="true"><br /><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9MRE5nQlhodA/episode/YTU3NjE3ZDktZGE3ZC00YTkxLTg2NzYtYzYxMTNjMDg5NTcz?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwiEx6C77d31AhWVjYkEHa0HDMgQjrkEegQIDBAF&ep=6">The episode is on Google Podcasts here.</a> <br /> </span></span></div><div class="public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="oqhj-0-0"><span data-offset-key="oqhj-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/show/levar-burton-reads/episode/open-house-on-haunted-hill-by-john-wiswell-200240567">The episode is on Stitcher here.</a> <br /></span></span></div></div>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-38040026792217692262021-12-10T13:47:00.002-05:002021-12-10T13:48:02.573-05:00Worldcon Schedule, December 15-19th<p>It's my first Worldcon as a Hugo finalist! This is such an honor, and I wish I could be there in person. But at least I can participate virtually. I have a few program items which will be available to all virtual and attending members, before the Hugo Awards themselves on Saturday night.<br /><br /><br /><b>Social Media: Making Enemies & Alienating People<br /></b>Thursday, December 16<br />10:00 pm EST<br />Area: Congressional On-Site Viewing (Virtual)<br />Social media can be an excellent place to find online community, especially during a pandemic, but it can also be a fraught world of vicious gossip, lip service activism, and whatever the Algorithm is. The panel will explore ways of using different forms of social media to connect with like-minded people, while providing tips to avoid falling prey to such platform’s worst aspects. <br /><br /><br /><b>Kaffeeklatsch with John Wiswell<br /></b>Friday, December 17<br />4:00 pm EST<br />Area: Harris<br />Online small group conversation with John Wiswell. Come for a small group conversation about John's life, works, and advice. Advance sign-ups required.<br /><br /><br /><b>Social Dynamics and Superpowers</b><br />Saturday, December 18, 2021<br />4:00 pm EST<br />Area: Older (Virtual), 4:00 pm EST Available Online<br />Superheroes can mean something very different to members of marginalized communities than they do to members of a dominant culture. How do the dynamics of a superpower fantasy change when the hero is a member of an oppressed group?<br /><br /><br />See you there?</p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-83831429930348731422021-11-18T06:00:00.003-05:002021-11-18T06:00:00.206-05:00Awards Eligibility Post 2021<p>2021 is almost in the record books! I can't say it was an easy year, but it was a busy one. 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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>NOVELETTES</i><br /><br /></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://uncannymagazine.com/article/that-story-isnt-the-story/">"That Story Isn't The Story"</a> at Uncanny Magazine Issue #43,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">9033 words, November 1st, Fantasy/Horror </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://uncannymagazine.com/article/that-story-isnt-the-story/">Direct Link</a> <br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>SHORT STORIES</i><br /><br /></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-74b-for-lack-of-a-bed-by-john-wiswell/">"For Lack of a Bed"</a> at Diabolical Plots,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">2724 words, April 16th, Fantasy </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-74b-for-lack-of-a-bed-by-john-wiswell/">Direct Link</a></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<br /><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://firesidefiction.com/we-are-not-phoenixes">"We Are Not Phoenixes"</a> at Fireside Magazine,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">817 words, March 1st, Fantasy </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://firesidefiction.com/we-are-not-phoenixes">Direct Link</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">Pyromancers seek to entertain and bring some last comforts to the patients in hospice - a place all pyromancers will one day wind up. <br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://firesidefiction.com/gender-reveal-box-1695">"Gender Reveal Box, $16.95"</a> at Fireside Magazine,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">755 words, June 1st, Fantasy/Horror<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://firesidefiction.com/gender-reveal-box-1695">Direct Link.</a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">So what if gender reveal parties are actually cosmic horror events? With this hot new product, you'll have the *best* gender nightmare possible.<br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://firesidefiction.com/guidelines-for-appeasing-kim-of-the-hundred-hands">"Guidelines for Appeasing Kim of the Hundred
