Collections | Short Fiction | Poetry | Nonfiction
My work has appeared or will appear in Chiaroscuro, Doctor Who Short Trips: Destination Prague, Escape Pod, Greatest Uncommon Denominator Magazine, The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Farthing, Full Unit Hookup, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Masques V, Spacesuits and Sixguns, Strange Horizons, Weird Tales, and other publications.
Collections
Forthcoming:
Chimeric Machines. Creative Guy Publishing, October 2008. Introduction by Tom Piccirilli. A trade paperback poetry collection.
Published:
Installing Linux on a Dead Badger. Creative Guy Publishing, October 2007. A trade paperback collection of 12 humor stories about computers and the forces of evil.
Sparks and Shadows. HW Press, May 2007. Introduction by Nalo Hopkinson. A trade paperback collection of 17 cross-genre stories and 7 poems. Winner of the 2008 Editors' Choice Black Quill Award for Best Dark Genre Collection
Blood Magic. An electronic collection of four dark fantasy stories available from Eggplant Literary Productions from October 2001 to December 2005.
Short Fiction
Forthcoming:
"Podophyllum sidhe" – A Field Guide to Surreal Botany, Two Cranes Press, 2008.
"The Cold Gallery" – Legends of the Mountain State 2, October 2008.
"Faery Cats: The Cutest Killers" – PodCastle, 2008.
First published at Strange Horizons, February 27, 2006. Reprinted in Installing Linux on a Dead Badger in 2007."A Preference For Silence" – Escape Pod, 2008.
Previously published at Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Issue #5, November 1999. Reprinted in the August 12, 2000 edition of Dark Matter Chronicles and in the February 2001 issue of Writer Online. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007."Your Corporate Network and the Forces of Darkness" – Podgeschichten, 2008.
First published at Strange Horizons, June 20, 2005. Podcast at Escape Pod November 2005. Reprinted in Dark Jesters: The Best in Underground Comedic Horror, October 2006 and in Installing Linux on a Dead Badger in 2007.
Published:
"The Cold Blackness Between" – Aoife's Kiss, March 2008.
"In The Shadow of the Fryolator" – The Town Drunk, October 2007. Reprinted in Installing Linux on a Dead Badger, Creative Guy Publishing, 2007.
"Trolls Gone Wild" – Installing Linux on a Dead Badger, Creative Guy Publishing, 2007.
"Fable Fusion" (co-written with Gary A. Braunbeck) – Doctor Who Short Trips: Destination Prague, Big Finish Productions Ltd., June 2007.
"Roses of Gomorrah" – Sparks and Shadows, HW Press, May 2007.
"Boxlunch" – Sparks and Shadows, HW Press, May 2007.
"Feel the Love" – Sparks and Shadows, HW Press, May 2007.
"Burning Bright" – Sparks and Shadows, HW Press, May 2007.
"The Great VüDü Teen Linux Zombie Massacree" – Spacesuits and Sixguns, Spring 2007. Reprinted in Voices For The Cure. Reprinted in Installing Linux on a Dead Badger in 2007.
"Wake Up Naked Monkey You're Going To Die" – Horror World, March 2007. Reprinted in Installing Linux on a Dead Badger in 2007.
"Authorities Concerned Over Rise of Teen Linux Gangs" – The Town Drunk, December 2006. Reprinted in Installing Linux on a Dead Badger in 2007.
"Graveyard Shift" – The Town Drunk, November 2006. Reprinted in Installing Linux on a Dead Badger in 2007:
- "Dead Men Don't Need Coffee Breaks"
- "Business Insourcing Offers Life After Death"
- "Corporate Vampires Sink Teeth Into Business World"
- "Unemployed Playing Dead To Find Work"
"Sara and the Telecats" – Farthing #4, September 2006. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"The Sheets Were Clean And Dry" – Masques V, Gauntlet Press, June 2006. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"The Dickification of the American Female" – Clean Sheets, June 15, 2005. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"So Lonely As The Grave" – Dark Lurkers, Double Dragon Press, May 2004. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"Installing Linux on a Dead Badger: User's Notes" – Strange Horizons, April 5, 2004. Reprinted in Installing Linux on a Dead Badger in 2007. Honorable mention, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 18
"Fall of Darkness" – Apocalypse Fiction Magazine, July 2003.
