June and July were busy months, and several new stories have now been released into the wild! Get all the news here.
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My latest columns at B&N SciFi & Fantasy
- My June short fiction roundup.
- My July short fiction roundup.
- My review of “The Lesson” by Cadwell Turnbull.
- Hellbent for Books: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Reading Playlist Inspired by Judas Priest.
- The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Collections & Anthologies of 2019… So Far
Short story roundups & reviews on my blog:
Stories in the wild
- “The Brightest Lights of Heaven” is now available in Fireside Fiction. Read online for free. / Buy the issue in digital format. / Subscribe and receive the print issue.
- “Dead Meat” is in the July issue of Apparition Lit #7 (the theme is Retribution). Read online for free. / Subscribe / support & subscribe on Patreon / buy the issue at B&N – Smashwords – Amazon./
- “Stars Above, Shadows Beneath” is available in the new anthology Tales of Magic and Destiny from Inklings Press. Buy it from Amazon.
- “Hare’s Breath” is now at Cast of Wonders, narrated by Katrin Kania. Listen. / Support. (Originally published in Shimmer.)
- Read or listen to my flash fiction story “When the Dragons Came”, written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast.
Pre-order
- The anthology A Punk Rock Future, which includes my story “Deepster Punks”, is now available for pre-order. Pre-order from Amazon. / Pre-order from B&N. / Pre-order from Indiebound.
Reviews & mentions
- Author Vanessa Fogg included Gorgon: Stories of Emergence, which includes my story “Bioluminescence”, on a list of recommended reads on her website. Read the review.
- Writer and reviewer Charles Payseur reviewed issue #69 of Fireside, including my story “The Brightest Lights of Heaven” at Quick Sip Reviews. Read the review.
- In Locus, Rich Horton reviews Interzone #280, including my story “And You Shall Sing to Me a Deeper Song”. Read the review.
- “The Brightest Lights of Heaven” was also favourably reviewed by 1000 Year Plan. Read the review.
- Darcia Helle at Quiet Fury Books reviewed the anthology Tales of Magic & Destiny on her website. Read the review.
Bits & bobs
- Dreaming Robot Press has revealed the magnificent cover for their upcoming anthology Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide, Volume 6. This anthology includes my story “The Wayfinder and His Sister”, originally published by Cast of Wonders. Get an even closer look at the cover art by Camilo Zepeda Meza! It’s such a thrill to see my name on the cover of this beautiful book!
Maria Haskins 