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January 29, 2007
Dragons, Knights, & Angels - February Issue (#41)
The print edition for DKA's February issue is now available for sale through Lulu.com.
Just $6.49 (+ shipping)
This issue includes:
"The Parking Meter" by Nick Ozment
"Basho on the Back Road to Camelot" by Deborah P Kolodji
"The Tressatops Egg" by Kristal M. Johnson
"Crossroads" by Karen A. Romanko
"Breaking Ties" by Sheri Fresonke Harper
"The Naming" by Patricia Kelly
These works will be published online in February. Look for the stories to be published on Saturdays and the poems on Tuesdays.
Or you could just buy the print edition now and read them all at once.
Enjoy!
Posted by Selena at 04:43 PM | Comments (0)
"Flowers for My Beloved" published!
My latest story to be published is now available.
It's called "Flowers for My Beloved" and is in the debut issue of The Literary Bone.
Sadly, the magazine is not free.
However, you can purchase it through Lulu.
Just $2.06 for a pdf download version
9.99 for a print version
This is another story about the Kedru, a species I have written about before. Don't worry though, it's a stand-alone story. You don't have to read the others to understand this one.
This story is a little different in that it has a fantasy feel, instead of a scifi one, because it takes place on a world that doesn't have space travel and isn't aware of other sentient species.
"Flowers for My Beloved" tells the story of Isabeau who is mentioned in "The Choosing."
Previous Kedru stories.
"The Choosing" which was published in The Sword Review
"Verid" also published in The Sword Review
"Young Ones" which was published in Ray Gun Revival
Posted by Selena at 08:53 AM | Comments (0)
January 23, 2007
DKA: "And after everyone abandons the planet, it rolls" by Sankar Roy
Our last poem for January is….
"And after everyone abandons the planet, it rolls"
by Sankar Roy
Tease:
"Imagine the earth after everyone abandons it."
Get the print edition that includes this poem!
Posted by Selena at 07:31 AM | Comments (0)
January 20, 2007
DKA: "Vehement the Merciful" by John Kuhn
Next up is a fantasy story by one of our favorite writers:
"Vehement the Merciful"
by John Kuhn
Tease:
"When King Vehement the Merciful mistakes justice for a vice and weakness for a virtue, the just in his kingdom suffer the most."
You may remember John's previous works in DKA:
"Sally and Her Grandfathers"(fiction)
"The Crutch" (poem)
He also won first place in our recent poetry contest with "Statuary."
More of John's work can be found at The Sword Review.
Get the print edition that includes "Vehement the Merciful!"
Posted by Selena at 07:54 AM | Comments (0)
January 16, 2007
I'm Rich!
Well, not really. But I did just receive my first royalty check, which is WAY cool.
It makes me feel like a "real writer." I don’t even mind that the check will barely buy me lunch.
Want to make sure my royalty check is bigger next year?
Go buy a copy (or two or more) of Distant Passages…
$13.99 + S/H – Click here to buy!
It's chockfull of great speculative fiction and poetry.
Don't believe me?
Here's what you'll get:
"And on the Seventh Day" by Marsheila Rockwell,
"Beautiful Dreamer" by Edward McKeown,
"The Last Hurrah" by L. S. King,
"The Traveler's Tale" by Marcie Lynn Tentchoff,
"All That Glitters" by Pam L. Wallace,
"Captain Jack Bowie and the Steel Wolf Renegades" by Sean T. M. Stiennon,
"Rosemary" by Jaime Lee Moyer,
"The Choosing" by Selena Thomason,
"Moonstone" by Joseph Thomas Mahoney,
"City of Deliverance" by Robert Barlow,
"Treecutter" by Scott M. Sandridge,
"Welcoming Armageddon With Open Arms" by Mikal Trimm,
"Old Soul" by Mike Wever,
"Presence" Domyelle Rhyse,
"Racing the Gap," by Byron Leavitt,
"A Picture's Worth" by Wade Ogletree,
"The Anointed" by Rosemary McMillen,
"No Greater Love" by Wesley Lambert,
"Dark Angel, Benigno" by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, and
"The Ship" by Terry Weide
That's lots of good stuff.
Posted by Selena at 03:42 PM | Comments (0)
DKA: "A Mortal Kingdom Lies on Both Sides of the Mirror" by Bruce Boston
Today's update is a poem by well-known poet Bruce Boston. Enjoy!
"A Mortal Kingdom Lies on Both Sides of the Mirror"
by Bruce Boston
Tease:
"Speculations while shaving with a straight razor."