Hands"</a> at Fireside Magazine,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">552 words, August 1st, Fantasy</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://firesidefiction.com/guidelines-for-appeasing-kim-of-the-hundred-hands">Direct Link.</a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://firesidefiction.com/godfather-death-in-his-own-words">"Godfather Death, in His Own Words"</a> at Fireside
Magazine,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">964 words, November 9th, Fantasy<br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://firesidefiction.com/godfather-death-in-his-own-words">Direct Link.</a><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal">Death himself drops by to give the account of his godson, and how Death's plan to help him get ahead in life backfired.<br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.drabblecast.org/2021/08/02/drabblecast-449-the-tyrant-lizard-and-her-plus-one/">"The Tyrant Lizard (and Her Plus One)"</a> at
Drabblecast,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">2617 words, August 2nd, Science Fiction<br /><br /><a href="https://www.drabblecast.org/2021/08/02/drabblecast-449-the-tyrant-lizard-and-her-plus-one/">Direct Link.</a><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"> 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?<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Curtains-Concert-Visions-Benefit-SaveOurStages-ebook/dp/B08VN62JDG/">"The Best Part"</a> in the Curtains: Concert Visions to Benefit #SaveOurStages,</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">540 words, February 1st, LitFic<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">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.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>NON-FICTION</b></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://uncannymagazine.com/article/weird-plagues-how-fear-of-disease-mutated-into-a-subgenre/">Weird Plagues: How Fear of Disease Mutated into a Subgenre</a> at Uncanny Magazine Issue #38,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">1322 words, January 1st </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://uncannymagazine.com/article/weird-plagues-how-fear-of-disease-mutated-into-a-subgenre/">Direct Link.</a><br /></span><br /><a href="https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/the-h-word-arnold-is-a-survivor-girl/"><br />Arnold is a Survivor Girl: Why Predator is a
Slasher Movie</a> at Nightmare Magazine, </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">1331 words, June 1st</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/the-h-word-arnold-is-a-survivor-girl/">Direct Link.</a><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://www.unchartedmag.com/what-are-we-supposed-to-be-afraid-of-in-blair-witch-project/">What Are We Supposed To Be Afraid Of In Blair WitchProject?</a> at Uncharted Magazine, </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">1197 words, August 11th<br /></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="https://www.unchartedmag.com/what-are-we-supposed-to-be-afraid-of-in-blair-witch-project/">Direct Link.</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">So, dear readers. See anything you liked?<br /></span></div>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-73336769123519365582021-11-04T06:00:00.020-04:002021-11-04T06:00:00.212-04:00New Fiction: "That Story Isn't The Story" in Uncanny Magazine<p>Hello my dear readers! I'm happy this month to bring you my first-ever novelette. It's the longest piece of fiction I've ever published, and tells the deepest story of someone psyche.</p><p><a href="https://uncannymagazine.com/article/that-story-isnt-the-story/">"That Story Isn't The Story"</a> follows Anton, a familiar who seeks to break his connection to his abusive master. He runs away with the help of the last friends he hasn't been estranged from, still bearing the marks of his curse. But as he tries to rebuild himself and find how to tell the story of what's happened to him, the shadow of his master follows him.