Hello friends! I am so excited to share with you that my short story “Moon by Moon We Go Together” is going to be published in the anthology Triangulation: Habitats. Triangulation is an annual anthology published by Parsec Inc. For the past three years, the themes have been environmental. Triangulation: Habitats explores sustainable living, and my story is about the consequences of colonizing the solar system. I am so happy “Moon by Moon” has found a home in Triangulation: Habitats (pun intended), and I can’t wait to share it with you. The anthology will be published in August. You can learn more and help support the anthology here.
Category: My Short Stories
Harmonies for Cadence Published by the Voyage YA Journal
I’m a bit late posting here, but I am thrilled to announce that this week my short story “Harmonies for Cadence” was accepted and published by the Voyage YA Journal. You can read it right over here. This story is set in the same world as a couple of my other works, my short story “Dissonance” and my poem “A World in Seven Flames,” so I have also set up a page collecting all my Phoenix stories and some fun stuff about the world. I’ll add more to that page as we go. In the meantime, I am so excited to finally share “Harmonies for Cadence” with all of you. I hope you have as much fun reading it as I did writing it.
A World in Seven Flames Published in Twilight Worlds Anthology
This actually happened last week, but it was a crazy week, so I’m only telling people now. The anthology Twilight Worlds: Best of New Myths Volume II, which includes my poem “A World in Seven Flames,” has been published. You can get it on Amazon here, and it should be available from other retailers and in other eBook forms soon. “A World in Seven Flames” is my first speculative poem, and also the first poem I’ve written in a long time. It is also set in the same world as my short story “Dissonance,” which was published by Abyss and Apex in 2016. I hope you enjoy. And once you’ve read the poem, head over here to read about the story behind “A World in Seven Flames.”
Another Short Story Publication
I am so excited to announce my short story “Noa and the Dragon” is going to be published in the anthology The Artificial Divide.
The Artificial Divide is an #OwnVoices anthology of stories by blind and visually impaired authors and about blind and visually impaired characters.
This isn’t the first story I’ve had published that’s about a blind person—my story “Polaris in the Dark” is also about a blind character—but “Noa and the Dragon” was the first story I ever wrote with a blind protagonist, and I can’t wait to share it with you.
I’ll share more details about the anthology as I learn them. In the meantime, if you’re a blind or visually impaired author, the call for submissions will be open until January 31.
A Valentine’s Fear Published by Every Day Fiction
Happy early Valentine’s Day everybody! I’m so excited to tell you that my little dystopian Valentine’s Day flash fiction story, “A Valentine’s Fear,” was published in Every Day Fiction today. It’s about the commercialization of feelings and brownies and feelings, and it’s only 250 words so it won’t even take up much of your time to read. You can check it out here. And once you’ve read it, if you’re curious about where the story came from, you can read the story behind “A Valentine’s Fear.” Hope you enjoy, and hope you have a good Valentine’s Day, whether you’re out to dinner with a special someone or happily snuggled up on the couch editing your novel which is definitely what I’ll be doing.
If Only a Word for All Things is Published
I’m a tad late on this, because I didn’t know this was happening until it happened, but I am so excited to announce that my short story “If Only A Word for All Things” has been published by Cast of Wonders. It’s been a long time coming (I got the acceptance more than a year ago), but now it’s here! You can go listen to or read the story here.
Cast of Wonders is a young adult speculative fiction podcast. You may recall they published my story “The Collector” back in 2014. I was so excited when I got the acceptance letter a year ago, because I love what they did with “The Collector” and I knew they would do a great job with this story.
“If Only a Word for All Things” is the only story I’ve written (so far) that was directly inspired by my year in Italy. It means a lot to me, and I’m so glad you can all read it now. It is a fantasy story, but the fantasy element is very subtle. It’s much more of a literary or magical realism type story. I really hope you enjoy it.
And once you’ve read the story, you can check out what went on behind the scenes and find out the story behind “If Only a Word for All Things.”
Happy reading!
If Only a Word for All Things to Be Published in Cast of Wonders
Hello friends. Today I write with some good news I’ve been looking forward to sharing for quite a while. The contract is signed, sealed, and delivered, so I can finally tell you that my short story “If Only a Word for All Things” is going to be published by the YA podcast Cast of Wonders. “If Only a Word For All Things” is magical realism, and it’s the only story I’ve written so far that was directly inspired by my year living in Italy. You may remember that Cast of Wonders published my story “The Collector” back in 2014, and I am so excited to hear how they perform this story and for you all to get to experience Annachiara’s journey across Europe to find her runaway mother. I’ll let you know when it’s published, and as always I’ll have more information about the story for you then, too.
Back to the studying!
The Year of Salted Skies is Out!
Hey all! Issue #71 of Andromeda Spaceways is out, and with it, my story “The Year of Salted Skies.” It’s all about droughts, magic, and sisters. You can pick up your copy of the issue here. You get the whole issue with a whole bunch of stories for less than $5, which as I said last September is as much as I spend on ice cream on a daily basis. And after you’ve read the story, don’t forget to check out the story behind “The Year of Salted Skies,” to find out where the idea for the story came from and to read about the roller coaster that was revising it. It took seven years from idea to publication with this story. It started out a complete mess, and then it was the third runner-up for the Dell Award, and now I’m so happy that it’s out in the world for you all to read. I hope you enjoy it!
“The Year of Salted Skies” to be published in Andromeda Spaceways Issue 71
Hello friends. As it says in the title, my short story “The Year of Salted Skies” is going to be published in Andromeda Spaceways Issue #71. This story was the third runner-up in the 2014 Dell Award for Undergraduate Excellence in Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing, and I’m so excited it’s finally going to be published. Huge thanks to everyone who helped me edit this over the years, and stay tuned for a link when it comes out in early June.
“Polaris in the Dark” Published in the 2018 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide
I am way late on posting about this. Finals got in the way, and then it was Christmas, and then I was working at MIT’s Office of the General Counsel in January and then the spring semester was starting up again and yikes how is it February already? But my own tardiness aside, the 2018 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide is out (has been out for two months now), including my story “Polaris in the Dark.” This is the first science fiction story I ever wrote ever. It is also the second story I’ve written about a blind person. You can get the anthology on Amazon, or wherever you prefer to buy your books. I highly recommend the whole anthology. It’s filled with science fiction adventure stories that are all really unique and fun. I am so glad to be part of this anthology! And can I just say, it is really cool to look myself up on Amazon or Goodreads and have a book pop up. I’m not getting over that anytime soon. And always, once you’ve read the story, you can check out the story behind “Polaris in the Dark,” which talks about where I got the idea and some of the challenges I faced while writing it. I also have some interesting musings on writing realistically about disability while also maintaining a positive, empowering message in the story. I hope you find it interesting, and I hope you enjoy reading “Polaris in the Dark” as much as I enjoyed writing it.