Compassionate Cage: For Your Safety

August 5th, 2015

SF Comet has published my latest short story, For Your Safety. See what happens when Mom-Shaming, Uber, the nanny state, and self-driving cars collide in the middle of a natural disaster. Also, four other great stories (3 in Chinese) about “Compassionate Cages.” Enjoy!

The Valediction

June 16th, 2015

T. Gene Davis has published my latest short story, The Valediction. Enjoy!

Email Recovered from Genetech Debris, Lt. Jeffrey Abramowitz Investigating

June 8th, 2015

My latest (very) short story, “Email Recovered from Genetech Debris, Lt. Jeffrey Abramowitz Investigating”, is now available in Third Flatiron’s Summer issue, Only Disconnect for Kindle or DRM-free ePub.

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Enjoy!

Why I’m Not at BookCon

May 31st, 2015

I like conventions. I like book conventions. I love book conventions that don’t require long distance travel and hotel. But on the other hand:

BookCon is the event where storytelling and pop culture collide. Consumers and brands will experience the origin of the story in all its forms by interacting with the authors, publishers, celebrities and creators of content that influence everything we read, hear and see.

Net War I

March 14th, 2015

My latest short story, Net War I, is now available in Third Flatiron’s The Time It Happened for Kindle, DRM-free ePub, or just plain paper.

Enjoy!

Said Terence or Terence Said

February 23rd, 2015

I’m having trouble figuring out which form of dialog tag is preferred under which circumstances. In fiction dialog, should I write:

“I’ll call a car to take us to my studio,” said Terence.

or

“I’ll call a car to take us to my studio,” Terence said.

Which flows more naturally under which circumstances? I’ve tried googling it, but if the answer is out there I can’t find the right search terms to describe the question.
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