So excited to announce that I've sold a new story, "Those Who Forget and Those Who Perish," to Seize the Press! Despite what the title may suggest, this is not an Omelas story, but it is a gruesome little downer, and it's my first horror sale! I've rewritten this piece several times, and I'm so … Continue reading Announcement: “Those Who Forget and Those Who Perish” Is Coming Soon in SEIZE THE PRESS!
One month after my first professionally published story, "Our Fate, Told in Photons" appeared in Clarkesworld, I'm celebrating another publication, this time in Diabolical Plots. "Along Our Perforated Creases" is out now in Diabolical Plots #77A. Subscribers to the Diabolical Plots newsletter were able to read this story last month, along with Elizabeth Kestrel's fantastic … Continue reading “Along Our Perforated Creases” Is Out Now in Diabolical Plots
Six years ago, I published a chapter from an unfinished fantasy novel in my alma mater's student literary journal. It won the University's Best in Fiction award that year. Today, I made my debut as a professional fiction author. "Our Fate, Told in Photons" is available to read in Clarkesworld no. 177, along with stories … Continue reading “Our Fate, Told in Photons” Is Out Now in Clarkesworld
I've been thinking a lot lately about life before the pandemic, especially the kind of gritty, dive-bar experiences I fear are gone for good.
In the eight years after my Behçet's Disease diagnosis, I'd had plenty of time to rage, cry, and contemplate my situation. What I neglected to realize was how obvious my condition was to other people.