<br /><br />You could say this is a Wiswellian Horror Story - foreboding, grim, and yet compassionate and hopeful. Survivors are believed; friends genuinely try to understand rather than going straight to conflict. The length of the story let me dig into what recovery looks like, especially when that recovery is threatened.<br /><br />I couldn't ask for a better home for this story than <a href="https://uncannymagazine.com/article/that-story-isnt-the-story/">Uncanny Magazine</a>. They previously published my story "The Bottomless Martyr," as well as a few non-fiction pieces. I always enjoy working with them for how professional and respectful they are.</p><p><a href="https://uncannymagazine.com/article/that-story-isnt-the-story/">You can read the entire novelette for free on Uncanny's website right here.</a><br /></p><p>Please enjoy it, and let me know what you think.<br /></p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-14383049950490557302021-08-10T07:00:00.003-04:002021-08-10T07:00:00.324-04:00New Fiction: “The Tyrant Lizard (and Her Plus One)” at is live at Drabblecast<p> <a href="https://www.drabblecast.org/2021/08/02/drabblecast-449-the-tyrant-lizard-and-her-plus-one/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">I've got a new story for you today! It's about dinosaurs and disability.</a> </p><div style="position: relative;"><div style="height: auto;"><div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 ddCXAN sc-1di2uql-0 esrEFJ"><p>Ms. Plover (as she likes to be known) is a deaf security guard on an abandoned island colony. She's got no way off, and it just trying to stay safe and mentally well. She spends her days painting, distributing food to her fellow stranded expatriates, and fending off the dinosaurs.</p><p>Yeah, there's a bit of a dinosaur problem at her compound. Even giant herbivores are dangerous, especially when you can't hear them coming. And there's one critter in particular that is about to change her life - by stealing her painting supplies.</p><p><a href="https://www.drabblecast.org/2021/08/02/drabblecast-449-the-tyrant-lizard-and-her-plus-one/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">"The Tyrant Lizard (and Her Plus One)"</a> is one of my weird relationship stories, when two figures you'd never expect to meet have to get along.</p><p>I'm also tickled that it's available in both text and audio. The Drabblecast is a zine I tried to get into for years back in the day. This is actually my debut there. Let me know what you think.</p><p><a href="https://www.drabblecast.org/2021/08/02/drabblecast-449-the-tyrant-lizard-and-her-plus-one/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">You can read (or listen to) "The Tyrant Lizard (and Her Plus One)" for free right here.</a> <br /></p></div></div></div>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-61364879630863686202021-07-27T11:05:00.001-04:002021-07-27T11:05:13.036-04:00"Open House on Haunted Hill" is a World Fantasy Award Finalist!<div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 ddCXAN sc-1di2uql-0 esrEFJ" data-tag="post-content"><p><a href="https://locusmag.com/2021/07/2021-world-fantasy-awards-finalists/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">I was quite a surprise the other day to scroll through the list of World Fantasy Award nominees and see my name.</a> Yes, I've been blessed this year by kind receptions to my work. Yet I hadn't heard a peep from anyone about this. </p><p>"Open House on Haunted Hill" is now a nominee for the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story, alongside four other excellent shorts. It is a ballot full of writers who I admire.</p><p>I am quite emotional right now. I'd like to unpack some of that emotion for you kind folks.</p><p><img data-media-id="115362528" src="https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/3/eyJ3ZWJwIjowfQ%3D%3D/patreon-media/p/post/53971161/f9c898e280a240eda92351f28834e40a/1.jpeg?token-time=1628640000&token-hash=Zpg9bkIFTAV3zSf1uCo2WNUg8hjdM-IL9fcUzhumsaI%3D" /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><p>It was at the World Fantasy Awards weekend in Baltimore when I first made up this story idea to amuse my friends. I pitched it to those same friends in the hallways and at meals of that convention. Then they talked me into writing it. "Open House on Haunted Hill" probably wouldn't exist if not for this particular set of awards. So you'll begin to understand why I am a wee bit emotional.