Gallaudet University Anthology on Science Fiction and Fantasy

Last November I submitted a short story to a proposed anthology for deaf and hard of hearing authors who write in the field of fantasy and science fiction.

I've been working on a series about Mira Hunter, Mage of Boston. She has a complex life living with one foot in the mundane world and the other in the world of magic. She's a wounded warrior, has a morbid sense of humor, and struggles in the way so many of us do, especially in understanding things outside of her realm of experience.

Ghostly Demands is a look into what it would be like to deal with things even a magic worker doesn't understand. Because a Mage is not a Medium.

Tonight I received notice that Gallaudet University accepted Mira's story, giving her a voice in the world. Wrapped up with a hellhound, a medium, and a haunting, this is a story to give us all pause about what's important beyond the veil and how we deal with our losses.

No name on the anthology yet. We're going into pre-production editing and as soon as I know something it will be up for everyone to see.

We're off to give Mage Mira and her friends a presence in the world of humans!

Bridges

Bridges - 2016 Anthology: Selected works by the East Texas Writers Guild is now on sale through Amazon. 

This is a 374 page book by selected writers of the Guild. It has the most consistently good work of any anthology I've run into. I'm not saying that because I'm one of the authors. I'm saying that because the selection committee found authors who produce good quality work. It is as simple and as difficult as that. 

Unlike many anthologies (I'm not generally a fan of anthologies) there is a thread of quality that runs through it. There is no OMG this is so horrible selection nor is there a Pulitzer prize winner. What it offers is good, solid writing.

All of it. 

How do I know? I  read it.  Slowly. I've taken time to reflect on the quality of the writing. I was surprised at how good it was. I just met these folks a year ago. I didn't know them from Adam except as people who, like me, write. 

The children's stories are entertaining. The poetry (again, I'm not a huge fan of poetry) is surprisingly good. It contains fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and memoir. Everything from science fiction to stories about a child's imaginary worm friend. I love that children's story! 

This is a book that should be sold in airports. You can read complete stories on short hops or several on longer flights. It is a beach book. A nighttime book. A book to share with children or grandchildren. It is a book to give for a birthday to a friend who loves short stories. 

The quality of the printing and cover design is excellent. 

I wish there was a Kindle version. There is not. Maybe next year.