Some announcements that came in while I’m still reeling from the holidays:
“DNA vahetus” (Estonian translation of “DNA Exchange”) is now also available to read in Algernon. Many thanks to translator Sander Vesik and the editorial team (Kristjan Sander).
“Lips Turned Moonlight, Hair Turned Soft Regolith” is now available to read in Truancy.
Two poetry acceptances in Star*Line: “Paprika Dust” and a haiku “cinnamon tentacles, cardamom suckers.” Forthcoming.
Happy to announce that my story “Onyx Woods and the Grains of Deception” is accepted and forthcoming in Clarkesworld Magazine!
Here’s another version of an illustration I threw together with a help of a friend who did the axe:
The protagonist is a female lumberjack of these hallowed woods. Hence, the ax.
YAY!!
For those of you nominating for awards, here are some stories (one novelette and the rest short stories) of mine published this year (2018) that are eligible for awards.
Novelette:
“Vault” — Clarkesworld, read / listen
Short stories:
“Waves of Influence” — Clarkesworld, read / listen
“Marshmallows” — Clarkesworld read / listen
“Five Tangibles and One” — Terraform (Vice: Motherboard), read
“The Weeping Bolo” — Mad Scientist Journal anthology, Battling in All Her Finery, edited by Dawn Vogel and Jeremy Zimmerman
“Path to Infinity” — Kasma SF, read
Flash Fiction (Short stories):
“Pendants of Precariousness” — Fireside, read
“Before the Burst” — Fireside, read
“Ferromagnetism” — Nature: Futures, read
“DNA exchange” — Nature: Futures, read
“Eyes that Linger” — Galaxy’s Edge
“The Astounding Life of Penny Wu” — Factor Four Magazine
“Missed Connections of the Cosmic Aluminum-Alloyed Kind” — Outlook Springs
“Twelve/Twelve” — Kraxon Magazine read
“20 mechanical catcalls hitting Meifeng square in the face on the streets of New York City in 2025” — Future Visions anthology, edited by Brian J. Walton
“Okuritsuridashi” — Factor Four Magazine, read
My 75-word monthly challenge story, “Reindeer need gifts, too,” is now up!
Theme: Reindeer
Genre: Science Fiction, Fantasy or Horror
Photo by Marcus Löfvenberg
My augmented reality holiday story “Marshmallows” is now available to read in Clarkesworld Magazine!
—alongside stories by Alan Bao, Eleanna Castroianni, Sheldon J. Pacotti, Zhang Ran (translated by Andy Dudak) and Kelly Robson
Or listen to the narration of “Marshmallows” by the talented Kate Baker.
—with thanks to Neil Clarke and the editorial team!
This story is partly inspired by Marie Vibbert‘s “Stepping out of Stream.” The two stories touch on similar themes of augmented reality and unusual encounters. I highly recommend her work!
My story, “Waves of Influence,” originally published in Clarkesworld, is now translated into Vietnamese by Trà My as “LÀN SÓNG ẢNH HƯỞNG” and available to read in SFVN Magazine!
This fanzine looks gorgeous and I’m delighted to be published alongside works by Holly Schofield and Marie Vibbert!
—with thanks to editor Long Nguyen and the SFVN editorial team
D.A. Xiaolin Spires 