I am, among other things, a writer of fantasy and science fiction. In 1994, I attended Clarion West, which was probably the single most formative experience of my writing career. It was the best sleep-deprived six weeks of my life. Thanks to Clarion West, I now know other fantasy and science fiction writers to share both pain and joy with.
I have published five pieces of short fiction in seven places (including one French translation and a mass market edition of a trade paperback anthology) and completed seven unpublished novels, all of which I hope to find homes for someday. I'm also an aficionado of Early Music, animals in general, and dolphins in particular.
I have been writing fiction for over twenty-five years. It took me fifteen years and almost 70 rejections to actually sell my first short story. I'm now at over 300 rejections and counting.
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My first sale, "Harpbreak," won second prize in the Writers of the Future contest and hit print in L. Ron Hubbard Presents the Writers of the Future, Volume XI. It garnered me my first Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. |
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My second piece of speculative fiction, "Heat," was published in Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers, an erotic fantasy anthology edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, and won my second Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror. It's out in both trade and mass market paperback editions. |
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My third short story, "The Sea Hag," was published in Silver Birch, Blood Moon, an anthology of retold fairy tales also edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. "The Sea Hag" is retelling of "The Little Mermaid" from a different point of view. |
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Il Etait Une Fée is a French anthology containing a translation of "The Sea Hag" called "La Sorciére de la Mer," published by Editions de l'Oxymore. |
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My novelet, "A Deeper Rest," published in the January 2002 issue of Analog, is my sole SF publication. |
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My novelet, "The Good Doctor," hit the newsstands in the February 2005 issue of Realms of Fantasy. |
| My short story, "Far From the Tree," will appear in the upcoming Daw anthology Children of Magic. | |
| My short story, "Untouchable," will be translated into French in Traverses II, an upcoming Editions de l'Oxymore urban fantasy anthology. | |
| My short story, "Delilah's Dames in Nomadsland," will appear in the upcoming anthology Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy. | |
| My short story, "Foster," will appear in an upcoming issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. |
I spent three years conducting dolphin language research as a graduate research assistant. The field still fascinates me.
Last updated 3/11/06 by me.