Bruce Holland Rogers

Published Work





Short Fiction



"Recovering the Body" in Flashquake, Summer 2004.

"Yammie the Cat" in Edgar Literary Magazine, Summer 2004.

"Tiny Bells" (reprint) in Realms of Fantasy, June 2004.

"Tiny Bells" in The Sun, April 2004.

"A Baker's Dozen" in NFG, April 2004.

"Daddy" in The Register-Guard, 1 February 2004.

"Little BrotherTM" (reprint) in The Best of Strange Horizons Year One, Lethe Press, 2004.

"The One Who Conquers" in Realms of Fantasy, February 2004.

"Twas the Night Before Global Economic Integration" in Ideomancer, December 2003.

"Visions of Gingerbread" in Analog, December 2003.

"Donat Bobet's Tattoo" in Lost Pages, December 2003.

"Rich and Beautiful" in Abyss & Apex, November-December 2003.

"Don Ysidro" in Polyphony 3, Wheatland Press, 2003.

"Sleeping Beauty" (reprint) in Ideomancer, November 2003.

"Donat Bobet in Africa" in Lost Pages, November 2003.

"Spotted Dolphin" (reprint) in Ideomancer, October 2003.

"A Patron of the Arts" in Lost Pages, October 2003.

"How the Highland People Came to Be" (reprint) in Fantasy Readers Wanted: Apply Within, Silver Lake Publishing, 2003.

"Red-winged Blackbirds" and "The Rower" in Descant, Fall 2003.

"Okra, Sorghum, Yam" in Realms of Fantasy, October 2003.

"The Wrong Cart" (reprint) in Lover: Embracing the Passionate Heart, J. P. Tarcher, 2003.

"The Dead Boy at Your Window" (reprint) in Shadow: Searching for the Hidden Self, J. P. Tarcher, 2003.

"The Dead Boy at Your Window" read by Roma Maffia on Literary Stages, KCRW radio, Santa Monica, 13 April 2003.

"Alephestra" in Realms of Fantasy, June 2003.

"Dead White Guys" in Polyphony 2, Wheatland Press, 2003.

"Lydia's Orange Bread" in 3 AM Magazine, 19 October 2002.

"Sleeping Beauty" in Once Upon a Galaxy, DAW, 2002.

"The Main Design That Shines Through Sky and Earth" in Polyphony 1, Wheatland Press, 2002.

"Biology One" (selection from "The Main Design That Shines Through Sky and Earth") in The Writers Quarter of the 4th Annual Edinburgh International Internet Festival, August 10-September 30, 2002.

"Half of the Empire" in Realms of Fantasy, October 2002.

"Periwinkles" in The Absinthe Literary Review, Summer 2002.

"Rag Monster" and "Sea Anemones" in Harpur Palate, Summer 2002.

"The Djinn Who Lives Between Night and Day" in Realms of Fantasy, April 2002.

"Come the Revolution" in Horror Garage, No. 4, 2001.

"The Dead Boy at Your Window" (reprint) in Rosebud, No. 20, 2001.

"In the Chief's Name" in Historical Hauntings, DAW, 2001.

"Wolves at the Door" in Art Times, April 2001.

"Happy Jinka Day," "Some Nights It's Romanian," "January Nocturne," and "The Spires" first appeared in the story collection Flaming Arrows, IFD Publishing, 2001.

"Cold Justice" in Woman's World, publication date unknown. (Story was paid for but may not have appeared.)

"Jinx" in Transversions, Paper Orchid Press, 2000.

"Murder, Mystery" (reprint) in Oral Interpretation (textbook), 2000.

"Little BrotherTM" in Strange Horizons (www.strangehorizons.com), 30 October 2000.

"Estranged" in Strange Horizons (www.strangehorizons.com), 11 September 2000.

"A Branch in the Wind" (reprint) in The Best of Writers of the Future, Bridge Publications, 2000.

"The Dead Boy at Your Window" (reprint) in Imago, Vol. 12 No. 2, 2000.

"Falling" in Literal Latté, July/August 2000.

"Marty Plotz's Rules for Success" in Perchance to Dream, DAW, 2000.

"On Top" in Imagination Fully Dilated 2, IFD Publishing, 2000.

"King Corpus" in Mardis Gras Madness, Cumberland House, 2000.

"The Dead Boy at Your Window" (reprint) in Realms of Fantasy, April 2000.

"Thirteen Ways to Water" (reprint) in Nebula Awards Showcase 2000, Harvest Books, 2000.

"The Wrong Cart" in Moveo Angelus, Spring 2000.

"The Lobbyist's Tale" in Moveo Angelus, Spring 2000.

"The Dead Boy at Your Window" (reprint) in The Book of Dead Things,11th Hour Productions, 1999.

