So it’s been quiet for me on the short fiction front, and I am aiming to correct that as soon as possible. With 2010 having been spent to a large degree on my novel, you might have thought I’d gone permanently quiet on the short fiction front. Nothing is further from the truth. I want more life. I ain’t done yet.

I am sitting on a handfull of tales that need editing — these aren’t warmed-over from past years, they are brand-new stories. It will take a little time to get them out there, but there’s two that stick out of what’s currently in the pipe:

• A horror piece taking place in small town, USA. A mailman discovers odd things happening to the people on his route, and becomes convinced an outside influence is supplanting the very residents he delivers to.
• A military science-fiction tale about a religious cult armed to the teeth with cutting-edge technology that sallies forth from a secret base every few decades to fire colossal cannons at the aliens they believe orbit their planet.

They’ll be here before you know it.

So 2010 was slow for you, the reader, and I need to rectify that. I will be bringing you new fiction before you know it. In the meantime, if you’ve a particular request, let me know. I’ve been playing with expanding on the storylines of a few of my older tales — sort of a continuation of those characters’ journeys. Maybe I’ll swing a few out in that direction, too.

Stay tuned. And Happy New Year!