New Fiction

During Wiscon 30, the second volume of the Scribe Agency Revolution Series came out. Called Virology, the chapbook included my story "Upon Drinking a Half Glass of the Old Saturnine Toade." Here's a teaser:

"A picture, of course, will inadequately capture the chocolate color of the beer or the caramel texture of its foam." The Metaphysical Detective leans over the glass. "And, being a visual record, it will most certainly fail to note the scent--" he inhales, "--that lascivious aroma of wheat, slightly soured by the sun, and the faint, lingering spice of warm pudding. It is the travesty of our profession that we rely upon photographic records. That we allow such still lifes to be our sole record of a scene."

Detective Constable Thomas Merriweather scratches the side of his nose. "We really should wait outside for the crime lab. Let them do their job." He shifts nervously. The dead man, chin and chest ribboned with crimson streaks of dried vomit, appears to be staring at him as he fidgets, watching him with dulled sapphire eyes. "You know, leave the scene unperturbed."

"Has Death not perturbed this scene already?" Using a tiny penlight, the Metaphysical Detective examines the dead man's eyes.

I have a few extra copies of the chapbook. If you'd like a copy, drop me a note.

« « little fictions || 05.30.2006 @ 11:00 PM

Patron Saint of Plagues review

"The Patron Saint of Plagues is an apocalyptic prophesy masquerading as a near-future pandemic revenge thriller." Full review at Strange Horizons

« « little fictions || 05.23.2006 @ 11:04 PM

writing

BIBLIOGRAPHY
This is a reasonably comprehensive list of my published work, both virtual and physical.

THE MISFIT LIBRARY
I am Nine of Thirteen, one of the members of the Misfit Library, a writing collective which puts out a quarterly journal of our respective work. We are scattered across the globe and determined to change the face of the planet one story at a time. The link above will take you to Misfit Central where you can acquire copies of the journal as well as read exclusive online material.

SYMBOLIC
I wrote a column for OPi8.com's Transmit blogs: journals of the new dark underground. SYMBOLIC tracked the novel I was working on, referencing the process and the research materials which mad up the backbone of the work. In addition, SYMBOLIC busied itself with ruminations and considerations on the nature of language and communication. And a wee bit of mythology. The first 100 entries of SYMBOLIC can be found here on this site as well as at OPi8.com.

LITERARY REPRESENTATION
I am represented by Scribe Agency as my literary agents. Please contact these gentleman if you have any queries about my work.

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