"The Dead Boy at Your Window" (reprint) in The Pushcart Prize XXIV: Best of the Small Presses, Pushcart, 2000.

"How Golf Shaped Scotland" in Earth, Air, Fire, Water: Tales From the Eternal Archines #2, DAW, 1999.

"Ghost Fever" in Talebones, Fall 1999.

"Spotted Dolphin" in The North American Review, September/October 1999.

"The Dead Boy at Your Window" (reprint) in The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Robinson (in the U.K.) and Carroll & Graf (in the U.S.A.), 1999.

"Bitter Pills" in Science Fiction Age, November 1999.

"The Dead Boy at Your Window" (reprint) in The Sun, October 1999.

"Lifeboat on a Burning Sea" (reprint) in The Best From Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 50th Anniversary Anthology, Tor, 1999.

"How the Highland People Came to Be" in Realms of Fantasy, August 1999.

"The Goblin King" (reprint) in When the Bough Breaks, 11th Hour Productions, 1999.

"Invasions" in Portland Review, Winter 1999.

"Cloud Stalking Mice" in Cat Crimes Through Time, Carroll & Graf, 1999.

"Not Exactly a Dog" in Alien Pets, DAW, 1998.

"The Dead Boy at Your Window" in The North American Review, November/December 1998.

"Uncertainty Principle" on Nerve.com, added to site on December 16, 1998.

"Masked Marauders of the Moss Belt" in Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives, Forge, 1998.

"The Proper Study of Man" in Between the Darkness and the Fire, Wildside Press, 1998.

"Tahngarth's Tale" and "Ertai's Tale" (bylined Hanovi Braddock) in Magic: The Gathering: Rath and Storm, Wizards of the Coast, 1998.

"As Far East" in Fourteen Hills, Spring/Summer 1998.

"Enduring as Dust" (reprint) in A Treasury of Cat Mysteries, Carroll & Graf, 1998.

"Thirteen Ways to Water" in Black Cats and Broken Mirrors, DAW, 1998.

"She Wants Things" in Warrior Princesses, DAW, 1998.

"Lifeboat on a Burning Sea" (reprint) in Nebula Awards 32, Harcourt Brace, 1998.

"Enduring as Dust" (reprint) in August Is a Good Time for Killing, Rutledge Hill Press, 1998.

"Enduring as Dust" (reprint) in The Greatest Cat Stories of the Twentieth Century, Dove Audio, 1998.

"Stallion" in Northwest Review, Fall 1997.

"Enduring as Dust" (reprint) in The New Roger Caras Treasury of Great Cat Stories, Bristol Books, 1997.

"With His Own Wings" in Elf Magic, DAW, 1997.

"Bright Seeds in a Whirlwind" in The Fortune Teller, DAW, 1997.

"In the Matter of the Ukdena" (reprint) in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, St. Martin's Press, 1997.

"Wind Over Heaven" in Diagnosis: Terminal, Forge, 1996.

"Murder, Mystery" (reprint) in Sudden Fiction (Continued), W.W. Norton, 1996.

"What the Wind Carries" in High Fantastic: Colorado's Fantasy, Dark Fantasy and Science Fiction, Oceanview Press, 1996.

"In the Dark Horse" in Poetic Space, vol. 5, number 4, 1996.

"In the Matter of the Ukdena" in Monster Brigade 3000, DAW, 1996.

"What Leaf Learned of Goblins" (bylined Hanovi Braddock) in Magic: The Gathering: Distant Planes, HarperPrism, 1995.

"These Shoes Strangers Have Died Of" in Enchanted Forests, DAW, 1995.

"A Common Night" in Fantastic Alice, Ace Books, 1995.

"One Thing After Another" and "Listening, Listening" in The Illinois Review, double issue, Fall 1995/Spring 1996.

"Lifeboat on a Burning Sea" in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, October/November 1995.

"The Cat, the Watch, and the Deep Blue Sea" in Cat Crimes Takes a Vacation, Donald I. Fine, 1995.

"Heart of Shanodin" in Magic: The Gathering: Tapestries, HarperPrism, 1995.

"The Brass Man Who Would Sink" (bylined Hanovi Braddock) in Magic: The Gathering: Tapestries, HarperPrism, 1995.

"Flaming Arrows" in Century, number 1, 1995.

"Page Turner" in Aberrations, number 30, 1995.

"The Apple Golem" in Xanadu 3, Tor, 1995.

"An Eye for Acquisitions" in Witch Fantastic, DAW, 1995.

"Chambers Like a Hive" (reprint) in Year 2000, number 1, 1995.

"Hollywood Considered as a Seal Point in the Sun" in Feline and Famous: Cat Crimes Goes Hollywood, Donald I. Fine, 1994.

