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Mirrorshards: A House, Haunted

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Friday, December 19, 2014. A House, Haunted. We spent the night in a haunted house. We didn’t have to. No one forced us. We’re not sure now why we did. There were no horrifying apparitions. No blood dripped slowly from the ceiling. Nothing moaned or whispered. No fingers clutched or trailed softly down the soft hairs along our arms. The house was musty and damp, and we slept fitfully, fearfully, expectantly. Nothing at all happened. We spend nights in a haunted house. Part of the Advent Ghosts. Lẩu thái ...

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Mirrorshards: June 2015

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015. What We're Having" at Strange Horizons. My story " What We're Having. Is up at Strange Horizons this week. It's a quiet and (hopefully) charming little relationship story, centered on a time-traveling skillet. Enjoy! Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Sticks and Stones" at PodCastle. My story "Sticks and Stones," originally published at Crossed Genres, is now up. All hail the new overlords, Rachael and Graeme! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Elsewhere - Nathan's Writing in Other Venues. Is lice...

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Mirrorshards: August 2014

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Thursday, August 28, 2014. Hand-made, Locally Grown, Artisanal. Emily looked over the makeshift table, lips pursed. The nightmare peddler swayed, ugly face indifferent. 8221; Emily asked, pointing to an angular silver one. 8220;Cut you,” the man grunted. 8221; Two distressed yarn balls. 8220;Spiders. Spiders everywhere.”. 8220;Not very creative,” Emily sniffed. 8220;Scare you,” the man gasped, “to death.”. Emily raised an eyebrow and smirked. “We’re done here,” she told me. Wednesday, August 27, 2014.

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Mirrorshards: June 2014

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Sunday, June 29, 2014. A Red and White Fuse, Burning Slowly. But it could have been worse. In a couple of months, we might have aerial bombardment to worry about. How many presents do you think Santa stores in his sleigh at once? Saturday, June 7, 2014. I met a backwards man today. His head face the right way, and he walked forward. No rakshasa nonsense or anything like that. But he was backwards. I could tell. He moved against the flow of the current. I kept the knife. Thursday, June 5, 2014. The First ...

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Mirrorshards: December 2014

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Friday, December 19, 2014. A House, Haunted. We spent the night in a haunted house. We didn’t have to. No one forced us. We’re not sure now why we did. There were no horrifying apparitions. No blood dripped slowly from the ceiling. Nothing moaned or whispered. No fingers clutched or trailed softly down the soft hairs along our arms. The house was musty and damp, and we slept fitfully, fearfully, expectantly. Nothing at all happened. We spend nights in a haunted house. Part of the Advent Ghosts. The Squid...

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Mirrorshards: July 2014

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014. My borderline-sociopath-versus-evil-elder-god-of-the-U.S.-highway-system story is up at Intergalactic Medicine Show, right here. And no more paywall over yonder, either! Saturday, July 26, 2014. Measured in Coffee Spoons. Herbert wandered, lost in thought. He came to a fork in the road. Confused, he bent and picked it up. Fine silverware, no sign of tarnish. Curious. Well," the man said again, "start eating.". Eventually, Herbert regretted taking an extra cake at tea. So if you ar...

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Mirrorshards: September 2014

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Sunday, September 28, 2014. And All the Tribes of the Earth Shall Mourn" at Mythic Delirium. Returns with, among many others, my story "And All the Tribes of the Earth Shall Mourn," in which a man fails to understand other people's religious ecstasy, and also McDonald's. Saturday, September 20, 2014. UFO 3 Out Now! The grand and hopefully long-standing traditional annual UFO anthology is out early! You can buy it at Amazon. Or (eventually, I presume) from the UFO Publishing. 8220;You got the money? The b...

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Mirrorshards: Malfunctions

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Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Timothy turned on the tap. 8220;The water isn’t working right,” said Betty. And it wasn’t. It flowed out of the tap and down to the sink, clear and cold to the touch, but it wouldn’t get anything wet. He added coffee grounds to the filter holder and they just hovered in the middle of the fluid, undampened. He glared at Betty, sipping blithely from her mug as she sat at the table. “How did you get yours, then? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. The Sea of...

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Mirrorshards: November 2014

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Saturday, November 29, 2014. Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Count Darigon cackled as the Sword refused to budge. “I know you, King Amberion,” he rasped. "You are a thoughtful leader and a complicated man. You are good. But the Sword can be wielded only by the pure of heart. Can you truly say that you have never sinned, never fallen short? 8220;I’m not a good person,” she told his stunned expression as his head rolled on the ground. “But I know what I want.”. Tuesday, November 25, 2014. The summoning booth...

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Mirrorshards: The Squid of Despair

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014. The Squid of Despair. The Squid of Despair takes up most of the living room now. Its muddy, brown-­gray skin saps the brightness from the room, or perhaps simply highlights the lack already there. It rolls a dinner-plate­-sized eye at me as I step over its sprawled tentacles. I kick it. It does not respond. The Squid lifts one tentacle, then drops it, limply, on my lap. Because of this, I cannot kick Cal, too. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. I Shou...