Hey, would you look at that.
All of the stories published in Flash Fiction Online last year have been collected into one convenient anthology, including my story Copy Machine.
The anthology has a gorgeous cover, and look at that! My name is right there on the cover. First time I’ve made the cover of anything. Is my name becoming a draw? 🙂
The anthology is available in Kindle, Nook, and PDF format.
It has become increasingly difficult to get enough quotes to fill in Quote Mondays lately. You may have noticed that I have skipped them here and there in the past few months. The older the kids get, the less hilariously out of context they are. Their too-serious comments are thoughtful or spot-on, rather than funny.
I have always maintained a sort of “editorial vision” when it comes to Quote Monday. There have always been comments that one or another have urged me to put into Quote Monday, but I have refused on the grounds that it didn’t “feel” like the right kind of quote. So I am very sensitive about not forcing quotes, or writing down “inferior” quotes, just to make my quota. (Get it? Quota?)
Therefore, it is with a heavy heart that I am going to have to retire Quote Monday as a regular feature here on the blog. There are currently 275 entries in the “From the Mouths of Babes” category; more than enough to occupy you should you feel the need for some quotes.
I know this breaks everyone’s heart. Quote Monday has long been the favorite feature of the blog. Alas, all good things must come to an end.
I will still post quotes occasionally when I have them, but I don’t yet know how often that will be.
— The Management
A new story today at Every Day Fiction, An Engineered Product.
This story tackles the future of food production. What sort of futuristic developments might arise by genetic manipulation of our food? On the other hand, maybe things really were better in the old days.
Also, I just realized this is my first published story with a fart joke in it. Ladies and gentlemen, I have well and truly made it.
If you get a chance, leave a comment or click on the stars at the bottom to rate it.
I am very pleased to announce my story, “Grant My Powder Be Dry and My Aim Be True” will appear in an upcoming “SHORTS” anthology from The Novel Fox.
This is both the longest story I’ve sold, and also I think the first straight up fantasy I’ve sold. Magic, gods, sword fights…well, here’s the synopsis:
A man awakens naked in a forest with no memory and no clues to his identity. he displays mysterious powers during a fight with bandits, and the swordswoman Lyse agrees to help him discover who, or what, he is. The answers may be more than they bargained for, when strange warriors capture them for unknown purposes. In time, the two learn that gods sometimes control the world less than they like, and the world is a changing place. Some gods prefer things the way they were.
As always, I will let you know when the book is available for purchase.
Sorry everyone, no quotes today. Lots going on lately, and not much time to blog. Updates will probably be slim until at least after Thanksgiving.
So…how are you?
-The Management
Shane Halbach 