"Carnal Harvest" – 1000 Delights, December 2001.
"The Dogs of Summer" – Blood Magic, Eggplant Literary Productions, October 2001. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"... And Her Shadow" – Blood Magic, Eggplant Literary Productions, October 2001. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"Flesh and Blood" – Blood Magic, Eggplant Literary Productions, October 2001. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"Homecoming" (co-written with Gary A. Braunbeck) – The Further Adventures of Xena: Warrior Princess, Ace Books, September 2001.
"Through Thy Bounty" – The Midnighters' Club anthology, June 2001. Honorable mention, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 15 Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"The Dolls' Hearts" – The Midnighters' Club anthology, June 2001. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"La Niña" – Quantum Muse, April 2001.
"Souls To Take" (co-written with Gary A. Braunbeck) – Villains Victorious, DAW Books, April 2001.
"In The Wilderness" – Clean Sheets, March 2001.
"... Next on Channel 77" – Guardian Angels, Cumberland House Publishing, November 2000. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"News From The Long Mountains" (co-written with Gary A. Braunbeck) – Civil War Fantastic, DAW Books, July 2000.
"Forgetting" – Jackhammer E-Zine, Vol. 3 Number 17, April 2000. Reprinted in the Best of Jackhammer E-zine Anthology in Feb. 2001. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"Darwin's Children" – Snow Monkey, Vol.1 Number 2, Ravenna Press, Seattle, December 1999. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"The Still-Life Drama of Passing Cars" (co-written with Gary A. Braunbeck) – Bedtime Stories To Darken Your Dreams (edited by Alan Clark and Bruce Holland Rogers), IFD Publishing, May 1999. Reprinted in The Little Orange Book of Odd Stories, Wildside Press, 2003. Honorable mention, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 13
"Soul Searching" – Cosmic Visions, Fall 1997. Reprinted in Blood Magic in October 2001. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"Thirteen's Revolution" – Midnight Zoo, Vol. 3 Number 1, 1993.
"Toy Gun" – Oasis Literary Magazine, Vol. 3, 1992.
"A Storm in May" – Oasis Literary Magazine, Vol. 1, 1990.
Poetry
Forthcoming:
"Beggars' Night" (co-written with Gary A. Braunbeck) – Halloween Poems, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2008.
"Fright-Night Triple Feature" (co-written with Gary A. Braunbeck) – Halloween Poems, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2008.
"Home for the Holidays" – Weird Tales, 2008.
"Babel's Children" – Star*Line, May 2008.
"Crete, Kentucky: Passie Fay's Lament" – Full Unit Hookup Magazine, 2008.
Published:
"Subtlety" – Greatest Uncommon Denominator Magazine, Spring 2008.
"The Evil Overlord's Lament" – Beyond Centauri, January 2008.
"Uncanny Valley Girl" – Raven Electrick, November 30, 2007.
"Dime Novel" – Sparks and Shadows, HW Press, May 2007.
"The Fish and the Bicycle" – Sparks and Shadows, HW Press, May 2007.
"The Jarred Heart" – Sparks and Shadows, HW Press, May 2007.
"Glowfish" – Sparks and Shadows, HW Press, May 2007.
"Flyboy" – Strange Horizons, April 30, 2007.
"Sympathy" – Strange Horizons, November 2006.
"Trepanation" – Strange Horizons, July 2006.
"Prometheus" – Scared Naked, September 2003.
"The Celebrant" – Deviant Minds, Summer 2003.
"Modernism" – Snow Monkey, Ravenna Press, Seattle, Spring 2002.
"soft armies" – Full Unit Hookup Magazine, Spring 2002
"Real Life" – Full Unit Hookup Magazine, Spring 2002.
"The Monster Between The Sparks" (previously titled "Dark Matter") – Chiaroscuro, January 2002. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"White" – Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Issue #8, May 2001.
"Photograph of a Lady, Circa 1890" – Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Issue #7, October 2000. Portions appeared in The Indifference of Heaven by Gary A. Braunbeck (Obsidian Press, 2000). Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"Permian Basin Blues" – Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Issue #7, October 2000. Portions appeared in The Indifference of Heaven by Gary A. Braunbeck (Obsidian Press, 2000). Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"Marionette" – Oasis Literary Magazine, Vol. 3, 1992.
