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I’m proud to able to announce the sale of my short story “The Lead Between the Panes” to Lakeside Circus, publisher, editor and writer Carrie Cuinn’s new online zine. (By the way, she’s still looking for submissions for the first issue.)   “The Lead Between

The special signed edition that was the top reward in the Clockwork Phoenix 4 Kickstarter is continuing its travels. Clockwork Phoenix 4 contributor Yukimi Ogawa writes, “I went to the shrine to wish for its safe journey, and got a traffic safety amulet. I put

I was too buried in Kickstarter promotion and website building to signal boost this when it happened, so apologies for the lateness. Podcastle has posted an audio adaption of Kennenth Schneyer‘s much-praised short story “Selected Program Notes From the Retrospective Exhibition of Theresa Rosenberg Latimer”

As of this writing the Kickstarter for Mythic Delirium has 90 minutes to go. This is the last chance to get rewards like Anita’s jewelry pins and Paula’s special art prints, and the last remaining Cherie Priest signed and numbered chapbook. #SFWApro Thanks so much

There’s about a day left before the Mythic Delirium Kickstarter comes to a close. Once again, I must thank the amazing support of our backers and of this incredibly generous community. As of this writing we’re almost $100 past our stretch goal to fund a

Don’t worry — when it returns it will be better than ever. #SFWApro

Cross-posted from Mythic Delirium Kickstarter update #11: Unsurprisingly, it took no time at all to find someone interested in seeing me get blowed up real good. Enjoy, folks! #SFWApro

Cross-posted from Mythic Delirium Kickstarter update #9: Hi, folks! Anita and I are back from ReaderCon in Boston and have recovered enough from a productive and exhausting trip to pick the Kickstarter ball back up again. I’m grateful to all of you folks who’ve backed

I’m pleased to announce that the following poems have been accepted for Mythic Delirium 29, the penultimate print issue of our zine, due out around October. (And of course, I’m revamping Mythic Delirium as an electronic publication, the very first issue of which is available

Anita’s been making dolls of the characters from my first novel, THE BLACK FIRE CONCERTO. These dolls are still in progress, but I can sure tell who they are. From left to right: a Grey One from the temple above Violet Bluff, my novel with