Writing on Wattpad: The River of Forgetfulness
I’m reading Oryx and Crake. Like anything by Margaret Attwood, brilliant and disturbing. What an amazing writer. Did you know she has an account on Wattpad? Last year she wrote an op-ed in support of...
View ArticleLetting the geek out at SFContario
I just spent a fantastic weekend at Toronto’s annual Science Fiction Convention, SFContario. The panels ranged from the technical (climate change, anyone?) to the delightfully absurd (Huggy snakes,...
View ArticleShort Fiction Update
I have a couple of short story acceptances to report, WOOT! So, in chronological order: Hatyasin was accepted by Abyss & Apex, a highly acclaimed quarterly speculative fiction magazine edited by...
View ArticleShort story now live at Abyss & Apex
Yay! My short story Hatyasin is now live at Abyss & Apex, a great speculative fiction magazine. You can read my story here. I enjoy perusing the fiction they publish every quarter and am so...
View ArticleThe Economics of Writing
I made eight short story sales in 2014 at pro and semi-pro rates. Not all the stories are published/paid yet, but last I checked, I made around USD 1100. Riches! What? Not enough to live on, you say?...
View ArticleThe Pillar of Shiva – now live at Triptych Tales
I’m pleased to report that my short story The Pillar of Shiva is now live at Triptych Tales. This is one of my favorite stories, and I am glad it has found a home. It also has a lovely illustration –...
View ArticleTalking of Dragons…
…and I was talking of dragons in my previous post. So, talking of dragons, I’m now reading Shadow Scale, sequel to Seraphina, by Rachel Hartman. Seraphina is quite delightful. It’s a fantasy story of a...
View ArticleThe Family Ghost
Very pleased to report that my short story The Family Ghost is now live at The Sockdolager in the Spring 2016 issue. This is a story about love, family and ghosts, set in rural India. A young girl is...
View ArticleThe way that things have been
It is 18th June, it is raining, and I just got my second jab! In two weeks I can…go to the dentist. The optometrist. The physiotherapist. Ah, the wild times ahead. Seriously, though, I am hopeful that...
View ArticleStory Day! Amma’s Kitchen in The Deadlands
Story days are happy days! I am delighted to share my latest publication, a short story about food, death, the afterlife, and one very special frog: Amma’s Kitchen in The Deadlands, Issue 22. I love...
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