Since publication round-ups from writers have been popping up all over the place now that awards season has begun, I figure it’s time I did the same — especially since more stories of mine were released in 2022 than any year since my first was published 41 years ago, and the earliest of them could easily get lost. I published 10 stories this year, breaking my previous annual record of seven, which I accomplished in 1992 and 2009.

The genre breakdown of the stories is four science fiction, four fantasy, and one horror — and one that I think of as science fantasy, but I’ll list it under science fiction below.

Here they are, some with links so you can read them for free right now.

First up, those five science fiction tales—

“The More Loving One”

My 6,950-word otherworldly science fantasy — which some of you might consider science fiction and others fantasy — went live in the second issue of Proton Reader during the waning hours of the final day of 2022, and is free for all to read here. Another one of my strange love stories, which is what I think all of my stories are at heart.

“Learning to Accept What’s to Come”

My 6,350-word robot apocalypse love story appears in Apex #134, the November issue. You can buy an electronic copy of the entire issue or read the story online. Lesley Connor, in her editorial, described the story as “brutal” and “heartbreaking and disturbing,” while I see it as a bittersweet love story. So I look forward to learning what you think of it.

“The Time Traveler’s Assistant Discovers What Could Have Been”

My 5,100-word tale of a visitor from the future’s attempt to fix what’s broken about today’s world leads to a startling discovery, and appeared in Underland Arcana #7 online on the day of the Summer Solstice where you can read it right now, but is also available in a print and ebook edition.

“What Tomorrow Has to Say”

You can read my 5,000-word story of hope in the face of tragedy in the Summer 2022 issue of Dreamforge magazine, where it appeared first online and was later collected in one of the magazine’s print editions. I’m so taken by that title I’m tempted to use it the next time I pull together a science fiction collection.

“Lost Out There in the Stars”

My 9,150-word story of deep space mission which doesn’t go quite as planned was published in the third issue of Parsec magazine from PS Publishing. The story’s title was inspired by the wonderful song of that name.

I also published four fantasy stories —

“Where You’re Supposed to Be”

The anthology Abandoned: An Anthology of Vacant Space launched December 13, with 50% of the proceeds going to charity. I hope it’s not a spoiler for me to state that even though my story fits the theme, the message is a hopeful one.

“The Last Lonely Day in the Orchard of Lost Travelers”

The 3,200-word story which was published in Pulphouse #19 came to me after far too much time spent contemplating my favorite shaggy dog story. When I read the piece to an audience at the 2022 Capclave, I got all choked up as I reached the final paragraphs, a thing which many of my recent stories have been doing to me. I’m just an old softie, I guess.

“The Pillow of Disappointment and What Was Found Beneath It”

This 4,275-word fantasy which to my mind seems in the Stanley Elkin vein appeared in Pulphouse #18, and sports one of my favorite titles, which I hope you’ll feel the story will live up to.

“And Behold, It Was Very Good”

This 5,250-word fantasy went live on New Year’s Day 2022 in the Winter 2022 issue of Kaleidotrope. It’s a tale of empowerment which I hope turns what might at first seem a cliched situation on its head. You can read it for free here.

And finally, my lone horror story of the year—

“The Message Behind the Words is the Voice of the Heart”

This 1,125-word short, sharp shock is yet another one of my many recent stories where I hope the story itself can live up to its title. It went live December 9, 2022, and so you can read it right now.

And that’s it for 2022! If you’re a voting member of any organization for which awards season has opened and would like to receive copies of any of the stories I’ve mentioned, send me an email and I’ll shoot whichever you request back at you.

Thank you for your consideration!