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Today marks my 1000th Duotrope story entry. I logged my first transaction on Dec. 11, 2011. Over the past five years, I’ve logged submissions to 367 different markets. Thus far I have had 127 out of a total of 141 accepted for publication–both in print and online. Two submissions were full-length novels, one was a novella, and another was a story anthology; the remainder were short stories and flash fiction. As a writer, I’ve found Duotrope to be an invaluable resource.
“Thirsty Horse”
“Those Two Legs”
Červená Barva Reading Series
I thoroughly enjoyed last night’s readings by Heather Madden, GennaRose Nethercott, and Julia Story at the Červená Barva Press Reading Series in Somerville, Massachusetts. Gloria Mindock has tentatively invited me to read from my new story collection “Machine Feelings” in the near future.
Reading at Newton Writing and Publishing Center
Reading from Machine Feelings at the Newton Writing and Publishing Center in Newton, Massachusetts, June 26, 2016. Photo courtesy John L. Stanizzi.
First Appearance On Amazon
Machine Feelings Galley Copy!
“The Final Solution”
“The First Plague”
The Machinery, an online literary collection of poetry, fiction, and art has accepted my absurdist fictional piece called “The First Plague” for publication in the near future.
All Blurbs Are In
My publisher reports that all the blurbs for the book cover are in! The next phase will be preparation of the front and back book covers. It shouldn’t be too long, now.
Here’s an excerpt:
“From the tale of a well-dressed android who suddenly discovers his subjective feelings of anger and indignation while fending off a human attacker, to the story of a junior faculty member who conducts Schrodinger’s experiment, only to discover the dual nature of his own mortality, the deft and compact stories contained in Phillip Temples’ newest collection reveal the quirky and unexpected reality that lies just beneath the surface of everyday appearances…”
–Brad Ray, “Pink X-Ray”