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The 2023 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day

For starters, Smashwords is currently having its annual summer sale, where you can get plenty of e-books at reduced prices or for free, including several of mine. The 2023 Hugo finalists were also accidentally announced for about an hour on … Continue reading

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First Monday Free Fiction: Revolt at the North Pole

Welcome to the December 2021 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on the first Monday of every … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Free Fiction: The Robot Turkey Apocalypse

Today is Thanksgiving in the US, so Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate. This holiday is all about giving thanks, so it’s also the perfect time to say “thank you” to the readers of this blog with a free holiday … Continue reading

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The Tale of Declan, Disruptor of Doors

The Tale of Declan, Disruptor of Doors A Sword and Sorcery Parody by Cora Buhlert In an age undreamt of, after the Supreme Lord of Darkness descended from his mountain to lead the Hounds of Sadness in their assault against … Continue reading

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First Monday Free Fiction: Ritual Failure

Welcome to the October 2021 edition of First Monday Free Fiction, which goes out on a Tuesday, because I was really busy yesterday and just forgot to post this. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free … Continue reading

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The 2021 July Short Story Challenge – Day by Day

For starters, Smashwords is currently having its annual summer sale, where you can get plenty of e-books at reduced prices or for free, including several of mine. In other news, blogging will be light this month and the remaining two … Continue reading

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First Monday Free Fiction: Angoraphobia

Welcome to the April 2021 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on every first Monday of the … Continue reading

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First Monday Free Fiction: Our Lady of the Burning Heart

Welcome to the March 2021 edition of First Monday Free Fiction, which is also posted on the first day of the month this time around. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week … Continue reading

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Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month for September 2020

It’s that time of the month again, time for “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”. So what is “Indie Speculative Fiction of the Month”? It’s a round-up of speculative fiction by indie and small press authors (as well as the … Continue reading

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First Monday Free Fiction: The Four and a Half Minute Boiled Egg

Welcome to the April 2020 edition of First Monday Free Fiction. To recap, inspired by Kristine Kathryn Rusch who posts a free short story every week on her blog, I’ll post a free story on every first Monday of the … Continue reading

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