Nothing for All

Bibliophile stalker has a nice review of the latest Lone Star Stories and my story, "Gone Daddy Gone."

Check it out:

http://charles-tan.blogspot.com/2009/04/bookmagazine-review-lone-star-stories.html

Thanks, Charles!

The April issue of Lone Star Stories is up, and it includes my story "Gone Daddy Gone." This is my surf movie retelling of the Swan Maiden myth. You can check it out right here:

http://literary.erictmarin.com/gone.htm

Here's the whole table of contents:

Fiction:

1. "People, Unnoticed" by Patricia Russo
2. "Off the Path" by Nicole Kornher-Stace
3. "Gone Daddy Gone" by Josh Rountree

Poetry:

1. "Fjöturlundr (Saturnian)" by Sonya Taaffe
2. "Bones of the God" by Ann K. Schwader
3. "The Maiden to the Fox Did Say" by Amal El-Mohtar and Nicole Kornher-Stace

Enjoy.

Speaking of story marketing...

I just got word from ericmarin that he's buying "Gone Daddy Gone" for Lone Star Stories. The story will appear in the April 2009 issue. This is my surf movie / beat retelling of the Swan Maiden myth.

Cool, daddio!

I got word from ericmarin that two of my stories received Honorable Mentions in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Vol. 21.

Last year was a slow sales year for me -- I only published four stories -- so I'm pleased to see two of them being recognized. The odd stories out are "Stephanie Shrugs" which has been one of my better received stories according to reader feedback. (Both of you.) The other is "Blood and Oil." Both from Realms of Fantasy.

As for the stories receiving Honorable Mentions, they are:

In the Thicket, With Wolves - Realms of Fantasy

When the Rain Comes - Lone Star Stories

Both of these stories have female protagonists and are written from a female POV. Not sure what that means, but there you go.

Thanks to the eds of YBFH#21 for the kind recognition!

(EDIT: According to my records, Blood and Oil was actually an early '08 publication, so I just had three stories published last year...)