So on a whim, I flung a story at AE's Micro Contest, and I am a runner-up! They're going to publish my teeny little 200 word story, along with four others.

You can read it here (PDF) -- "Detuned", and see their commentary on the winners here.


This rather counter-balances my decision not to drive myself crazy trying to finish a story for the midnight deadline for Crossed Genres' current issue. The story will keep, and expand, and grow into itself.

Meanwhile, I need to start edits on the (already 1st draft complete!) story for May's theme - Lies.

Submitted a story today -- before the final deadline, even.

... One of these days I will stop leaving things til the last possible extension. Maybe.

In the meantime, I have become addicted to Echo Bazaar. It pleases my writerly need for interactive fiction, with a few shiny graphics.