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My mugging 8 Aug 2013 | 04:30 am
Hi all. I’m sorry this note is short, but I only have the use of one hand right now. A lot of friends have emailed or messaged to ask what happened to me in NYC and how I am doing. This is the short v...
Where Thy Dark Eye Glances 19 Jul 2013 | 09:55 pm
This month brings out an interesting anthology from Lethe Press, edited by Steve Berman. Entitled Where Thy Dark Eye Glances, the anthology collects stories from writers who are engaging with the work...
Reviewing Reviews 4 Jul 2013 | 07:24 am
I’ve been remiss in blogging all of the reviews that Before and Afterlives has brought in. And while reviews don’t always interest everyone, they usually interest the writer of a book. So either indul...
Brit Mandelo at Tor.com reviews Before and Afterlives 8 Jun 2013 | 01:21 am
And another great review for Before and Afterlives comes in. This one from Brit Mandelo at Tor.com. Brit takes the collection and analyzes it in depth, by way of three particular stories that display ...
James Sallis reviews Before and Afterlives 5 Jun 2013 | 10:51 pm
Something really amazing came in this week: a review of my collection by James Sallis, in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. When I say it’s something amazing, I mean it. Because, man, I hav...
Kirkus reviews Before and Afterlives 28 Apr 2013 | 11:01 pm
A late but better than never review from Kirkus Reviews came for Before and Afterlives at the tail end of last week. It’s a goodie. I’m happy. I can only post a couple of lines from the review withou...
Sneak Peeks of Before and Afterlives (The Ghost Hunter’s Beautiful Daughter) 21 Apr 2013 | 11:24 pm
Today’s preview from Before and Afterlives is the opening of my story, “The Ghost Hunter’s Beautiful Daughter,” which originally appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction. It’s a story about a young girl n...
Sneak Peeks of Before and Afterlives (The Drowned Mermaid) 17 Apr 2013 | 08:22 pm
There’s been a break in the sneak peeks of Before and Afterlives, but I’m back with the next one, the opening scene to my story, “The Drowned Mermaid”, which originally appeared in the magazine, Realm...
Sneak Peeks of Before and Afterlives (Born on the Edge) 9 Apr 2013 | 09:43 pm
Today’s preview from Before and Afterlives is the opening of my story,”Born on the Edge of an Adjective”. It’s a story about two lovers who can’t get it together, one of whom moves across the country ...
Sneak Peeks of Before and Afterlives (Vanishing Point) 5 Apr 2013 | 11:03 pm
Today’s preview from Before and Afterlives is the opening of my story, “Vanishing Point”, which first appeared in the Canadian literary journal, Descant. It’s a story about a mother whose son has been...