"Hemispheres" – Oasis Literary Magazine, Vol. 2, 1991.
"Ambivalence" – Oasis Literary Magazine, Vol. 1, 1990.
Selected Nonfiction/Essays
Published:
"Energy-Efficient Resonant Power Controllers" – Electronic Products, April 2008.
"Improving Data Center Efficiency" – Electronic Products, March 2008.
"Manuscript Tracking Tools" – Horror World, February 2008.
"Integrated Power Switches" – Electronic Products, December 2007.
"Advice to Beginning Fiction Writers" – Horror World, November 2007.
"Synergistic MOSFET Solutions" – Electronic Products, October 2007.
"Ocean" – SALT, Naked Snake Press, October 2007.
Previously published in Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Issue #6, May 2000."A Brief Guide to Money Fairies" – Horror World, August 2007.
"Selecting a Power-Entry Module" – Electronic Products, June 2007.
"How to Make A Living Writing Short Fiction" – Horror World, May 2007.
"Why I Can't Stay Out of My Husband's Pants" – Sparks and Shadows, HW Press, 2007.
"Understanding Mechatronics" – Electronic Products, April 2007.
"Meeting the Little Dragon" – Horror World, February 2007.
"Keep Your Stories Safe (Part 2)" – Horror World, November 2006.
"Technical Training for Working Engineers" – Electronic Products, November 2006.
"Keep Your Stories Safe" – Horror World, August 2006.
"Reducing Design Time" – Electronic Products, June 2006.
"Power over Ethernet: Chips and Chipsets" – Electronic Products, May 2006.
"Meeting Mr. P. Espee" – Horror World, May 2006.
"Secret (Literary) Agent Man" – Speculative.ca, March 2006.
"Tools for the Wandering Writer " – Horror World, February 2006.
"Asia" – The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005.
"Future Wars" – The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005.
"Intelligence" – The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005.
"Miniaturization" – The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005.
"Dark Fantasy" – The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005.
"Birds" – The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005.
"Curses" – The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005.
"Plants" – The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005.
"Introduction" – Amityville House of Pancakes Vol. 2, Creative Guy Publishing, 2005.
"Camp Songs: Innocent Fun or Diabolical Brainwashing Plot?" – Full Unit Hookup Magazine, #7, Summer 2005. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"The Manhunt for the Red Dragon" – Full Unit Hookup Magazine, #6, Winter 2004.
"Menstruation For Men" – Horror Quarterly, #3, Autumn 2004. Reprinted in the Horror Quarterly Anthology, 2005. Reprinted in Sparks and Shadows in 2007.
"Jack the Ripper Revisted: Murder by Decree" – Full Unit Hookup Magazine, #5, Spring 2004.
"Fairy Tales With Fangs: The Company of Wolves" – Full Unit Hookup Magazine, #5, Spring 2004.
"The Portrayal of Scientists in Science Fiction" – Strange Horizons, May 24, 2004.
"Finding or Creating a Writers' Workshop Group" – Brady Magazine, November/December 2003.
"California Noir: The Salton Sea" – Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, November, 2003.
"The Poetry of Hill House", What Walks Alone: A Creative Tribute to Shirley Jackson's Novel The Haunting of Hill House, Succubus Press, March 2002.
Afterword: "An Interview With The Author", Sorties, Cathexes, and Personal Effects, Lone Wolf Publications, February 2003. Preprinted in the July 9, 2001 update of Strange Horizons. Reprinted in Strange Horizons: The Best of Year One, Lethe Press, September 2003.
"A Chat With William Peter Blatty", Dark Planet Webzine, August 1999.
"An Interview With Nancy Collins", SF Site, February 1999.
"A Conversation With Neil Gaiman", SF Site, February 1999.
Review of Luz, The Art of Ciruelo by Ciruelo Cabral, SF Site, 1997.
Review of Fair Peril by Nancy Springer, SF Site, 1997.
Review of The Iron Ring by Lloyd Alexander, SF Site, 1997.
Review of The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, SF Site, 1997.
