I have mixed feelings announcing my latest short story, "Victim Impact Statement, freshly published in On Spec. I'm super pleased with the story and the excellent home it found, but I'm deeply saddened by the closing of this unique independent magazine. Cover art by Janice Blaine This is the final issue for On Spec, which… Continue reading New Short Fiction: “Victim Impact Statement”
I'm pleased to have a new story freshly published in this season's filling Station. Cover Art by Var(mit) Mayors Since 1993, filling Station has been publishing innovative and experimental prose, poetry, literary journalism, and visual art. It's a gorgeous print magazine published three times a year out of Calgary, Alberta. This is my first piece in… Continue reading New Short Fiction: “Lighting fires in memoir class”
I'm pleased to have a new story freshly published in the latest issue of chouette. The lovely chouette logo -- so intriguing to use a mouse, the owl's prey... The third issue of chouette, Winter 2025, has just been released, and it has a theme: "bare." Over 70 gorgeous pages of poetry, prose, and graphics… Continue reading New Short Fiction: “November”
March update: In the original post, I suggested that longcon magazine appeared to be on hiatus, but good news: it's active and awesome, and even open for submissions for issue 2.1. Check out the longcon website. Original post: I'm pleased to have a new story freshly published in the latest issue of The /tƐmz/ Review.… Continue reading New Short Fiction: “Night Life”
I'm pleased to have a new story freshly published in this season's Fiddlehead. Cover Image: Erica Beyea The Fiddlehead is one of Canada's oldest litmags, established in 1945. It's published quarterly, in print, out of the University of New Brunswick. And it's always a beautiful read. I've had a couple of stories its pages, including "Mr.… Continue reading New Short Fiction: “Everything hangs by a thread”
Catherine Austen 