Get the print edition that includes this poem!
Posted by Selena at 07:44 AM | Comments (0)
January 14, 2007
Vote for ME!
Wow! I just found out that I've been nominated in the Preditors & Editors Reader's Poll under "magazine/e-zine editor". How cool is that?!?
I could never compete with Bill, who is currently second in the standings, but it feels great to be in such accomplished company.
Of course, if you haven't voted for your favorite editor yet and you want to vote for me…well, that would just be fabulous beyond words.
Voting closes midnight TONIGHT (January 14) (GMT).
Posted by Selena at 06:08 PM | Comments (0)
New Column: "Stewardship"
My latest column is up. Pop on over and check it out.
Thanks.
Posted by Selena at 08:47 AM | Comments (0)
January 13, 2007
DKA: "A Curse and a Boon" by Swapna Kishore
Today's update is a fantasy story…
"A Curse and a Boon"
by Swapna Kishore
Tease:
"On her twelfth birthday, Princess Shari learns that her mother, the Queen, is not dead. She lies in a casket in a Tower, frozen in time because of a curse and a boon. Shari needs to find out how to save her mother, but time is running out, and she doesn't even know where to start..."
Get the print edition that includes this story!
Posted by Selena at 07:42 AM | Comments (0)
January 11, 2007
DKA's First Print Edition Now Available!
DKA's first print edition is now available for sale through Lulu.com.
Just $6.49 (+ shipping)
This issue includes:
"Moving On" by Adria Laycraft
"Dead Oracles" by Steven Riddle
"A Curse and a Boon" by Swapna Kishore
"A Mortal Kingdom Lies on Both Sides of the Mirror" by Bruce Boston
"Vehement the Merciful" by John Kuhn
"And after everyone abandons the planet, it rolls" by Sankar Roy
Some of which won't be available online until later this month.
Enjoy!
Posted by Selena at 06:45 PM | Comments (0)
Vote for DKA!
It's that time!
Time to vote for your favorites in the yearly Preditors and Editors Readers Poll.
I'm of course hoping your favorites include DKA, and authors and artists published in DKA, Sword Review, Ray Gun Revival, or Haruah. But vote for whoever you want, no one will know.
There are a bunch of categories and you can only vote once in each category. If you don't see your favorite listed, you can just write it in (thus nominating it and putting it in the running).
Voting is open until January 14th ONLY. So make your voice heard before then. ;)
For the current standings, go here
Thanks.
Posted by Selena at 08:43 AM | Comments (0)
January 09, 2007
DKA: "Dead Oracles" by Steven Riddle
Our first poem for January is…
"Dead Oracles"
by Steven Riddle
Tease:
"Look, you have no ring of truth..."
Posted by Selena at 07:38 AM | Comments (0)
January 08, 2007
Chex Mix Epiphany
So, today I'm making Chex Mix,* cutting up the butter into small cubes (even though the recipe doesn't say to do so) because I know that the butter will melt faster that way, and it hits me that people are the same way – that when we are separated from each other, we melt down much faster. But if we're in a solid, connected block, we melt slow.
Huh.
Funny the thoughts that come to me when I'm cooking. Maybe I should cook more often. ;)
*Yeah sure, I know you can buy Chex Mix pre-made in a bag. But it's even yummier homemade. And if you can get it while it's warm and toasty, straight from the oven – that is the best!
Posted by Selena at 03:02 PM | Comments (0)
January 07, 2007
New Story Published - "The Author"
My latest publication "The Author" is now available at Long Story Short.
I hope you can pop over and take a look. It's short, under 1000 words, and kind of written for us writers. ;)
Let me know what you think.
Thanks.
Posted by Selena at 04:20 PM | Comments (0)
January 06, 2007
DKA: "Moving On" by Adria Laycraft
To start off DKA's first issue of the new year, we have…
"Moving On"
by Adria Laycraft
Tease:
"Tomm Williams and his friend Verna struggle with the idea of growing old and facing the unknown realm of the afterlife."
Posted by Selena at 07:42 AM | Comments (0)
January 03, 2007
Contest Win
I've been too busy to blog but I have to take a moment to share a bit of good news.
Just before the new year I got word that I won John Kuhn's Twist Ending Contest.
Yeah me! What a great way to start the new year.
For the announcement of my win go to John's new blog.
The link for the entries and original contest announcement seems to be broken but I will post it if I can find it.
Happy new year everyone.
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