Category Archives: Publishing

Wicked Tales

Yes, wicked tales from the witch city, also known as Salem, Massachusetts.  This anthology, Shadows in Salem: Wicked Tales From the Witch City, features stories of different genres and time periods set in Salem.  My story, “Love and Oil,” is … Continue reading

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A Wee Bit of News

My story “Firemage” just appeared in print in Wee Tales Volume 2, which is –as  it sounds — a publication aimed at a younger audience.  This experience was different for me in two ways: speed and audience.  I heard back … Continue reading

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January Rejoicing

I seem to be starting 2015 off on the right foot — I’ve already sold two stories.  Of course, it helped that I finished 2014 with 23 stories still out there in submissions.  The first story is “Piles of Angels,” … Continue reading

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Non-Sparkling Vampires

I received notice that my story “Safe Haven” has been accepted for the anthology These Vampires Don’t Sparkle.  It’s a measure of the impact of the Twilight series on vampire lore and our culture in general that such a title … Continue reading

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S&S 28 Now Available

Volume 28 of the Sword and Sorceress fantasy anthology series went live at the beginning of November, and I’m just now catching up with reality.  The book is now available in trade paperback, Kindle, and Nook formats.  This volume has … Continue reading

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Zugzwang for All

The Kindle edition of Phobos Magazine’s zugzwang issue is now available on Amazon for $1.00.  PDF and print editions are still coming.  My story “Under Two Moons” in this issue with the protagonist forced to make a bad decision because … Continue reading

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Halloween News

“Grandma on Her Rocking Chair,” the dead-relatives-on-the-stairs story, is now available.  Strange Lucky Halloween is out from Whortleberry Press and can be ordered at http://www.lulu.com/shop/jean-goldstrom/strange-lucky-halloween/paperback/product-21183612.html. And there’s more news . . . Phobos Magazine that publishes weird tales in Philadelphia has … Continue reading

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Coffee is Served

I heard back from the anthology Coffee: Caffeinated Tales of the Fantastic published by UFO (Unidentified Funny Objects).  They are accepting from me a tale called “From the Shores of Tripoli” that originally appeared in 1996, the third story I … Continue reading

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Dead Relatives on the Stairs

Yesterday — the last day of July — I spontaneously decided to submit a story to the Whortleberry Press Halloween anthology.  I hadn’t planned to submit anything, even though Whortleberry has published three other stories of mine in previous books … Continue reading

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Triple Shortlisted

As of a few days ago, I have been triple shortlisted.  That’s a good thing.  It means I have three pieces of writing in the final stage of the selection process at various publications.   This third shortlisting came from … Continue reading

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