"Enduring As Dust" (reprint) in The Year's Best Mystery and Suspense Stories, 1994, Walker and Company, 1994.

"Enduring As Dust" (reprint) in The Year's 25 Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, Third Annual Edition, Carroll & Graf, 1994.

"Baby, It Didn't Have To Happen This Way" in Massacre 5 (anthology), Indelible Inc., London, 1994.

"Listening, Listening" and "Chambers Like a Hive" in Imago (Queensland, Australia), volume 6, number 2, July 1994.

"A Little Shortcut to Silver" in Fiction Quarterly (Tampa Tribune fiction supplement), May 29, 1994.

"What Justice Demands" in Over My Dead Body!, number 3, Winter 1994.

"Something Like the Sound of Wind in the Trees" in Quarterly West, number 38, Winter/Spring 1994.

"Gravity" in Magic Realism, volume IV, number 3, Spring 1994.

"Enduring As Dust" in Danger in D.C.: Cat Crimes in the Nation's Capital, Donald I. Fine, 1993.

"Snapping Out of It" (reprint) in 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories, Barnes & Noble Books, 1993.

"Why I Filed Late This Year" in Dreams & Nightmares, number 41, 1993.

"Murder, Mystery" and "Resumé" (reprints) in Air Fish, Catseye Books, 1993.

"Resumé" in Asylum Annual, 1993.

"Vox Domini" in Full Spectrum 4, Bantam Spectra, 1993.

"It's Going to Be a Struggle, Carol Ann" in Fiction Quarterly (Tampa Tribune fiction supplement), July 4, 1993.

"Green Lawns" in Amazing Stories, November 1992.

"G.L.A.F." in The Leading Edge, October 1992.

"Murder, Mystery" in The Quarterly, Fall 1992.

"The Burlington Northern, Southbound" (reprint) in Flash Fiction, W.W. Norton Company, 1992.

"Good Manners" in Woman's World, April 7, 1992.

"The Witchwet Dunes" (bylined Hanovi Braddock) in The Leading Edge, January 1992.

"Chance Meeting" (bylined Brenda Holland) in Woman's World, December 3, 1991.

"Snapping Out of It" in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, September 1991.

"The Last Unseen Window in the Last Unseen Car" in Quarterly West, Summer/Fall 1991.

"Forty-Five Caliber Breakfast" in After Hours, Summer 1991.

"Big Far Now" in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, March 1991.

"Monica Loves Jay: A True Story of Romance" in The Paper Bag, Winter 1990-91.

"Hard Autumn" in Strange Plasma, Fall 1990.

"For Art's Sake" in Woman's World, September 11, 1990.

"A Branch in the Wind" in Writers of the Future, volume VI, Bridge Publications, 1990.

"Skates" in Buffalo Spree Magazine, Spring 1990.

"El Chapulín Colorado" in Jeopardy, Spring 1990.

"The Goblin King" in Westword, January 3, 1990.

"Alexandrian Light" in The Leading Edge, Fall/Winter 1990.

"The Burlington Northern, Southbound" in New Mexico Humanities Review, no. 32, 1989.

"Love Is Strange" in Metro Singles Lifestyles, Fall 1989.

"Whalesong" in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1989.

"Avery's Story" in Quarterly West, Summer/Fall 1988.

"The Light of This World" in Midland Review, Spring 1988.

"The Krishman Cube" in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, June 1982.

"Hunger" in Cream City Review, 1980.

"Wirewalkers Get No Overtime" in Writers Forum, 1978.

Short Fiction Collections

Lifeboat on a Burning Sea and other stories, (e-book) Alexandria Digital Literature, 2001.

Flaming Arrows, introduction by Kate Wilhelm, IFD Publishing, 2001.

Wind Over Heaven and Other Dark Tales, introduction by Alan Rodgers, Wildside Press, 2000.

Short Fiction in Translation

"Hayeled ha'met Bachaloncha" ("The Dead Boy at Your Window" translated into Hebrew by Itay Shlamkowitz) in Bli-Panika, May 2004.

"Gatl e Mashkook" ("Murder, Mystery" translated into Farsi by Asadollah Amraee) in Vaghaye Etefaghye, 29 April 2004.

"La Moitié de l'Empire" ("Half the Empire" translated into French by Nicolas Kandinsky) in Bifrost #33, January 2004.

"Przepis na sukces Marty'ego Plotza" ("Marty Plotz's Rules for Success" translated into Polish by Mikoaj Stawowy) in Fantastyka Wydanie Specjalne (a special number of Nowa Fantastyka), Winter 2003.

"La Naissance du Peuple des Montagnes" ("How the Highland People Came to Be" translated into French by Arnaud Boulin) in Faeries #12, Autumn 2003.

