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When they found my uncle wandering incoherent in the foggy morning streets he wasn't wearing his own clothes. A man unknown to me brought word of my uncle's illness, presenting me with a small folded letter on fine ivory paper. The paper shushed between our bare fingers a moment before he turned away. He traced his way through the general store with its many occupants, back into the bustle of the street. "Sir!" Clutching the letter at which I'd only glanced, I followed him through the double doors, grabbing his jacket sleeve before he could be overcome by a claret and gold four-in-hand. The black horses blew past us and onward down the cobblestones with the loud ring of their silver-shod feet overtaking my words. The man glared down at me as if I had upset his day rather than he mine. There was something in his eyes, half familiar and frightening. He was not an older man; he seemed of a marrying age, but I knew he was not married. How I knew this, I could not say. He disliked my consideration of him and twisted his arm free from my hold. "You'd best go now. He hasn't much time." #Still to come: "The Far-springer" will appear in On Spec, and "Island Lake" will appear in The Beastly Bride, another anthology from Ellen Datlow.
Shimmery News: Reopened!
Other Bits: Jabberwocky 3 is available now from Prime Books. For a mere $10, it is a lovely collection of strange fiction and poetry. It includes "Going Among Mad People" by yours truly. "The Lodger at Wintertide" ran in June 2008 on Fantasy Magazine, but we're still waiting for "The Far-springer" to appear in On Spec. More details when I have them! You may notice the site looking a bit more shiny, and that's thanks to the talents of Deena Warner.
![]() Prime Codex is still available at Paper Golem! ♥ No longer updated, but still a great resource: Speculative Fiction of ColoradoFind me on Good Reads Books reviews: purplepens.com ♥ |
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