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10 August 2006
Reprint sale of "Jack Sprat's Golem" to Whispering Spirits anthology.

15 May 2006
"Salvation in a Plastic Bag," a short story about finding hope in unlikely places is now in print in the anthology "Modern Magic." Stop by Fantasist Enterprises for your own copy.

30 June 2005
"Jack Sprat's Golem" is now available online at Lost in the Dark.

9 June 2005
"The Shapeshifter's Challenge," a short story, was a quarter finalist in the 2nd Quarter, 2005 Writers of the Future Contest.

28 April 2005
My short story, "Jack Sprat's Golem," has been accepted for publication by Lost in the Dark. It will be out in their Summer 2005 issue.

30 March 2005
My article on characterization, "Curse of the Nice Girl" is now available online at the zine Neverary.

11 March 2005
"The Blood Charm," a story focused on Breas and Regan, has been accepted for inclusion in the anthology Through the Darkened Mirror: Tales of Dark Romance. Publication date TBA.

7 March 2005
My article on characterization, "Curse of the Nice Girl" has been accepted for publication at the online zine Neverary.

30 December 2004
"Salvation in a Plastic Bag" made it all the way to quarter-finalist in the 4th quarter, 2004 Writers of the Future contest. Not too shabby considering the judges are folks like Robert J. Sawyer, Robert Silverberg, Kevin J. Anderson, Algis Budrys and K.D. Wentworth. Wowee!

11 October 2004
Talis, Regan O'Connell's favorite dark elf, will beat her to print! "Salvation in a Plastic Bag," a story featuring Talis and Breas the vampire, will appear in Modern Magic: Tales of Fantasy and Horror, an anthology edited by William Horner III. This anthology, focusing on contemporary and urban fantasy is set to be published in Spring/Summer 2005. Stay tuned for more information.

8 October 2004
Just got word that an excerpt and one-page synopsis of Improbable Child: The Music of Chaos was a finalist in the 2004 Southwest Writers Contest! Not the same as winning, but a small victory nonetheless. The reviewer/critiquer said my synopsis was excellent, which is a big ole ego booster.

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