("Jihad" translated into Greek by) in Eleftherotypia "9",serialized, August 2003 and September 2003.

"Roi Corpus" ("King Corpus" translated into French by Sire Cédric) in Sociétés Secrètes, Editions de l'Oxymore, 2003.

("The Dead Boy at Your Window" translated into Japanese by Takashi Ogawa) in Hayakawa SF Magazine, June 2003.

"Treize chemins pour l'eau" ("Thirteen Ways to Water" translated into French by Gilles Goullet) in Bifrost, October 2002.

"El niño muerto en tu ventana" ("The Dead Boy at Your Window" translated into Spanish by David Alabort) in Solaris 8.

"El niño muerto en tu ventana" ("The Dead Boy at Your Window" translate into Spanish by Luis Pestarini), unauthorized publication in Spanish in Cuasar, January 2002.

"Le Djinn qui vivait entre jour et nuit" ("The Djinn Who Lives Between Night and Day" translated into French by Pierre-Paul Durastanti) in Bifrost, January 2002.

"Dadash kochoolo (noonte)" ("Little BrotherTM), "Ramideh" ("Estranged"), and "Pesari mordeh bar astan ye panjare at" ("The Dead Boy at Your Window") in Farsi translation by Asadollah Amraee in Adabiat Dastani, New Period volume 3, aban 1380 (November 2001).

"Resistente come Dust" ("Enduring as Dust" translated into Italian by Gianni Pilo) in Gatti del mistero, Newton & Compton, Rome, 2001.

"L'autre bord" ("Lifeboat on a Burning Sea" translated into French by TK) in Bifrost, August 2001.

"Zapatos de los que otros han muerto" ("These Shoes Strangers Have Died Of" translated into Spanish by Luis Fonseca) in BEM, 2001.

"Gorzkie Piguki" ("Bitter Pills" translated into Polish by Maciejka Mazan) in Nowa Fantastyka, December 2000.

"Szalupa ratunkowa na poncym morzu" ("Lifeboat on a Burning Sea" translated into Polish by Pawe Martin) in Nowa Fantastyka, January 2000.

"L'essence des morts" ("These Shoes Strangers Have Died Of," translated into French by Nathalie Serval) in Ténèbres, October/December 1999.

"Martwy chopiec u Twego okna" ("The Dead Boy at Your Window," translated into Polish by Miroslaw P. Jablonski) in Hyperion, July-August 1999.

"Zielone Trawniki" ("Green Lawns," translated into Polish by Pawe Martin) in Nowa Fantastyka, October 1999.

"Der tote Junge vor deinem Fenster" ("The Dead Boy at Your Window," translated into German by M. Plogmann) on www.storisende.com July 1999 and in Die Drachen von Morgen, Bd. II, Fantasy, Storisende Verlag, 1999.

"Buty, w Których Umarli Obcy" ("These Shoes Strangers Have Died Of," translated into Polish by Danuta Górska) in Nowa Fantastyka, May 1998.

"Das wahre Ziel menschlichen Forschens" ("The Proper Study of Man," translated into German by M. Plogmann) on www.storisende.com September 1998 and in Die Drachen von Morgen, Bd. I, Science Fiction, Storisende Verlag, 1999.

"Záchranný èlun na hoøícím moøi" ("Lifeboat on a Burning Sea" translated into Czech) in Magazín Fantasy & Science Fiction, issue 5 for 1997.

"Rettungsboot auf brennender See" ("Lifeboat on a Burning Sea," translated into German by Markus Held) in Der Lincoln-Zug, Heyne, 1997.

("Enduring as Dust" translated into Japanese) in an anthology published by Fusosha Mystery, 1997.

"Hollywood Considered as a Seal Point in the Sun" translated into Japanese) in an anthology published by Futami Bunko, 1995.

"Velky ted daleko" ("Big Far Now" translated into Czech) in Magazín Fantasy & Science Fiction, issue 1 for 1995.

"Big Far Now" translated into German in Cyberella, Heyne, date unknown.

"Quando cantano le balene" ("Whalesong" translated into Italian by Lydia Di Marco) in Urania, Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, 1991.



Anthologies

Bedtime Stories to Darken Your Dreams, IFD Publishing, Eugene, Oregon, 1999.

Bones of the World: Tales from Time's End, SFF Net, Plano, Texas, 2001.

Non-fiction Books

Word Work: Surviving and Thriving as a Writer, Invisible Cities Press, Montpelier, Vermont, 2002.

Plays

"Heart of Shanodin," an adaptation of my novelette of the same title, commissioned by Wizards of the Coast. (Planned production was canceled.)



