Work, with Occasional Moleman by Lavie Tidhar in January’s issue of Giganotosaurus
Swallow by Rebecca Leece in MONKEYBICYCLE
Fortune Factory by Peter Kispert in the December issue of Word Riot
There’s a new and insightful review of my story This Is Me American Style at Short Story Reader. I hadn’t read this blog before, but will be going back for additional story recommendations and reviews. Thanks, Short Story Reader!
Woot! My story “Somewhere the Desert Hides a Well” was recently accepted by GigaNotoSaurus.
Look for it in late 2011! In the meantime, check out stories by Ruth Nestvold and Yoon Ha Lee in recent issues of the webzine, edited by science fiction author Ann Leckie.
My short story “Notes on Cork Tree Babies” will be published in the Spring 2011 issue of A cappella Zoo. HOORAY!
My flash fiction piece “Stain” appeared in the Spring 2010 issue of A cappella Zoo, so I’m especially pleased to have a second story published in this beautiful magazine.
As most of my friends know, I have lupus and the last couple of months have been difficult. 2010, in general, has been especially difficult health-wise and I wasn’t coping well with the disabling fatigue and general malaise. I was sleeping more than 14 hours a day and unable to focus when I was awake. But then I’d have a day or two where I didn’t sleep at all due to pain and discomfort. It was all very depressing. This is the main reason why I stopped writing.
December has been a better month, thanks to my doctors and the support of my friends and family. My birthday is coming up and I hope to start the new year focused on my writing.
If you or someone you know suffers from lupus or a different chronic illness, here are my suggestions for online resources and support:
I LOVE OCTAVIA BUTLER. I love her, her writing, her essays. Her books meant a lot to me, as a teen and young adult and especially as someone who is multi-ethnic, enjoys SF, and great writing. If you don’t know who she is, just go straight to your library and check out one of her books. Any of them. They are all superb!
I’m saddened to know that I will never be able to take one of her workshops and that I might never be able to make it to Clarion West. But it’s a fantastic scholarship and program, which you can tell by the quality writers they turn out (Rachel Swirsky, Shweta Narayan, Ann Leckie, Vylar Kaftan, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz).
Even though I’m jealous 
please try to help a writer-of-color make it to the next Clarion workshop. There are two ways you can help:
For $1, you can buy a ticket that will enter you into a contest to win one of two available Barnes & Noble Nooks, one of two available Kobo Readers (with Wi-Fi), and one Alex eReader by Spring Design!!!! Buy more than one ticket, dudes and dudettes!
PLUS!
(2) If you don’t want to enter to win an ebook, you can still donate here via PayPal: Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund
I’m making my donation later today!
Not quite ready to get back into the flash fiction project yet, but I’d like to share some recent and new publications.
GigaNotoSaurus – Debut issue with a story by Ruth Nestvold, edited by Ann Leckie
Lightspeed Magazine is a fairly new Science Fiction ‘zine edited by the John Joseph Adams
I recently bought the Kindle version of My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me, ed. Kate Bernheimer (from the Fairy Tale Review) and with stories by Aimee Bender, Kelly Link, and more. Looking forward to reading it, but I have a couple of other books I need to finish first.
I think I’m going to take a break in October from writing flash fiction. Focus will be on longer stories. As most people know, I suffer from lupus as well as two other chronic illnesses, and I’ve had a tough year coping with all three. Part of this break will also be to focus on my health and, I hope, gain back some energy, strength, and brain power.
In the mean time, enjoy new issues of Kaleidotrope #10 (“The Giant of Malheur Park” is in this one!), A cappella Zoo, Abyss & Apex, Strange Horizons, and Brain Harvest. Oh, and enjoy this:
My short story “The Giant of Malheur Park” will be appearing in Issue #10 of Kaleidotrope. The issue will be released in October but it’s currently available for preorder. ($5) I have to say, I love this story and I’m thrilled that’s it finally going to be published!
As she entered the park, the ground dipped before her and she tripped. She tried to catch herself, but instead she fell against a wall — a moist wall of flesh.
This month Strange Horizons is not only running its annual fund drive BUT they’re also celebrating ten years! Woot!
I’ve been a big fan of the spec fic magazine since 2003 and have been fortunate enough to have had two stories published there.
If you’re not already reading Strange Horizons start now. I highly recommend the following stories:
The Women of Our Occupation by Kameron Hurley
29 Union Leaders Can’t Be Wrong by Genevieve Valentine
Until Forgiveness Comes by K. Tempest Bradford
The Trail of My Father’s Blood by Christopher Barzak
The Desire of Houses by Haddayr Copley-Woods
I also urge you to make a donation since the magazine relies on donations from their readers. This year they’re trying to raise $7000.