</p><p>On top of that, it was at another World Fantasy Awards weekend when some friends (who will remain anonymous) gave me advice on major health problems I had. Doctors had me going in a very bad direction at that point. The advice I got that weekend changed the course of my life. I might not be here if not for the community I had at that weekend.</p><p>Heck, I remember years back arguing over changing the statue for this award on Reddit. I thought it was right to change away from the face of Lovecraft and to a more universal and less toxic symbol. What we got is the current gorgeous statue. One that, shocked as I am to type it, I might even win.</p><p>So the World Fantasy Awards have a lot of connotations for me. It has been a cultural event where communities have done much that has touched me. Where I could, I have also tried to do my best by newer and more vulnerable people at them. You supporters of this Patreon know that community means a lot to me.</p><p>So thank you.</p></div>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-76750846421740328792021-06-03T14:26:00.001-04:002021-06-03T14:26:27.987-04:00New Story in Fireside Magazine!<p>I'm kicking off June with a brand new story at Fireside Magazine.<br /><br /><a href=" https://firesidefiction.com/gender-reveal-box-1695">"Gender Reveal Box, $16.95"</a> is a Horror story told through an ad. Ad copy is a rich space to tell weird stories, since most don't read them in the first place. It'd been too long since I'd written a story in an unusual format. I missed what flash fiction can let you explore.<br /><br />Here we're exploring a revolutionary new product: a box for gender reveals. It seems benign at first, but hints about what the product actually contains, and what it does to anyone who witnesses the revelation, start to clue you in that something's wrong here.<br /><br />It's great to have this drop during Pride Month. It's definitely the most chaotic story about gender I've written.<br /><br /><a href=" https://firesidefiction.com/gender-reveal-box-1695">You can read it for free right here.</a></p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-20259687297600808622021-05-24T06:30:00.022-04:002021-05-30T12:02:47.610-04:00Streaming Panel Schedule for Balticon<p>This coming weekend is Balticon. For the past couple years the pandemic has pushed this Baltimore, Maryland convention to shrug off the shackles of physical space and move to the internet. Anyone can come watch any readings and panels they watch over Zoom. It's totally free.<br /><br />You can check out all the guests and programming at <a href="https://www.balticon.org/wp55/">Balticon's website.</a><br /><br />This will be my second year doing some programming with Balticon. I have a rich slate of panels, plus a reading. Anything look fun to you?<br /><br /></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p><b>Writing Fantastic Diseases in a Post-COVID World</b><br />Friday, May 28, 7 PM EST, Watertable<br /><i>D.H. Aire (moderator), John Wiswell, Jeanne Adams, Seanan McGuire, JL Gribble<br /></i>The past year has taught us a lot of valuable and interesting lessons about the way pandemics can affect society at all levels. Now that you can assume your audience has first-hand experience at living through a pandemic, how will this change how you write about similar situations? What are new ways to convey feelings of horror, distrust, and paranoia? If you're a writer of future (or near-future) societies, what do you plan on changing about your worldbuilding?<br /><br /><b>Reading - John Wiswell</b><br />Saturday, May 29, 1 PM EST, Consuite <br />John Wiswell will read his Hugo-nominated "Open House on Haunted Hill" in the Readings breakout room in Consuite.<br /><br /><b>Advancing the Story Without Trauma</b><br />Saturday, May 29, 5:30 PM EST, Mount Washington<br /><i>Aaron M. Roth (moderator), John Wiswell, Kelly Robson, Anne E.G. Nydam<br /></i>While it is accepted that an inciting incident is required as a launch point for a plot arc, our protagonists—and their audiences—might have had enough of certain literary devices. From fridging to sexual violence to burning down the village, creators frequently give characters agency only after first making them powerless. Panelists will discuss alternative strategies for kicking off a plot and character motivation.<br /><br /><b>Writing Psychological Horror</b><br />Saturday, May 29, 7 PM EST, Mount Washington<br /><i>L. Marie Wood, Nick Mamatas, John Wiswell, Nino Cipri, Scott Edelman</i><br />Good horror will beyond gore and mess with a reader's mind. What is it about certain ideas and concepts that disturb us and how can you incorporate your personal fears into your works?