• A Cup Of Normal – Ebook

    This is my short story collection, A CUP OF NORMAL.  It came out in print format in 2010: Inside are twenty-three short stories, some that have been printed in magazines and anthologies, some that have not. The collection was nominated for both an Endeavour Award,…

  • Release Day – Life Between Dreams

    Fiction River – Unnatural Worlds is officially out today! This fantastic anthology is filled with terrific stories from authors: Ray Vukcevich, Esther M. Friesner, Irette Y. Patterson, Kellen Knolan, Annie Reed, Dean Wesley Smith, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Leah Cutter, Richard Bowes, Jane Yolen, and David…

  • News and Whatnot

    Things You Can Read Soon HANG FIRE – Finally!  Thank you, everyone for being patient with me on this one.  HANG FIRE is the twenty-part serial short story I wrote that takes place between DEAD IRON and TIN SWIFT in the Age of Steam steampunk…

  • The Short of It

    I wrote a short story. I was talking about it last week, wondering if I remembered how to do the little tricks that make a short story work since I’ve been so focused on novels the last few years. The obvious difference between writing a…

  • The Hats of Deadline

    COLD COPPER is the third book in the Age of Steam steampunk series, and it comes out July 2, 2013.  Here’s the awesome cover by the amazing Cliff Nielsen: (really, go check out his Tumblr and see his fantastic art. Totally worth your time.) Sometimes…

  • Meanwhile at the Monk house…

    …Things have been busy!  Let’s get the important stuff out of the way: Growing… My herb garden is no more.  For whatever reason *cough-lackofwatering-cough* all the herbs have shriveled up and died.  I have decided I am not a very good grower nor harvester of…

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