New Short Story: Safe Harbor

Today, the anthology, "Thuggish Itch: Hospitality" was released. It contains my short story, "Safe Harbor." 

The harbor isn't really safe because the palm trees on a Polynesian island require a little special fertilizer. Horror story with a touch of humor. It's available at: Buy the book, "Hospitality".

Barbara Starr: Space Policewoman - Released

Gypsum Sound Tales released their new short story anthology. The title is "COLP: Solitude. The Publisher has two anthology series, Colp and Thuggish Itch. Solitude includes my short story, "Barbara Starr, Space Policewoman. It's available electronically and in print at: Solitude.

Happy with this story. Barbara Starr doesn't appear and the story doesn't take place in space. Here's the cover:

Forest Green Primeval and Barbara Starr update

Busy day on my birthday, besides going to the dentist and mowing the lawn. I did final edit review on my story, "Barbara Starr. Space Policewoman. The story will be published by an Australian company, Gypsum Sound Press in their book, Solitude. They use British spelling and a number of the words get extra or different letters. Honor becomes honour and realised, not realized.

Signed the contract for "The Forest Green Primeval" with Left Hand Publishers.

I don't have release dates, but will post again when I do.

Thanks for all the birthday wishes. Remember, writing 300 words a day writes a novel over 100,000 words long each year. Unless you're Stephen King or James Patterson, one novel a year is pretty good output.

150 Day Run Streak and first round edits

Ran for my 150th straight day - 650+ miles. Also submitted first round of edits for "The Forest Green Primeval." The story will be included in Left Hand Publishing's anthology, "Classics Revisited Volume II.

Publishing news from this weekend

This was a good weekend for publication news. Mortal Realms publishing paid me for "Dark Cloud Over Ladysmith." I signed a contract for "Safe Harbor", a short story to be published in "Thuggish Itch: Hospitality," and received an acceptance notice for "The Forest Green Primeval" from Left Hand Publishing .

I also got a couple rejection letters, but hey, I'll take three out of five with a smile on my face and a song in my heart.

I'll post publication information when I have it.

Cheers.

The Horror Tree sent the contract to publish another one of my drabbles, "Morning After," in the "Trembling With Fear" series. No schedule for publication as of yet and I'll post when I know. In the meantime, visit the website. Trembling With Fear .

I write a daily drabble based on the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs and events relating to his work. The drabbles are posted along with information about each day in ERB history at ERBzine and at West Mesa Press. There are almost 500 of them in the series. Here's yesterdays drabble:

September 10, 2019 and on this day 107 years ago in 1912, October issue of All-Story Magazine was copyrighted and went on sale. The issue contained the novel, “Tarzan of the Apes.” The cover illustration was by Clinton Peete and the black and white title headpiece was drawn by Fred W. Small.

Tarzan of the Apes has been reprinted regularly and published in numerous languages. Ballantine alone published at least 22 editions (that’s how many are on my shelf). The story spawned several sequels, a movie industry, Big Little Books, coloring books, children’s editions, toys, games, television series, cartoons, Broadway plays, and fueled the imaginations of millions of people worldwide.  Countless people found gainful employment because of the story.

Imitations grew like Johnson grass in a plowed Oklahoma field. You can’t mow fast enough to stop them, but the original still shines like a beacon after the wannabes have faded into obscurity.

Visit http://www.erbzine.com/mag4/0483.html for detailed information including numerous covers, reviews, handwritten manuscript pages, and the complete text of the novel.

“Financial Decision” is today’s Edgar Rice Burroughs inspired drabble.

Pat and John stopped at the 15^th Street Newsstand. Pat said, “Look at this one. Covers got a long-haired man is choking a lion. I’m gonna buy it.”

John said, “Says “jungle romance” on the cover. We’ll get ragged for reading romance trash.”

“Let ‘em laugh.”

“It costs fifteen cents.”

“John, it’s by that Burroughs guy who wrote that Martian Princes story. You liked that.”

“Yeah, but I only got a quarter. I can buy two different ten cent magazines and a soda.”

“I’ll buy you a copy.”

“No thanks, it’ll never be worth anything. I’d rather have a hamburger.”

Running Wild Press released "Running Wild Anthology of Stories Volume 3" today. It contains my short story, "Madame Ursa's Performing Bears." The story is a humorous horror set in a traveling circus. The book is available on Kindle and in paperback at Running Wild Anthology of Stories Volume 3 .

Sold my short story, "Barbara Starr, Space Policewoman" today. It will appear in an anthology titled "Solitude." I'll post details upon publication.

Barbara Starr doesn't appear in the story, it doesn't take place in outer space, and there are no police.

How's that work? Well, you could read the story when it's published.

The Australian publishing company, Gypsum Sound Tales released their first Western Anthology today. "Gypsum Sound Trails" includes my first western short story. "The Ballad of Fiona Campbell doesn't contain any ghosts, goblins, witches, or things that go bump in the night.

The book is available on Amazon at the following link: Buy Gypsum Sound Trails

Paperback and ebook - free with KIndle unlimited.