31.May.2007.Thu
LL Dreamspell has accepted my short story, “For the Sake of Art” for their vampire anthology.
“For the Sake of Art” is a story that I first wrote in about 1990 or so. It has undergone several re-writes over the years (in fact, the original title was “Jailbat,” but I thought that sounded too campy. The story is definitely a serious one, not a comedy), but the basic premise is the same.
Upir is a vampire who is faced with tax evasion charges. He can easily flee, but risks the confiscation of his beloved art collection. In the course of the story, you see how he solves this problem, how much the art means to him and why.
There isn’t a release date set for the anthology yet, but I’ll update when I get the news.
“For the Sake of Art” is a story that I first wrote in about 1990 or so. It has undergone several re-writes over the years (in fact, the original title was “Jailbat,” but I thought that sounded too campy. The story is definitely a serious one, not a comedy), but the basic premise is the same.
Upir is a vampire who is faced with tax evasion charges. He can easily flee, but risks the confiscation of his beloved art collection. In the course of the story, you see how he solves this problem, how much the art means to him and why.
There isn’t a release date set for the anthology yet, but I’ll update when I get the news.
16.May.2007.Wed
The Derringers were announced today and the winner is....[drum roll]....not me.
“The Worst Door” was nominated in the short short story category, but lost out to the eventual co-awardees of John Floyd and Steven Torres.
No one likes to lose (if they admit it), but the reality is that I’m truly honored to have been nominated for the second straight year. Really, I should say “selected”, because that is what happens with finalists. It is a blind judging process, so despite the fact that all judging has bias, it is as fair as it can get. I was honored to be a finalist last year with “Good Shepherd” and again this year with “The Worst Door.”
I’m not very familiar with Mr. Torres, but he seems like a decent guy. I am very familiar with John Floyd and I have to say that if a guy has to lose, it is somebody like John that you want to see win. He’s a class act, one hundred percent, and I congratulate him and all the other winners. Each one was very deserving.
“The Worst Door” was nominated in the short short story category, but lost out to the eventual co-awardees of John Floyd and Steven Torres.
No one likes to lose (if they admit it), but the reality is that I’m truly honored to have been nominated for the second straight year. Really, I should say “selected”, because that is what happens with finalists. It is a blind judging process, so despite the fact that all judging has bias, it is as fair as it can get. I was honored to be a finalist last year with “Good Shepherd” and again this year with “The Worst Door.”
I’m not very familiar with Mr. Torres, but he seems like a decent guy. I am very familiar with John Floyd and I have to say that if a guy has to lose, it is somebody like John that you want to see win. He’s a class act, one hundred percent, and I congratulate him and all the other winners. Each one was very deserving.
03.May.2007.Thu
I received notification today that my River City short story “From the Roof” has been accepted into the Amazon Shorts program. It will be available shortly. Like all Amazon Shorts, it is available for a 49 cent download.
“From the Roof” tells the story of two cops, one a training officer and the other a rookie, watch the action on a busy drug corner from the roof of the State Theater.
The veteran, Glen Bates, is a very minor character in Under A Raging Moon. He appears in other books, as well, including Waist Deep and Some Degree of Murder. He is also the unnamed main character in the short story, “Take a Hand,” published in Koboca Publishing’s anthology The EX Factor.
The rookie, Romeo McClaren, also appears in Some Degree of Murder. The events in “From the Roof” take place shortly after Some Degree of Murder while McClaren is still in the training car.
“From the Roof” tells the story of two cops, one a training officer and the other a rookie, watch the action on a busy drug corner from the roof of the State Theater.
The veteran, Glen Bates, is a very minor character in Under A Raging Moon. He appears in other books, as well, including Waist Deep and Some Degree of Murder. He is also the unnamed main character in the short story, “Take a Hand,” published in Koboca Publishing’s anthology The EX Factor.
The rookie, Romeo McClaren, also appears in Some Degree of Murder. The events in “From the Roof” take place shortly after Some Degree of Murder while McClaren is still in the training car.
