Let me start this post by announcing my first acceptance and publication in 2017. My story “An Incident on Dover Street” received an honorable mention (7th) in The Molotov Cocktail’s Flash Doom contest. You can read it right now along with a nine other… Continue Reading “Flash Doom & The Molotov 10”
Well, August was certainly better than July, where I did pretty much nothin’ in terms of submissions. I managed to get a few stories out last month, and I even snagged an acceptance and a publication. August Report Card Submissions Sent: 3 Rejections: 1 Acceptances:… Continue Reading “August 2016 Submission Statement”
My story “The Father of Terror” took second place in the The Molotov Cocktail’s Flash Icon contest. You can read it (for free) right now and all the other excellent stories by the top ten finalists in the Flash Icon mega-issue. And, if you’re of the… Continue Reading “My Latest Publication: “The Father of Terror.””
Hey, look, it’s another of those self-aggrandizing posts where I urge you to go and read something I wrote. This time, it’s a story I placed with The Molotov Cocktail in their Flash Felon contest. I landed an honorable mention and a sixth-place finish… Continue Reading “Read My Stuff: The Molotov Cocktail Flash Felon Results”
Hey, all, you can read my flash fiction story “Night Walk” over at Digital Fiction Pub. This one is a reprint, and its first appearance was in the Molotov Cocktail’s Flash Future contest, where it took second place. Some of you have already read it,… Continue Reading “Ghost Story Apocalypse: My Latest Publication”
If you’re like me—and I assume you are since you read my blog—then you probably spend a lot of time submitting fiction to the multidinous array of print and digital publishers out there. But there may be a type of market of which you’re unaware,… Continue Reading “Writers, Be Heard: Speculative Audio Markets”
Today, we’re shaking things up a bit on Ranks of the Rejected. I recently spoke with Josh Goller, the editor-in-chief for the excellent flash fiction lit-zine The Molotov Cocktail. I asked Josh for the interview because he produces one of my favorite publications, and I really dig his approach… Continue Reading “Ranks of the Rejected – Josh Goller (The Molotov Cocktail)”
October 2015 is in the books, and I’ve rounded up all the rejection letters I received for the month for your viewing pleasure. I received a few more rejection in October than I did in September, but I also published a couple of stories,… Continue Reading “October 2015 Rejection Roundup”
I talk a lot about rejection on this here blog, but I do get the occasional acceptance. Here’s one of them, a flash fiction story called “The Rarest Cut” published today at Evil Girlfriend Media. It’s gross and quirky, and I had a lot of… Continue Reading ““The Rarest Cut” – My Latest Publication”