Written Things

Way of the Wizard

ed. John Joseph Adams

2010

Reprinted in Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2011, ed. Rich Horton

Podcast by Starshipsofa

My first sale, to a guy I would eventually marry. Fortunately Rich Horton and Tony C. Smith thought it was pretty good, too.

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Beneath Ceaseless Skies

ed. Scott Andrews

2012

A story about stories, and what the same story can mean to different people.

"My favorite short story for several years, my definite #1 pick for award season. The story of a girl going through rites of passage of her culture’s religion while coping with the death of her father. Great philosophy, and a good story well told."

- David Steffen, Diabolical Plots

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Shimmer Magazine

ed. E. Catherine Tobler

2012

Reprinted and Podcast by 

The Drabblecast

A post-apocalyptic, long-distance love story, very loosely based on a true one.

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Armored

ed. John Joseph Adams

2012

Podcast by The Drabblecast

When an author dropped out of the anthology at the last minute, I was asked if I could write a story about powered armor on a short deadline. Sure, I thought, why not? The result is one of my favorite characters.

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Analog Science Fiction and Fact

ed. Trevor Quachri

2014

Reprinted by Lightspeed

Reprinted and Podcast by 

Escape Pod

An episode of This American Life called "Mistakes Were Made," about early efforts in cryonics, has haunted me for years. This story is one result.

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Diabolical Plots

ed. David Steffen

2018

Why, what's the matter,

  That you have such a February face,

So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?

- Much Ado About Nothing

A story about the seasons of life and what hides behind our faces.

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