<br /><br /><b>The Changing Role of Godzilla<br /></b>Sunday, May 30, 1 PM EST, Pride of Baltimore II<br /><i>Jennifer R. Povey (moderator), Daniel M. Kimmel, C.D. Brown, Liz Bosarge, John Wiswell<br /></i>Godzilla started out as the monster that trashes Tokyo, but much of the subsequent canon involves Godzilla as a defender. In part, this is just an excuse to have Godzilla fight various other kaiju, including two rounds against King Kong. But what do the Godzilla vs. X movies say about the role of monsters, views of atomic power, and how monster movies reflect society?<br /><br /><b>Stepping Outside Your Genre Comfort Zone<br /></b>Sunday, May 30, 2:30 PM, Pride of Baltimore II<br /><i>Ryan Van Loan (moderator), John Wiswell, Angela Yuriko Smith, Nino Cipri<br /></i>When you're interested in exploring other genres, it can be hard to figure out where to start. How do you find others who share your taste and will also expand your to-be-read pile with new authors?</p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-84642313355283292072021-05-20T06:30:00.010-04:002021-05-20T06:30:00.315-04:00I'm a Hugo Finalist!<p>It's been a year of wonderful firsts. I got my first sale to a Year's Best anthology, and my first Locus and Nebula nominations. Now I'm thrilled to announce one more.</p><p><a href="http://www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-64a-open-house-on-haunted-hill-by-john-wiswell/">"Open House on Haunted Hill"</a> is a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story.</p><p>It's my first time being nominated for a Hugo Award. In fact, it's also <a href="https://www.diabolicalplots.com/open-house-on-haunted-hill-by-john-wiswell-is-a-hugo-award-finalist/">the first time anything published in Diabolical Plots has been nominated.</a><br /></p><p>What a wonderful first. And I have you all to thank for you. The outpouring for "Open House on Haunted Hill" is unlike anything I've experienced before in my career.<br /><br />So thank you everyone who's read my story. Thank you from myself, and from 133 Poisonwood.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b2b6DMXZXc8/YKSicsupNtI/AAAAAAAAC7o/gWA7BJCtPB8jbql0X035SQMnjaZQLVW8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s390/Hugo_Finalist_Logo_2021_Short_Story_EN_300.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="260" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b2b6DMXZXc8/YKSicsupNtI/AAAAAAAAC7o/gWA7BJCtPB8jbql0X035SQMnjaZQLVW8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Hugo_Finalist_Logo_2021_Short_Story_EN_300.png" /></a></div><p></p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-8078642271531302822021-03-19T05:00:00.011-04:002021-03-19T05:00:04.618-04:00"Open House on Haunted Hill" is a Nebula and Locus Awards Finalist!<p>"Open House on Haunted Hill" is one of my favorite short stories that I've ever written. It follows a haunted house that has been lonely for years and just wants someone to live in it. It won't harm you. It won't trap you. It wants to keep you warm and safe as your family grows. But can anyone get over its creepy vibe and stay?<br /><br />It turns out that the world likes this story, too. This week it was announced that it will appear in <a href="https://twitter.com/paulaguran/status/1371873259738722307">Paula Guran's Years Best Dark Fantasy & Horror</a>. This handsome collection will be out from Pyr books later this year, and includes works the likes of Caitlin Kiernan, Kelley Armstrong, and Victor LaValle.<br /><br />The story is also now a finalist for two major industry awards.<br /><br />On Monday night, the Science Fiction Writers Association announced <a href="https://www.tor.com/2021/03/15/announcing-the-2020-nebula-awards-finalists/">"Open House on Haunted Hill" is a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story</a>. It is in the top six candidates, and will be voted on by members of the association. The winner will be announced later this year.<br /><br />Earlier, Locus Magazine placed <a href="https://locusmag.com/2021/02/2020-locus-recommended-reading-list/">"Open House on Haunted Hill" on their 2020 Recommended Reading List, making it a finalist for the Locus Award for Best Short Story</a>. This award has open voting for anyone who <a href="https://poll.voting.locusmag.com/">signs up at Locus's site</a>. If you've enjoyed the story, I'd be grateful if you'd give it a vote.