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“A Tuberous Anomaly” Deemed Acceptable

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The Fringeworks has some interesting anthologies coming out in the future, from high seas piratical tales to nazi zombies to, you guessed it, potatoes.  I wrote a Star Trek-inspired tale for this anthology called “A Tuberous Anomaly”, which features a human starship taking a shortcut through a star system with three suns.  Things are all rosy until somebody forgets to completely seal the ship from the suns’ light rays, and then the potatoes go trinary.  Think “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”, but on a less violent scale.

It was deemed acceptable earlier this evening, and is supposed to be published later this year.  I’m looking forward to what other stories are included in the anthology!

Current State of “Blah” on the Blog

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Yeah, it looks pretty bland in here at the writing board.  I’ve been restructuring this place forever, and still don’t have it the way I like it.  So, it’s probably going to stay bland for a little while longer.  At least until I can work something out with my wife to get some graphical goodness up here.  That’s more her thing than mine, just as writing is more my thing than hers.

Together, we’ll come up with something great!  …Or, at least, something that’s not too terrible.

The 11th Time’s the Charm

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I just received word from Jonathan and Michele over at the Daily Science Fiction that my most recent submission to their e-zine has been short-listed and is now pending final acceptability.  A final decision should be made in no longer than a month.  This is great news, indeed!  If found acceptable, this would be my first acceptance in a top-tier market that the SWFA recognizes.  The story itself is too short to count as a qualified sale in the eyes of the SWFA, but that will come in time, if the Lord is willing.

According to my listing of submissions on Duotrope, this will be the eleventh submission to the Daily Science Fiction, the first taking place in January 2012.  Of those eleven, it is the only one to make it to the second – and final – stage. So, even if this tale does not make the final cut, it is a big step in the right direction, and an inspiration for me while I work on other things.

All good things come in time.

“The Little Red Survivalist” is Deemed Acceptable

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The first story I submitted to the Chaosium Once Upon an Apocalypse zombie-themed anthology was not accepted, but the rejection notice was delivered in time for me to craft another tale.  This second story, a sequel to “The Little Red Hen” fairy tale most of us are familiar with, was just deemed “acceptable” to the editors.  It will be included in the zombie anthology when it is published next year.

My thanks to Scott Goudsward and Rachel Kenly, the editors of the Once Upon an Apocalypse dual anthology!