SEPTEMBER 2008

Everything old is new again. My first sale, "Double Occupancy," which occurred around 1995 but never saw print is finally making an appearance. First, it will show up in the new online magazine Polu Texni, a project put together by Dawn Albright, who originally bought the story for her proposed cross-genre anthology "A Different Beat." Then in about a year the story will appear in A new print anthology of Dawn's as well as in my own short story collection. Look for the debut issue of Polu Texni on September 15.

JULY 2008

Short story sale to Fantasy & Science Fiction. Something of a watershed moment for me. "The Avenger of Love" will also be leading off my Golden Gryphon collection, provided F&SF's publishing schedule doesn't conflict. [update: F&SF editor Gordon Van Gelder assures me there will be no conflict]

MAY 2008

I've accepted an offer from Golden Gryphon Press to publish a quality hardcover collection of my short stories. The book will appear in 2009, with cover art by the great John Picacio.

JANUARY 2008

The Russian SF magazine ESLI (IF) will reprint "Strangers On A Bus" from the December 2007 Asimov's.

Short story sale to Asimov's: "Human Day."

DECEMBER 2007

Just a few quick things. George Mann has accepted my story "Rescue Mission" for his SOLARIS BOOK OF NEW SCIENCE FICTION, THIRD EDITION. This will be out early in 2009, so quite a wait.

Rich Horton is taking "Everyone Bleeds Through" for his YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION, 2008 EDITION. The story originally appeared in Realms of Fantasy's October, 2007 issue.

I've now contracted to write four manga scripts in a forthcoming science fiction series. So far I've completed two. This is work-for-hire at the behest of a former top guy at Marvel who has partnered up with a former Disney guy to start his own imprint. The scripts are fun to write, and I'm hoping they will lead to other work in the comics field.

AUGUST 2007

A reader recently asked me to update this website. It seemed like a reasonable request, so here we go.

Look for "Strangers On A Bus" in the December Asimov's. Two more stories are inventoried for next year.

The October issue of Realms of Fantasy contains my story "Everyone Bleeds Through." This magazine is available now through the end of September in most major bookstores. Graciously, I have allowed Neil Gaiman's name to appear on the cover with mine. Also, my brief science fiction story "Two" can be found in Talebones #35, currently obtainable from Fairwood Press. Unless you live in the Seattle area you'll probably have to buy the Talebones issue online -- or better yet, you could subscribe.

I have been asked to contribute stories to a couple of anthologies. FAST FORWARD 2, edited by Lou Anders for Pyr, and SOLARIS BOOK OF NEW SF, edited by George Mann for Solaris Books, a new imprint based in the United Kingdom. The Anders book will be out in October 2008. I've already written the story and it has been accepted. The Solaris Anthology, third in a series, is scheduled for early 2009. Which is good, since I haven't written that one yet.

A few people have inquired about the Harlan Ellison collaboration. Here's what I know: Harlan wrote a paragraph I found intriguing. I produced a thousand words or so, taking the story in a definite direction. Unfortunately, it wasn't a direction Harlan was particularly thrilled about. At least, not initially. Later he found elements that appealed to him and was able to put together the better part of a different story. The disposition of that version of "Rust" is a mystery -- at least to me. So I decided to start a new story, to bait a hook that I thought might catch Harlan's interest. This new start ran about six hundred words and seemed to do the trick. At which point LIFE intervened, causing an interruption of the process. Will either of these stories ever be completed and see publication? I have no idea. In any case, it's been a worthwhile, if somewhat frustrating, experience.

Things to come: Some comic people have approached me about writing a graphic novel, part of a very large science fiction project they are putting together, aimed at a young adult audience. At this point I can't reveal any details, but it does strike me as interesting, and I've always wanted to write a script -- so here's my chance. I wrote fifteen pages or so, to see if I could work in the form. The boys liked it, and it looks like we're in business. More later.

Work continues on the novel version of "Life On The Preservation." For fans of the short story, I have to warn you that the novel is a pretty different bird, though true to the original spirit.

Finally, a collection of my stories will appear in the next year or so. That's all I can say for now. Also, I have novels in review at a couple of publishers. We'll see.