"The Love Letter" at Daily Science Fiction

This morning my flash story, "The Love Letter" went out to Daily Science Fiction's mailing list.

The first time I wrote this, I had the wrong ending. I got clever, and thought I would Say Something about Writing. Then I sent it to the wrong market, where they pointed out the ending problem and rejected it (so maybe it was the right market, in its own way). The story is a little quieter now, and I think really, like it always wanted to be, it's just about a couple of guys.

Free Penumbra Issues!

I published a story ("Gray Ebenezer") in March with Penumbra eMag. I enjoyed the experience, and found everyone involved to be extremely professional. Penumbra is, however, the only place I've published so far that is behind a paywall--which is to say, they don't give away their fiction.

Except, right now, they do!  Not all of it, but they've recently revamped their site and in order to introduce new readers of to their brand, they're offering their first twelve issues for free! (These are from 2011 and 2012, scroll down the page to find them.)

I highly recommend checking them out. :-) And now, it doesn't cost you a dime.

Interview

My first interview is up! And it's a bit...well... here.

Unlikely Story Journal published an issue of terrible flash fiction in April. I wrote Why, Ethan, Why?!?!? :( mostly on a lunch break at work, and it turned out it was just about the worst anyone could do. I always knew I had potential.

Then they decided to send us terrible interview questions. I sent them some terrible answers. You know, like you do.

"I Imagine Myself as Rath Ducha" at Flash Fiction Online

"I Imagine Myself as Rath Ducha" is in this month's issue of Flash Fiction Online. I love this publication--they're a breeze to work with, and there's even art specific to my story! This is my second time publishing with them, and my first story there, "Zombie March," is probably still my most-commented on work and one of my personal favorites.

This particular story, like many of mine, was started by a themed issue that I never submitted to. In this case, I was looking at The First Line Literary Journal and got inspired. I've never published with them, but I do love their open-ended prompts!

Oh, Dear

Now the world knows what my rough drafts look like...

"After Closing" at Enchanted Spark

Melinda Moore, a fellow writer of short fantasy, maintains an active blog and website called Enchanted Spark. As part of the site, she runs a short story contest every two months called the "Photo Flare Contest." She posts photos, and submitted stories must incorporate the photos or be inspired by them. In February, she added a flash contest running concurrently, and I won it! "After Closing," my winning story, is a light piece about gremlins living an an amusement park. Check it out!

Melinda hosts weekly check-ins on her blog for writers wishing to report their word-count and commiserate with or inspire each other. She's upbeat, friendly, and has been just as easy-going and positive behind the scenes as she is in her public posts.

"Gray Ebenezer" in Penumbra's March Issue

This month my story, "Gray Ebenezer" was published as part of Penumbra eZine's March issue. I'm very excited about this publication. I love the story, of course. I love the art they chose for the magazine cover--and I got the cover spot! I had no idea I was going to, and I'm over the moon about it.

As an added bonus, I share the table of contents of this issue with Michael Haynes, one of my writing role models and the editor of Kazka Press's 713 flash contest. His 2012 and 2013 year-end reviews on his blog have provided a lot of inspiration for me. I'm hoping at the end of this year I'll have something similar to post!

Penumbra also asked me to to a guest post on their blog. "A Moment in Heaven with Brynn MacNab" describes my version of a special heaven for writers--and my first ever guest blog post!

Penumbra has been a dream to work with, and I sincerely hope this is the first of many publications with them.