"Blood Quarry"

My unusual vampire tale "Blood Quarry" has just gone up at The Piker Press today! This is a story of a boy whose family is snatched from their campsite in the middle of the night by a tribe of bat-people -- anthro-bats who fly and live on blood. The boy goes after the kidnappers only to find friendship with a bat-kid his age in a relationship that soon brings about dire changes in the boy's life. Set in the magnificence of Yellowstone Park, "Blood Quarry" is an exciting and scary adventure tale. I hope you enjoy it!

"Blood Quarry" at The Piker Press

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"Blood Quarry" is coming!

I learned this week that my story "Blood Quarry" will appear at The Piker Press on January 10, 2011! This is a tale of a boy whose family is snatched from their campsite in the middle of the night by a tribe of bat-people -- anthro-bats who fly and live on blood. The boy goes after the kidnappers only to find friendship with a bat-kid his age, a relationship that soon brings about dire changes in the boy's life. Set in the magnificence of Yellowstone Park, "Blood Quarry" is an exciting and scary adventure tale. I'll let you know when the story goes up next month at The Piker Press!

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A Little Love for "Flight"

"Flight" is a lovely story, one of my favorites, that I'm still trying to place. It almost made the cut in the recent issue (Vol. 12/39, Spring/Summer 2010) of the Allegory Zine, a great compilation of stories. Here you can see that my story made Honorable Mention! The editor said he liked it very much, and I'm honored that I made it to the final round. *Sigh!* Maybe next time...

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PICTURED: Lamar Valley at Sunset, Yellowstone Park, June 4, 2008; taken by yours truly. "Flight" is set in Wyoming, written well before I ever read any of Annie Proulx's magnificent writing. I was highly intimidated by encountering the work of the master chronicler of Wyoming life and vistas. I hope when "Flight" is published that it holds up well, at least a little bit...