You win some, you misplace some...

Wins: Finished edits on story. Sick family member home from the hospital (though sometimes--like, at three o'clock in the morning--this is not a good thing). Lots of work done on next Mirror Dance issue.

Misplaces: Page 19 in my proof of Crimethink. So it's back to the format stage of format, submit, order, proof. I wanted to have this done by the end of August, but that's looking a little less likely now.

Also, the coloring for the cover turned out much darker than expected. I haven't decided if this is a problem or kind of creepy-cool.

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Crimethink, Mirror Dance, No Exit, revising

Just sittin' here, twiddling my thumbs...

An update on Crimethink, for those of you who worry I've completely forgotten about it: I ordered the proof copy earlier this week, and it should be showing up any day now. From here, it's just a matter of ensuring I didn't make any silly typos, approving the proof, and telling you all where to buy it.

I actually finished a poem this week, which is more than I've finished for months. I also realized I haven't been submitting my haiku and tanka as frequently over the past year as I did before. I'll have to fix that, though I notice Modern English Tanka is marked as temporarily closed on Duotrope. Time to mosey on over and see what's up...

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Saturday, August 14, 2010

Crimethink, poetry, tanka

Life - On Hold

If you have a story in the Mirror Dance or Lacuna slush pile that I have not responded to yet, please don't hold your breath for a response.

Crimethink is almost ready to go to the printers, but please don't hold your breath to get a copy.

If I owe you edits/a story/a book review for your magazine, please don't hold your breath.

And please send good and happy thoughts in the direction of me and my family. We need all of them we can get.

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Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Crimethink, Lacuna, Mirror Dance, No Exit, updates

Good Things Come in Threes

1. Crimethink, while not entirely formatted, is now online.

2. My poem "What Sieglinde Serpentslayer Said to the King" is online at Heroic Fantasy Quarterly.

3. James Lecky's "Ancient Shades" is also online at HFQ, and I've never read a story of his that I didn't enjoy immensely.

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Thursday, July 01, 2010

Crimethink, editing, HFQ, publishing, recomendations, writing

What happens to you here is forever.

I've spent several minutes trying to come up with a good introduction, but the truth is, I have no idea how to describe this. E-zine. Essay collection. Guest blog. Thoughtcrime. My latest project:

Crimethink: Politics and Speculative Fiction.

Donations to Doctors Without Borders will be greatly appreciated. So will submissions.

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Monday, March 08, 2010

Crimethink, editing, Every Day Fiction, fantasy, insanity, politics, writing