Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores, 2019 I wrote this story a long time ago and was my audition piece for entry into my current writers group, The Wyrdsmiths. I rewrote it many times since then and am thrilled to have it out with a SFWA qualified market like CR&ES. You can read it here. It […]
Reckoning 3 Reckoning is a very cool publication that does creative writing on environmental justice. You can read the poem on their website, as well as order the ebook or print edition. “Stoking both hope and righteous anger, this far-ranging compendium of writings—visionary, minatory, consolatory by turns—faces our environmental future head-on, honestly but without […]
with Jane YolenTachyon 2019 I was initially reticent to turn this short story into a novella. But I am so glad we did. It got deeper and darker and, thanks to the awesome folks at Tachyon, it’s also reaching a lot more people. Buy it from an indie bookstore! “Vivid, gripping and actually riveting as […]
Lace and Blade 5Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust (February, 2019) When Paradox Magazine closed its doors, I despaired of ever selling another Ken’ichi and Master Shichiro story. Where does one even sell Medieval Japanese detective stories? To the lovely people with Lace & Blade it turns out. In this installment, the duo are called […]
with Jane Yolen,Heidi E.Y. Stemple, and Jason StempleNational Geographic Children’s Books 2014 Writing with my whole family was amazing. And we got a starred review from Booklist! See also: Fly with Me *STARRED REVIEW* “This engaging large-format volume offers 19 surprising, amusing, and endearing stories of real animals doing unusual things…Well suited to reading alone […]
with Jane Yolen, Heidi E.Y. Stemple, and Jason StempleNational Geographic Children’s Books 2018 The family collaboration started in Animal Stories continues in this big, beautiful book. Starred review in Kirkus! Buy it from an indie bookstore! *STARRED REVIEW* “Yolen and her three children celebrate birds with a lavishly illustrated compendium of facts, photographs, and poetry…As […]
with Jane YolenIllustrated by Elizabeth DulembaCornell Lab Publishing Group (August 27, 2018) My first picture book! A young girl learns to bird using the “Crow not Crow” method. Buy it from an indie bookstore! There’s a little teacher’s guide at Unleashing Readers. (Some lovely reviews as well!) “Descriptions and photos of all the birds illustrated […]
The conclusion to the Seelie Wars trilogy. Buy The Seelie King’s war from an independent bookstore.
Penguin 2013 If you’re a middle-grader who’s made a golem, what do you do with him? Well, if you’re Sammy, you make him the drummer in your klezmer band! Buy B.U.G. from a local indie bookstore. A magical coming-of-age story that addresses the themes of bullying, friendship, good versus evil, first crushes, and making good […]
Edited by Jack Dann and Gardner DozoisAndersen Press Ltd 2009 The Russian revolution, but with dragons. Years later we turned this into the well-received novella, The Last Tsar’s Dragons. Vivid, gripping and actually riveting as the Red Danger takes a whole new meaning here. Loved it. —The Book Smugglers
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