A few days ago, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America announced that the nominations period for the Nebula Awards had begun, and since all my 2016 short stories have now been published—and the recommendations period for the Bram Stoker Awards from the Horror Writers Association is ongoing as well—it’s time to gather info about my publications in one place so eligible voting members of those two organizations can take them into consideration.

First up, two science fiction tales—

“101 Things to Do Before You’re Downloaded”

This 5,850-word far future science fiction story appears in the anthology You, Human, edited by Michael Bailey for Dark Regions Press. With the Earth about to end for our descendants, there are still a few more things that need to get done before it’s all over …

[UPDATED November 27 to add video from Chessiecon, so you may now see and hear me read all four stories I published in 2016. Enjoy!]

“The Man Without the Blue Balloon
and the Woman Who Had Smiles Only for Him”

This 5,660-word post-apocalyptic science fiction story was published in Postscripts 36/37, edited by Nick Gevers for PS Publishing. As I’m extremely proud of the story’s opening, let me share a taste of it with you.

And if you’d care to hear me read that opening (plus more), here I am at Balticon.

My 2016 publications were evenly split between horror and science fiction—these are the two darker tales—

“And the Trees Were Happy”

Whether you call it dark fantasy or whether you call it horror, this 2,600-word story has caused me to choke up every time I’ve read it aloud at a convention. It appeared in the anthology Genius Loci, edited by Jaym Gates for Ragnarok Publications.

And if you’d like to actually watch me choke up, you can see me read it below at Readercon.

“That Perilous Stuff”

This 10,000-word horror story of two siblings and their mother for whom hoarding has gone terribly wrong appeared in Chiral Mad 3, edited by Michael Bailey for Written Backwards. And if you’d like to hear me read the opening section of the novelette, give a listen below.

And that’s it for 2016! Wait’ll you see what’s in the pipeline for 2017 …

If you happen to be a voting member of either of these organizations and would like to receive copies of any of the four stories I’ve mentioned, send me an mail and I’ll shoot whichever you request back at you.

Thanks!