Poetry Chapbooks

Tales and Declarations. Trout Creek Press (Parkdale, Oregon), Dog River Review Poetry Series #9, 1991.

Breathing In the World, with Holly Arrow. Phase & Cycle Press (Fort Collins, Colorado), 1990.



Poems

"Mister Big" in Dreams and Nightmares, number 60, September 2001.

"The End Times" in Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2000.

"At Hovenweep" in Mind in Motion, no. 64, 1998.

"Jolene: Earth" in The Bellingham Review, Fall 1991.

"Bomb Happy" in Raizirr, 1991.

"Anomie" in CPU Review (Columbia Pacific University), v. 1, no. 2, October 1991.

"A Geology Lesson" and "Dune Drift" in Word & Image, Fall/Winter 1990.

"Nocturne" in The Hiram Poetry Review, nos. 48-49, 1990-91.

"Mahala: Fire" in Rhino, 1990.

"Bats" in Old Hickory Review, Fall/Winter 1990.

"Small Town in a Snowstorm" (reprint) in CrazyQuilt, December 1990.

"Risk" and "Loss" in Phase & Cycle, Summer 1990.

"Small Town in a Snowstorm," "Yellowstone Burning," (reprints) and "Blue Herons" in Reflect, Summer 1990.

"Manifesto" in Black Buzzard Review, 1990.

"Odbert: Silks" and "Paxton: Canvas" in Fennel Stalk, Spring 1990.

"The Center of the Universe" in Riverrun, Spring 1990.

"Small Town in a Snowstorm" and "Yellowstone Burning" in Mankato Poetry Review, Spring 1990.

"A Blessing Against Blackshirts" and "Equinox" in Oyez Review, 1990.

"A Slug, Dreaming" in Midland Review, Spring 1990.

"Gwyneth: Chalk" and "Sophronia: Sand" in The Bellingham Review, Spring 1990.

"The Void Carnival" in Colorado North Review, Spring 1990.

"Reunion" and "Spain" in Abbey, January 1990.

"Egan: Leather" in Blue Light Review, Winter 1989/90.

"Heroica" (reprinted from Abraxas), "Anomie," and "The Road is Aging Also, Brother" in Phase and Cycle, Winter 1989.

"Telford: Iron" in Voices International, Fall 1989.

"Urania: Tektite" in The Old Red Kimono, Spring 1989.

"Tradition" in Altadena Review, January, 1988.

"Tristan" and "Ursula" in Rag Mag, 1988.

"Unburdened by Clarity," "The Third Devaluation," "Stone Song," and "Tradition" in Sepia (Cornwall, U.K.), no. 32, 1988.

"Morning After the Storm" in The Fessenden Review, vol. 11, no. 4, 1987. (Reprint from Abraxas.)

"Graham" in Blue Light Review, 1987.

"Nadia: Granite," "Evania: Air," and "Fernanda: Water" in Riverstone, Fall 1987.

"Love Poem" in Lucky Star, 1987.

"The Memory Clinic" in Continental Drifter, 1986.

"The Deep" and "Hunting in Coupon Bight" in Crowdancing, Summer/Autumn 1986.

"Heroica" and "Morning After the Storm" in Abraxas, Fall 1986.

"Justice" in Poetry Australia, no. 109, 1986.

"In the Hotel Delicia" in Words & Visions (Dulwich, Australia), Spring 1984.

"Equation," "A Bar in Miraflores," and "Second Night on Ancohuma" in Greyrock Review, 1981.

"Trujillo" in Blue Unicorn, June 1981.

"July 1977: A Hunger Demonstration in Cuzco" in Aspen Anthology, Fall 1979.

"De los Poetas Latinos" in Greyrock Review, 1979.

"Liebniz's Search" in Pandora, 1979.



Articles & Essays

"Creating Your Own Audience" in Publishing New Writers, the newsletter of AuthorBoard.com, March 2004.

"Tales Told 'Round the Electronic Campfire" in The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Summer 2003.

"The Power of Negative Thinking" (adapted from a chapter of Word Work) in Emmy, the magazine of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, October 2001.

"Heaving Lifting" in The Network, e-newsletter of Author's Venue, 26 October 2001.

"Peace Within, Peace Without: Conflicts in the Writing Life" (adapted from two chapters of Word Work) in NINK, the newsletter of Novelists, Inc., August 2001.

"So What Is Magical Realism, Really?" in Vision, July/August 2001.

"Book Signings: Building Readership One Signature at a Time" in The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Winter 2000.

"Writing in Search of a Story" in The Southwest Sage, newsletter of SouthWest Writers, September 2000.

"Talk, Talk, Talk: Publicity on the Radio" in The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Spring 2000.

