Category: Writing Process

The Next Story : Spin, Weave, and Measure

Spin, Weave, and Measure is a modern fairy tale first published in Bad-Ass Faeries : It’s Elemental by Dark Quest Books in May 2014. I wrote about my (mis)adventures in preparing this story here. Gianes : They are female, solitary wood elves who…

The next story : Come Like a Tailor

Come Like a Tailor is the first story I wrote in my far-futures world. It was first published in Defending the Future: No Man’s Land in May, 2011 by Dark Quest Books. You’ll see some of these characters making an appearance…

New series – Ghosts in the Suicide Forest

We start a new story this week and I’ve chosen to share “Ghosts in the Suicide Forest” with you next. It’s a science fiction/horror story. I know, just what you wanted for the holidays. You’re welcome. This story explores, at…

What’s a coydog and why am I writing stories about them?

This is an example of a coydog : (image originally found here) How could you not love that face? Coydogs are a coyote/dog hybrid. You can see more examples here and here. Like all canine crosses, they take characteristics from both…

Tracking the Elusive Gianes

When the call for submissions for Bad Ass Fairies : It’s Elemental went out, Danielle Ackley-McPhail, the senior editor, listed on the website suggested fairies for each element. As I perused the list, my eye was caught by the gianes.…

Fox Tales – Ramblings on Finding and Interpreting World Myths

Episode 7, season 2, of the mid-90’s show Northern Exposure, explored sources of modern myths for Americans. Leonard Quinhagak, the shaman of the local Tingit tribe, interviewed the white townspeople of Cicely, Alaska to learn about the stories that guide…