“Universal Print” – Short Story in Crossed Genres

Last October I had the pleasure of attending the Viable Paradise Writer’s Workshop on Martha’s Vineyard. All of us students were tasked with writing a short story in two days, based on an assigned genre and a random object out of a paper bag (mine was fake coins). What we managed to write in two days wasn’t pretty, but it proved you can lay the bones of a good story in a short time when you’re forced to. Afterward, we had to swear to revise our stories until they were good, then send it out on submission for publication.

A few months later, my short story from that workshop, “Universal Print” was picked up by Crossed Genres magazine for their February 2015 issue, themed “Betrayal.” You can read it here.

 

Highlights from ALA Midwinter In Chicago

Highlights from ALA Midwinter In Chicago

Fantastic time speaking on panels and signing advance copies of ZEROBOXER at ALA Midwinter in Chicago. Losing my voice and being snowed in by a blizzard the next day made it that much more memorable. Left to right: the Dark Fantasy and Science Fiction panel with Auden Johnson, Ken Liu, and Sabaa Tahir; signing advance reader copies at the Flux booth; the We Need Diverse Books panel with Danielle Paige, Sona Charaipotra, IW Gregorio, Miranda Paul, Adam Silvera, Nicola Yoon, Francesca Zappia.

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