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TWO Locus Awards Finalist Honors!
Both "D.I.Y." and "The Coward Who Stole God's Name" were voted to be finalists in the Locus Award for Best Short Story
Apr 30
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NEW STORY DAY: “So You Want to Kiss Your Nemesis” at Lightspeed Magazine
A free little story to brighten your day
Apr 7
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NEW STORY DAY: “So You Want to Kiss Your Nemesis” at Lightspeed Magazine
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New Story Day: Irresponsibly Human at Small Wonders Magazine
A brand new story about the struggles of being an alien invader, and my debut novel enters Goodreads!
Apr 1
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New Story Day: Irresponsibly Human at Small Wonders Magazine
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March 2023
An Ending Is Easy, But Endings Are Hard; and some good news, and jokes
Thoughts about what endings mean, plus I freak out about being nominated for a Nebula Award
Mar 14
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February 2023
Story Day: "The First Stop Is Always the Last" at Flash Fiction Online
This is the most unusual publication I've ever experienced. In 2017 I published a queer time loop story at Flash Fiction Online, about a bus driver who…
Feb 20
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Story Day: "The First Stop Is Always the Last" at Flash Fiction Online
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New Story Day: “Bad Doors” at Uncanny Magazine
This newsletter got a little quiet for a month, but my keyboard stayed loud. I’ve been pounding the keys on revisions for three big projects, none of…
Feb 7
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New Story Day: “Bad Doors” at Uncanny Magazine
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December 2022
All the Short Stories I Published in 2022 (and some jokes)
Most of the stories are free! Come have a fiction or two.
Dec 13, 2022
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All the Short Stories I Published in 2022 (and some jokes)
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November 2022
Fighting Your Internal Editor During NaNoWriMo (plus: good news!)
Cheering y'all to write your first drafts, discussing the role of internal editors, sharing good publishing news, and sharing things that made me laugh…
Nov 7, 2022
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October 2022
How to Make a John Wiswell
Greetings, citizens of Substack! Welcome to Take This and Live. Here you’ll get news about everything I publish, including my debut novel SOMEONE YOU…
Oct 20, 2022
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Oct 5, 2022
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