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Entry Submission to London Independent Story Prize Competition
Today I submitted one of my short stories to the London Independent Story Prize competition. The story is entitled “The Sincerest Form of Flattery.”
“Certainly the game is rigged. Don’t let that stop you; if you don’t bet you can’t win.” — Robert A. Heinlein
Parrot Tales
Seeing this Facebook post reminded me of a short story I wrote back in May, 2014 entitled “Bird Job.”
Michael C. Keith on Poet to Poet, Writer to Writer
My friend, Michael C. Keith, appeared last week on Doug Holder’s Poet to Poet, Writer to Writer series on Somerville Community Access TV. The YouTube interview can be viewed at <https://somerville.vod.castus.tv/vod/?video=335e1fa6-690b-4b41-a051-06dba351f965&nav=recent>.
Big Bird
If you’ve read the manuscript for my upcoming Carrie Bloomfield novel “Uncontacted Frontier” you’ll know the Harpy Eagle figures prominently in the story plot:
Helltown Chronicles Highlighted on Snowflakes in a Blizzard, August 13, 2019
This week’s issue of Snowflakes in a Blizzard highlights my 2017 horror-thriller, “Helltown Chronicles”:
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Why should this photo remind you of Helltown Chronicles? Check out this sample text from Chapter 19.
A Nice Plug for “The Winship Affair”
“Uncontacted Frontier” Accepted for Publication
I received good news earlier in the week: Moonshine Cove Publishing accepted my manuscript Uncontacted Frontier for publication. It will be the third book in the Carrie Bloomfield series of scientific mystery novels. I’m estimating it will be produced in spring/summer of 2020.