"Forty Seconds of Fame: Getting the Most Out of Local Television Publicity" in The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Winter 1999 (2000).

"Forever Green" in The Bear Deluxe, Winter 1999-2000.

"Hooking the Media: How to Write a Hard-to-Resist News Release" in The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Fall 1999.

"A Rough Guide to the Rest of the Markets" in The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Winter 1997.

"Quit Your Day Job, Maybe" in The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Spring 1996.

"Should Writers Be Lovers?" (reprint) in The Report, March 1993.

"Six Tricks for Getting Unstuck" in Housewife-Writer's Forum, December 1992.

"Trains, Planes, and Godhead" in The Sun, November 1992.

"A Painless Cure for Procrastination" in Writer's Guidelines, October 1991.

"So Where's Your Hubbard Story?" (reprint) in Scavenger's Newsletter, August 1991.

"Should Writers Be Lovers?" in The Arizona Literary Magazine, 1990.

"So Where's Your Hubbard Story?" in The Leading Edge, Fall 1990.

"Priming the Pump: Two Sure-Fire Idea Generators for Fiction Writers" in The Final Draft, October 1989.



Columns

"Eight-Flavored Journey" is a column in collaboration with Holly Arrow about creativity for writers.

"Test/Reflect" in Speculations, June 2004.

"Launch/Release" in Speculations, April 2004.

"Envision/Connect" in Speculations, December 2003.

"Transform/Shift" in Speculations, October 2003.

"Suffer/Struggle" in Speculations, August 2003.

"Engage/Flow, part two" in Speculations, June 2003.

"Engage/Flow, part one" in Speculations, April 2003.

"Wander/Explore" in Speculations, February 2003.

"An Example: Enduring as Dust" in Speculations, December 2002.

"The Creative Circumplex" in Speculations, October 2002.

GalaxyOnline.com column

"Fundamentalism Has a Great Future, Alas!" on GalaxyOnline.com, August 2000.

"Religion Is Here to Stay" on GalaxyOnline.com, July 2000.

"Adult Brain Transplants" on GalaxyOnline.com, June 2000.

"Japanese Quail and the Future of Our Brains" on GalaxyOnline.com, 11 May 2000.

"Stem Cells: If Your Heart Is Weak, Should You Be Pro-Life?" on GalaxyOnline.com, 27 April 2000.

"Stem Cells: Building Body Parts From Scratch" on GalaxyOnline.com, 19 April 2000.



"Staying Alive" is a column about the psychological and spiritual challenges of full-time fiction writing.

"Staying Alive: The Difficulty of Ending" in Speculations, August 2002.

"Staying Alive: When to Quit Writing" in Speculations, June 2002.

"Staying Alive: Celebrate!" in Speculations, April 2002.

"Staying Alive: Falling Down" in Speculations, February 2002.

"Staying Alive: Grief, Regret, and the Success We Leave Behind" in Speculations, December 2001.

"Staying Alive: Athena's Wheel" in Speculations, October 2001.

"Staying Alive: Your Literary Neighborhood and Toxic Golf" in Speculations, August 2001.

"Staying Alive: The Power of Negative Thinking" in Speculations, June 2001.

"Staying Alive: The Hazards of Rejection and Acceptance" in Speculations, April 2001.

"Staying Alive: Writing with Children in the House" in Speculations, February 2001.

"Staying Alive: Getting Away From It All, part two" in Speculations, December 2000.

"Staying Alive: Getting Away From It All, part one" in Speculations, October 2000.

"Staying Alive: The Hazards of Money" in Speculations, August 2000.

"Staying Alive: Seeking Substance and Other Stuff" in Speculations, June 2000.

"Staying Alive: Where, When, and With What? Part Two" in Speculations, April 2000.

"Staying Alive: Where, When, and With What? Part One" in Speculations, February 2000.

"Staying Alive: The Foam-White Bull" in Speculations, December 1999.

"Staying Alive: Peacemaking at the Barricades" in Speculations, October 1999.

"Staying Alive: How to Be Your Own Bad Agent" in Speculations, August 1999.

"Staying Alive: Dreaming of Pisgah" in Speculations, June 1999.

"Staying Alive: Dreaming of Jellybeans" in Speculations, April 1999.

"Staying Alive: The Difficulty of Beginning" in Speculations, February 1999.

"Staying Alive: Advanced Affirmations" in Speculations, December 1998.

"Staying Alive: That's an Affirmative" in Speculations, October 1998.

"Staying Alive: Writers Loving Non-writers" in Speculations, August 1998.

"Staying Alive: Writers Loving Writers" in Speculations, June 1998.

"Staying Alive: Writers and Lovers" in Speculations, April 1998.

"Staying Alive: The Hazards of Reviews" in Speculations, February 1998.

