Hi everyone, and welcome to another bi-monthly newsletter. Spring has sprung, at least around here, and so far, this year has been pretty fantastic. I’ve kept very busy with reading and reviewing these past two months, and there are lots of roundups and reviews to check out in addition to some new and reprinted stories.
You can also catch this roundup as my Mostly Harmless Newsletter.
My latest columns at B&N SciFi & Fantasy
- My February short fiction roundup.
- My March short fiction roundup.
- My review of A People’s Future of the United States, edited by Victor LaValle and John Joseph Adams.
- My review of The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of the Year’s Best Science Fiction edited by Gardner Dozois.
- My review of the anthology New Suns, edited by Nisi Shawl.
- My roundup of 10 great reads for International Women’s Day.
- My review of Finder, by Suzanne Palmer
Short story roundups & reviews on my blog:
- My February short fiction roundup.
- My March short fiction roundup.
- My review of Sal & Gabi Break the Universe, by Carlos Hernandez
Stories in the wild
- My science fiction story “And You Shall Sing to Me a Deeper Song” is in Interzone #280. Buy the issue from TTA Press (print and ebook) / Weightless Books (ebook) / Amazon (print and ebook). It also has a wonderful illustration by Martin Hanford!
- My story “A Strange Heart, Set in Feldspar” (originally published in the anthology “Abandoned Places” from Shohola Press) was part of Artemis Rising at PseudoPod together with some amazing stories: Listen / support PseudoPod on Patreon.
- My story sale “Ten Things I Didn’t Do” was chosen as a fan favourite from 2018 at PseudoPod! I’m so honoured that people voted for this story! Listen / read the full list of winners and nominees.
- My story “Scent” (originally published in Flash Fiction Online) is available in Curiosities #5 from The Gallery of Curiosities. It’s a gorgeous volume, and all the purchase links are here.
- You can order Gorgon: Stories of Emergence from Amazon as an ebook or in paperback. It features an amazing TOC, and includes my story “Bioluminescence”, originally published in Phobos.
- Read, or listen to, my new flash fiction story “In the Grove“, written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast.
- Listen to my new flash fiction story “The Body”, written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast.
Story sales
- My story “Hare’s Breath”, originally published in Shimmer, will appear in a future episode of Cast of Wonders. Can’t wait for the audio-version of this story!
- My story “It’s Easy to Shoot a Dog” from Beneath Ceaseless Skies will be translated into Chinese and appear in a future issue of Science Fiction World Magazine. This would be the first time a story of mine has been translated into Chinese!
Reviews & mentions
- Vanessa Fogg included my story “Hand Me Downs” from GigaNotoSaurus in her roundup of recommended stories from January.
- My flash fiction collection Dark Flash 3 was reviewed at Altered Instinct.
- Still not over the fact that my story “It’s Easy to Shoot a Dog” from Beneath Ceaseless Skies made the Locus Reading List! It’s the first time a story of mine has made that list, and I am so proud and happy. It didn’t make the shortlist for the Hugos or Nebulas, but hey, I’m still happy about the mention!
Bits & bobs
- The cover for the upcoming Inklings Press anthology Tales of Magic and Destiny, which includes my story “Stars Above, Shadows Beneath”, has been revealed. Take a look!
- The cover for the anthology A Punk Rock Future from Zsenon Publishing has also been revealed. The anthology will be out in October, but you can take a look at the cover over on Twitter. My story “Deepster Punks” is part of an amazing TOC.
Maria Haskins 