The robins are back, so spring is officially here,
even if the temperature doesn't necessarily show it on a daily basis. Looking
forward to getting back out in the garden.
Recent Publications
In March, I received my January 2019 issue of Outposts
of Beyond, published by Alban Lake. This volume contained four of my poems,
"In the Eye", "The Strings Fall Silent", "Might There
Always Be", and "Been There Before", as well as a short story
titled "Missing".
Also from Alban Lake Publishing, Scifaikuest, February
2019, print edition included a joined tanka, and the online edition included
three poems, [Second Great Flood], [one last building], [fifth year since they
arrived], Scifaikuest online, February 2019.
Alban Lake's Orbital Hotel, a
collection of drabbles, included two of my 100-word stories, "The First
Shall be Last", and "Time to Go".
Space and Time, Issue #133 included my poem "Long
Gone."
On April 2, my review of David M. Allan's
novel The Empty Throne appeared on The Future
Fire's site.
Last but not least, the April/May issue of Our
Canada contained two short humor pieces, "Doggone Sneeks"
and "Savvy Cat", along with a photo of the late great Sneeks, a
quirky border collie-terrier cross who kept us entertained for the fifteen and
a half years she lived with us.
Coming Soon
I had the privilege of reviewing Paul Meloy's dark
fantasy novel The Night Clock some time ago for Strange
Horizons, Meloy has now published a sequel entitled Adornments of the
Storm, a fitting follow-up to the events of The Night Clock.
I've completed a review of Adornments of the Storm and will
provide an update on where you can read the review in my next post.
I also volunteered to serve as guest editor for an
issue of Eye to the Telescope, Issue 32, with the theme of Sports
and Games. Reading the submissions, making the selections for the issue, and
corresponding with the poets has kept me busy for the past couple of months. I
was really impressed by the range of approaches in the poems submitted, and it
was a tough choice narrowing down the final few. The issue goes live April
15th.
What I'm Working On
Just finished reading Suzanne Palmer's novel Finder, published
by Daw. I received a hard-cover version for review, with decent-sized print
that didn't overtax my aging eyes. I really enjoyed the story, which was
fast-paced with some interesting twists and a dose of humor. I'll be doing a
review in the next couple of weeks, and will let you know where you can find it
once published.
I'm almost finished reading Jack Campbell's Ascendant, a
military sci-fi. I found it an entertaining read, and it will be next up on my
list of review to-dos.
Also in the read-and-review queue are Mike
Resnick's The Master of Dreams and W. Michael Gear's Outpost.
So, lots of reading to do in the next short while. But that's okay. In the long rung, I think it will make me a better writer.