"Staying Alive: The Hazards of Writing Workshops" in Speculations, December 1997.

"Staying Alive: Procrastination as Armor" in Speculations, October 1997.

"Staying Alive: Procrastination as War" in Speculations, August 1997.

"Staying Alive: The Rite Stuff" in Speculations, June 1997.

"Staying Alive: Green Eyes" in Speculations, April 1997.

"Staying Alive: Staying Sane in the Face of Crazy Awards, part two" in Speculations, February 1997.

"Staying Alive: Staying Sane in the Face of Crazy Awards, part one" in Speculations, December 1996.

"Staying Alive: Hunters and Farmers" in Speculations, October 1996.

"Staying Alive: Common, Ordinary Success" in Speculations, August 1996.

"Staying Alive: When the Novel Has to Simmer" in Speculations, June 1996.

"Staying Alive: Who's Your Buddy?" in Speculations, April 1996.

"Staying Alive: Nothing Succeeds Like Success" in Speculations, February 1996.

"Staying Alive: When the Novel Has to Be Done Yesterday" in Speculations, November 1995.

"Staying Alive: Death and the Day Job, part two" in Speculations, September 1995.

"Staying Alive: Death and the Day Job, part one" in Speculations, July 1995.

"Staying Alive: Discipline and the Mythical Beast" in Speculations, May 1995.

"Staying Alive: Altered States" in Speculations, March 1995.

"Staying Alive: Manic Depression and Matters of State" in Speculations, January 1995.



Non-fiction Chapbooks

Staying Alive: Being a Collection of Essays on Attaining the State of Writerhood and Surviving the Manifold Perils Thereof, Speculations Press, 1997.

Book Reviews

Dancing Naked in the Mind Field, by Kary Mullis, reviewed in The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Fall 1999.

Mockingbird, a novel by Sean Stewart, reviewed in Biblio, February 1999.

Callings: Finding and Following an Authentic Life, by Gregg Levoy, reviewed in The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Winter 1998.

Getting Hooked: Fiction's Opening Sentences 1950's--1990's, edited by Sharon Rendell-Smock, reviewed in The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Fall 1998.

Crank!, first three quarterly issues, reviewed in Small Press, Winter 1995.

Arc d'X, a novel by Steve Erickson, reviewed in The New York Review of Science Fiction, March 1994.

Diverse Voices by Mark Rudman, reviewed in Small Press, Fall 1993.

Avant-Pop: Fiction for a Daydream Nation edited by Larry McCaffery, reviewed in The New York Review of Science Fiction, September 1993.

Nightmare Abroad by Peter Laufer, reviewed in Small Press, Summer 1993.

Lifetime Employment, a novel by Floyd Kemske, reviewed in Small Press, Winter 1993.

Why Do Birds by Damon Knight reviewed in The New York Review of Science Fiction, November 1992.

Storming the Reality Studio: A Casebook of Cyberpunk and Postmodern Fiction edited by Larry McCaffery reviewed in The New York Review of Science Fiction, October 1992.

Left Bank's inaugural issue reviewed in Small Press, Summer 1992.

Cancer Selection: The New Theory of Evolution by James Graham reviewed in Small Press, Summer 1992.

War Fever by J. G. Ballard reviewed in The New York Review of Science Fiction, May 1992.

The Child Garden by Geoff Ryman reviewed in The New York Review of Science Fiction, April 1992.

Captain Jack Zodiac by Michael Kandel reviewed in The New York Review of Science Fiction, February 1992.

Writers of the Future, volume 7, reviewed in The Leading Edge, January 1992.



Poetry Translations

Poems from the Spanish of Raul Gustavo Aguirre and Julio Llinás and from the French of Jean-Claude Silberman in Greyrock Review, 1980.

"The Graphographer" from the Spanish of Salvador Elizondo in New Orleans Review, Fall 1980.

Four poems from the Spanish of Raul Gustavo Aguirre and Julio Llinás in Lowlands Review, 1980.



Fiction Translations

"An Incomprehensible Occurence" from the Spanish of Salvador Elizondo in Cream City Review, 1988.

"The Green Indians" and "The Children of Sanchez" from the Spanish of Salvador Elizondo in Rolling Stock, December 1986.

"The Businessman and the Girl" from the German of Angela Sommer in Greyrock Review, 1983.

"It's All the Fault of the Tlaxcaltecas" from the Spanish of Elena Garro in Colorado State Review, 1983.

"Conjectural Novel" from the Spanish of Salvador Elizondo, and "A Lesson" from the Spanish of María Lombardo de Caso, in Southern Review (Adelaide, Australia), March 1982.

"Expression" from the Spanish of Mario Benedetti in Pontchartrain Review, 1982.

