photo by Jerry Bauer
Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 12:55PM I'm not Polish or a Christian, but learned about the Polish custom of Wigilia through my life partner, writer George Zebrowski. That most excellent progressive blogger, Susie Madrak, charmingly describes Wigilia here. Happy holidays, everyone.
Friday, November 20, 2009 at 05:45AM It was my good fortune to have a story of mine published in Polyphony 6, the sixth volume of Wheatland Press's acclaimed anthology series, which can still be purchased here. Polyphony 7 is ready for publication, but needs subscribers. Publisher Deborah Layne writes:
"In 2002, the Polyphony anthology series debuted. Conceived as a short fiction venue for stories that would skate gracefully across the boundaries of science fiction, fantasy, magic realism, and literary fiction, it was quickly recognized as the standard bearer for cross genre work. Since then, the series' six volumes have become a vital, unique collection of voices in literature of the fantastic.
"Polyphony has been twice nominated for a World Fantasy Award and the stories therein have been featured in several "Year's Best" anthologies, along with garnering accolades from several award judges and committees. Polyphony authors range from multiple-award-winning seasoned writers to the previously unpublished. The series is truly a melodic interweaving of many voices: old and new, speculative and literary, heralded and unknown. Polyphony has not merely crossed literary boundaries, it has reformed and redefined them.
"The harsh economic climate threatens to kill this vital series. Wheatland Press is asking for your help.
"The authors have graciously made concessions to make Polyphony 7 a reality. They've agreed to a reduced pay rate to see the volume published. Now we need readers.
"In order to publish Polyphony 7, Wheatland Press must receive 225 paid pre-orders via the website by March 1, 2010. If the pre-order quantities cannot be met, Polyphony will cease publication. It's that simple. The preorder link is here (scroll down to middle of page).
"If the preorder number is met, then Polyphony 7 will be published on or about July 1, 2010.
"We have heard from many in the SF/F literary community that Polyphony is a vital part of small press publishing. We agree, but we cannot continue without your support. We hope that you will support our fine authors and their art by becoming part of the Polyphony community and pre-ordering a copy of Polyphony 7."
This volume includes stories by Howard Waldrop, Michaela Roessner, George Zebrowski, Bruce Holland Rogers, and many more. Support this worthy venture and receive hours of great and rewarding reading in return!
Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 01:11PM Two more posts of mine are up at www.Tor.com, here and here.
And I have just sold a new novella, "Mindband," to Asimov's Science Fiction. It'll be good to be appearing there again after too long an absence.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 09:20AM ...in case you missed my thoughts, posted at www.tor.com, about that day.