<br /><br />All these accolades are humbling. It's wonderful to see my stories touching so many people - every week I get tweets from new people who've just read it and want to thank me. My best way of showing my gratitude is to write you all many more stories. I'm working at it every day.<br /><br />Thanks for sending me over the moon, everybody. It's a thrilling time!<br /></p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-6687854581349535172021-03-11T06:00:00.001-05:002021-03-11T06:00:03.458-05:00"We Are Not Phoenixes" - New Story live at Fireside Fiction!<p>Hello beloved readers! I have a new story for you today, and one that is quite personal. It's called <a href="https://firesidefiction.com/we-are-not-phoenixes">"We Are Not Phoenixes,"</a> and it's in the new issue of Fireside Magazine. <br /><br />It's a very short story about what pyromancers can do to show kindness and entertain patients in hospice. Magic is often used to damage or to heal. But magic has boundaries. When we're delicate and it's limited, how can we make meaning out of our actions? Even if they're magical?<br /><br />The story was directly inspired by <a href="https://myjustsostory.blogspot.com/">a blog post from Elephant's Child a few years ago</a>. She posted about a visit to a hospice where alpacas were roaming around the compound. It turned out a local farm lent them to the patients for some gentle entertainment.<br /><br />As someone who is chronically ill, and someone who has lost many friends to prolonged illness, this was powerful to me. I wondered: why doesn't Fantasy ever do that?<br /><br />This story is my answer to that query. It's dedicated to many wonderful people who I won't see again, and who I am very glad to have known.<br /><br /><a href="https://firesidefiction.com/we-are-not-phoenixes">You can read the story for free at this link.</a></p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3337042377966398742.post-43210803575932368302021-02-16T03:00:00.045-05:002021-02-16T03:00:05.031-05:00Live Reading this Wednesday, and Lots of Good News!<p>Being cooped up inside is tough, especially with March coming up again. For many of us it's an anniversary or quarantine. We readers miss our book stores and conventions.<br /><br />That's why I'm happy to take part in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIvYnzfiDGH1JZAd11C9fgA">the Ephemera reading series</a>. On Wednesday, February 17th, Ephemera is summoning World Fantasy Award-winning short story writer G.V. Anderson, World Fantasy Award-winning novelist C.L. Polk, and... me! We're all bringing our favorite stories on the theme of <i>Friendship</i>. <br /><br />The group reading begins at 7:00 PM US EST, and is free to everyone. It will stream live on their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIvYnzfiDGH1JZAd11C9fgA">Youtube channel</a> and will be archived for you after. The live chat is warm and welcoming to all comers, and there may be time for a Q&A with the audience.<br /><br />So if you're frozen at home right now, drop by and say hello. I might have a story about a friendly tank for you.<br /><br />In advance, I have two lovely pieces of news!<br /><br />Firstly, my story "The Bottomless Martyr" got a groundswell of support from the readers of Uncanny Magazine. Today <a href="https://twitter.com/UncannyMagazine/status/1361423790475911170">Uncanny announced the results of their reader's choice poll and "The Bottomless Martyr" ranked #3 out of everything they published in 2020.</a> It's pretty wild for the first fiction piece I've ever published in Uncanny. It shares a list with incredible writers like Martha Wells, T. Kingfisher, and Eugenia Triantafyllou. I can't thank y'all enough.<br /><br />Secondly, <a href="https://locusmag.com/2021/02/2020-locus-recommended-reading-list/">the Locus Recommended<span> Reading List </span>was announced and I've made it onto there for the first time in my career</a>! "Open House on Haunted Hill" was listed in their <a href="https://locusmag.com/2021/02/2020-locus-recommended-reading-list/">Best Short Fiction category</a>. That means it automatically qualifies for the Locus Award, as well, and if you're voting, I'd be honored if you'd consider 133 Poisonwood for your ballot.<br /><br />Again, thanks to all my readers for their support. You're why I'm digging deep in the middle of a new novel right now. Come out Wednesday night and we'll celebrate together.<br /></p>John Wiswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.com2