"The Babel System" from the Spanish of Salvador Elizondo in Lowlands Review, 1980.



Works Accepted and Awaiting Publication

"The Dead Boy at Your Window" in French translation in a publication edited by Benoit Domis. "Thirteen Ways to Water" in Other Worlds Than This. "Vocabulary Items" in Century. "Thirteen Ways to Water" in French translation in Bifrost. "Ever So Much" in Fairy Tails. "The Beast" in Realms of Fantasy. "Tiny Bells" in French translation in Asphodale. "Okra, Sorghum, Yam," "The One Who Conquers," and "The Dead Boy at Your Window" in French translation in Bifrost. "Uncertainty Principle" in Blowing Kisses. "The Train There's No Getting Off," (in collaboration with Ray Vukcevich and Holly Arrow) in Polyphony 4. "The Chief Executive" in Frothing at the Mouth. "Star" in Xaxx quarterly. "A Hard Port to Configure" in Full Unit Hookup. "Thirteen Ways to Water" in Klingon translation in an anthology from the Klingon Language Institute (really!). Romanian translation of "Tiny Bells" in Respiro. "Never in the House" in NFG. "Tiny Bells" in Italian translation in Jam Café. "Tiny Bells" in Macedonian translation in Roots. "Daddy" and "Word Problem" in Romanian translation in Dominus. "Aftermath" in Xaxx quarterly. "Perfect Happiness" in nthposition. "Three Soldiers" in Vestal Review.





Competitions Judged

Judge for the Eleventh Annual Kenai Peninsula Writers' Contest, K-3, 4-6, and 7-9 categories, 2002.

Final judge for the Oregon Writers Colony fiction contest, 2001.

Final judge for the National Writers Association short story contest, 1994.

Judged Poets & Patrons Chicagoland Poetry Competition in the following categories and years:

Best of the Best: 1999, 2000.

Poem by College Student: 1998.

Poem of Unusual Theme: 2001, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990.

Petrarchan Sonnet: 1988, 1987, 1986.

Served on a panel of judges for the Jovanovich Undergraduate Writing Awards, University of Colorado, 1987.



Awards, Prizes, and Honors

Nominated by the Spanish Science Fiction and Fantasy Association for the Ignotus Award for best foreign story of 2002, "The Dead Boy at Your Window."

Science Fiction Age Readers' Poll, best story of 1999 for "Bitter Pills."

Nominated by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 1999 for "The Dead Boy at Your Window."

Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction, 1998, presented by the Horror Writers Association for "The Dead Boy at Your Window."

Pushcart Prize in 1999 for "The Dead Boy at Your Window" (anthology volume for 2000).

Individual Artist Fellowship, 1999, from the Oregon Arts Commission.

Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 1998, presented by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for "Thirteen Ways to Water."

Nebula Award for Best Science Fiction or Fantasy novelette of 1996, presented by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for "Lifeboat on a Burning Sea."

Nominated by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 1996 for "These Shoes Strangers Have Died Of."

First Prize, Best of Soft SF Contest, 1995, for "In the Matter of the Ukdena." ($100. Sponsored by the Soft SF Writer's Association.)

Cat Writers' Association Muse Medallion for Short Story, 1995, for "Hollywood Considered as a Seal Point in the Sun."

Nominated by the Mystery Writers of America for the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Best Short Story, 1994, for "Enduring As Dust."

Cat Writers' Association Jonny Cat Litter-ary Award For Fiction for an "outstanding short story...featuring cats in a positive light," 1994, for "Enduring As Dust." ($500 cash grant and trophy.)

First Prize, Andre Norton Fantasy/SF Short Story Award, 1993, for "The Proper Study of Man."

Third Prize, Andre Norton Fantasy/SF Short Story Award, 1993, for "The Apple Golem."

Third Prize, Columbia Pacific University Poetry Contest, 1991, for "Anomie."

Second Prize, Arizona Authors' Association 1990 National Literary Contest, essay category, for "Should Writers Be Lovers?"

Third Place, CrazyQuilt Literary Journal Poetry Contest, 1990, for "Small Town in a Snowstorm."

Second Place, Jeopardy best-of-issue contest, 1990, for "El Chapulin Colorado."

Westword fiction Contest, Short-short category, 1990, for "The Goblin King."

L. Ron Hubbard Award (first place), Writers of the Future Contest, third quarter of 1989. Prize included $1000 grant and an expense paid writing workshop.

First Runner-up, Riverstone International Chapbook Competition, for Women & Men, 1987.

First Place, Colorado State University Creative Arts Symposium, 1981, Poetry Category. Judged by Reg Saner.

Second Place, Colorado State University Creative Arts Symposium, 1981, Fiction Category. Judged by Clarence Major.