Bite-sized fiction is so fun!
Here’s another 75-worder that I submitted to SFF Chronicles for their monthly challenge!
The prompt
Theme: Tenderness
Genre: Cyberpunk or Steampunk
Hope you enjoy it!
(Photo by Kyle from Unsplash)
Month: August 2017
“Bubblegum Botress” and “Hanging with the Cockroach Lord” now available to read!
Newly published short stories! Fresh from the story mint!
“Bubblegum Botress” now published in Grievous Angel and available to read online for free.
“Hanging with the Cockroach Lord” is now published in Gathering Storm Magazine, which is available for purchase.
“Vishwajeet: Conquerer of the Universe” -Ride the Star Wind pre-order on Amazon
It’s an anthology of Cthulhu-inspired stories:
“Where space opera meets the weird. An anthology of 29 illustrated short stories that blend the weird cosmic horror of the Cthulhu Mythos with the star-spanning vistas of space opera.
Space madness! Fly away with us to the deeps of space for action and adventure, alien intrigue and bloody surprises. Join us out here where all things alien and weird flow freely. Dive headlong into spaceships and monsters, tentacles and insanity, determined struggle and starborne terror. Whether sprawling across civilizations or tightly focused and personal, these tales paint a psychedelic vision of strange proportions and wondrous possibility.
This anthology contains 29 short stories of cosmic weird space opera by a diverse array of all-star authors…”
Published by Broken Eye Books and edited by Scott Gable:
Acceptance in Star*Line!
Just received notice of an acceptance in Star*Line! (Journal of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association). Yay!
“Twisted Knots” story now on Clarkesworld!
My story, “Twisted Knots,” is now available on Clarkesworld both in text and as a podcast. Narrated by the talented Kate Baker. The story touches on knots and shapes– as well as Taiwanese puppet theater.
Check out this earlier post for more about 布袋戲 puppet theater.
D.A. Xiaolin Spires 