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The Halloween episode of the Word Count Podcast is now live, and you can listen to it and hear me read my new flash story "Big Bad": Listen to the Word Count Podcast The theme for this episode was psychological horror, and it also includes these stories: Bill Kirton – “The Ball” (performed by Bill,… Continue reading Listen to my new flash story “Big Bad” on R.B. Wood’s WORD COUNT PODCAST
My latest at B&N's Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog is a novella roundup, featuring both old and new novellas. Read it. The lovely artwork is from the cover of Gene Wolfe's short fiction collection "Starwater Strains - New Science Fiction Stories". As usual, hug thanks to B&N for having me over!
It's taken a while for this story to find its way into the world, but I am so thrilled and proud that "Margaery the Wolf" is part of this amazing issue of See the Elephant Magazine. There are fabulous authors and some flat-out amazing stories in this issue, and you can buy it right now… Continue reading Story day! Read “Margaery the Wolf” in See the Elephant Magazine!
I have stories in two upcoming anthologies and you can pick up pre-order copies of both right now. These anthologies include stories by some amazing authors, and I hope you'l check them out. My story "The Maker" is part of the science fiction anthology The Internet Is Where the Robots Live Now from Paper Dog… Continue reading A Kickstarter & a pre-order
Another month gone by, and so many awesome speculative short fiction to read and enjoy. I know I've said it before, but I want to encourage everyone to try to support the zines and publications out there that are paying authors and publishing fantastic stories. Subscribe, support on Patreon, or throw some money in their… Continue reading 7 (extra) sensational stories I read in September
My latest columns at B&N SciFi & Fantasy My August short fiction roundup. My September short fiction roundup. My review of STATE TECTONICS by Malka Older. Short Stories for Long Days: 13 Recent Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Collections. Short story roundups on my blog: My August short fiction roundup. Stories in the wild The… Continue reading Writerly recap of August & September 2018
Head over to B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog to read my latest short fiction roundup for September. It features 10 terrific stories I read this past month. Read the roundup. The artwork for this post is from the September 2018 issue of Nightmare, and it's by Tithi Luadthong (grandfailure).
My latest story for R.B. Wood's Word Count Podcast was inspired by the prompt "Where have our students gone", the photo prompt (a dilapidated school bus), and my recent interest in the show Supernatural. It is, I guess, my take on what life might be like for an old, battle-scarred hunter... Listen to the Word… Continue reading Read my flash story “The Monster Hunter’s Last Lament” – written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
My story "The Librarian" is now available for your listening pleasure at Cast of Wonders. It's part of CoW's "Banned Books Week", just like my story "The Wayfinder & His Sister" was last year. (As you might be able to tell, I love Banned Books Week, and I LOVE Cast of Wonders.) Listen to "The… Continue reading Story day! Listen to my story “The Librarian” at Cast of Wonders
Uncommon Miracles is Julie C. Day's debut short story collection. Day holds an MFA in Creative Writing and a M.S. in Microbiology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Her fiction has appeared in several publications, including Interzone, Black Static, and Podcastle. From the official blurb for Uncommon Miracles: Melding aspects of Southern Gothic and… Continue reading Book review – UNCOMMON MIRACLES, a short story collection by Julie C. Day
Head over to R.B. Wood's website and listen to my new story "The Monster Hunter's Last Lament" on episode 80 of The Word Count Podcast! This new story was inspired by the story prompt "Where have all the children gone?", and the photo of a very old and rusty school bus. Listen to the episode.… Continue reading “The Monster Hunter’s Last Lament” – new flash story on THE WORD COUNT PODCAST
Read the story in BCS #260. I've had the story title kicking around in my head for a long time. That isn't often the case for me. I usually end up flopping around after finishing a story, trying to think of a cool title, but in this case, the title came first and it was… Continue reading Story notes for “It’s Easy to Shoot A Dog” in BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES
My dark fantasy story "It's Easy To Shoot A Dog" is now free to read online in Beneath Ceaseless Skies #260. It's a story about a girl, a dog, a witch, a musket, and some questionable decisions. Read it. Huge thanks to BCS editor Scott H. Andrews for helping me polish this story. It's a… Continue reading Story day! Read “It’s Easy To Shoot A Dog” online in BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES #260
It's been a busy time, lately. In the last couple of weeks, four of my stories have been released into the wild: Kaiju Outside Hope at Escape Pod It Begins in the Garden in Aliterate Three Pieces of Gold, Three Pieces of Silver in the anthology Heroines from Neo-Perennial Press It's Easy to Shoot A Dog… Continue reading Story notes for “It Begins in the Garden” & “Three Pieces of Gold, Three Pieces of Silver”
August was a cornucopia of wonderful speculative short fiction. I know I say that every month, but only because it's true. Read my short fiction roundup for August at B&N's Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog There are so many fabulous speculative fiction zines out there, and if you read some stories you love, go ahead and… Continue reading 10 (extra) fabulous stories I read in August
My latest speculative short fiction roundup is now at B&N's SciFi & Fantasy Blog. It's 10 fantastic stories I read in August. Read it. The stunning artwork that goes with this post at B&N is by Victo Ngai from Brooke Bolander's story "No Flight Without the Shatter" at TOR.com.
It's not online just yet, but my strange dog story "It's Easy to Shoot A Dog" is now available in issue 260 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Subscribe, or pick up a copy at Weightless Books. You can also pick it up on Amazon. Subscribe to BCS on the zine's website / support via PayPal I'll… Continue reading Pick up BENEATH CEASELESS SKIES #260 & read my story “It’s Easy To Shoot A Dog”
You can now order your copy of "Heroines: an anthology of short fiction and poetry" from Neo Perennial Press. It includes my story "Three Pieces of Gold, Three Pieces of Silver", a fairytale-ish story about a woman who has to leave her home with her three daughters when war approaches. Order your copy here. More… Continue reading Book release! “Heroines: an anthology of short fiction and poetry” is now available
My story "It Begins In the Garden" is available to read right now in Aliterate. (It's been out for a few days, but apparently I totally missed that it's up.) So very excited to share this story. It's a strange, odd little tale about children, a garden, and some very peculiar ladybugs. Read "It Begins… Continue reading Story day! Read “It Begins in the Garden” in ALITERATE
The latest story prompt for the Word Count Podcast was this image: As soon as I saw this photo, I got an 80s vibe, and I also got a vampire vibe. It took me a bit of thinking to put together something I really liked, but scent was a big thing right from the get-go.… Continue reading Read “Fräulein Maria” written for R.B. Wood’s Word Count Podcast
