Tag Archives: short stories
Why do the voices in my head never tell me to go to Paris?
It’s unfair, really. As a writer, there are a lot of voices in my head – fortunately for you all, I channel their suggestions into my writing. Otherwise: man, we’d all be in trouble.
I started a story last night, which is
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Conflux 2013
So, the Conflux program is now live.
This is the NatCon for 2013, so probably the biggest gathering the tribe will see in Oz this year.
I’m doing a late night panel on Old and New Fairy Tales (with Lisa
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In the strange space …
… where I write very little short fiction.
I was thinking this morning that I’ve been in the space for a couple of years now. The kind of short fiction output I had a couple of year
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Over at 40k …
Hewing Away the Rough Walls (Or, Five Ways to Put Your Story on a Diet)
The ever-clever Lisa Hannett has blogged over at Shimmer on the above topic. She also mentions my favourite Michelangelo story (no, not the one involving the duck and the
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Varuna – New Opps for Short Story Writers
Varuna the Writers’ House has partnered with Scribe to offer the following:
Varuna Announces Two New Opportunities for Short Story Writers
Varuna is proud to partner Scribe Publications in two new programs aimed at presenting, exploring and extending the range of short story writing in Australia.
The programs are open to writers resident in Australia. Writers are invited to apply for one or
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Sourdough and Other Stories
And so, this is what I’m working on in those times when the novel seems to suck all the words from my brainpan: Sourdough and Other Stories. The original Sourdough story appeared in Tartarus Press’ Strange Tales II in 2007. Sister,
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New story at The Daily Cabal 'Aeaea St' – a title for the uber-nerdly amongst ye …
They ran on all fours, pausing only to sniff the air and howl.
Sometimes they were men, sometimes wolves, always grey though, always hungry. The moon lit their way as they slipped like shadows along the streets. Sometimes they got distracted by trash cans ripe with enticing rot,
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The Lifted Brow – Call for Submissions – The Atlas Issue
TLB6 is an atlas of the world, newly observed by lots of bands, writers, and artists that you like. Participation is easy:
1. Pick a country.
2. Send us fiction or nonfiction, a song, or a comic based on that country. The relationship of your piece to the country you pick can be as real, fake, or loose as you want.
Angela’s note:
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