Very Belated New Story Post

This place was really extra desolate right around the time of my latest short story publication in August, which is a shame, because it might be the best of the short stories I’ve published to date. Note that I say the best I’ve published and not the best I’ve written. If you’re a yet unpublished or an only once or twice published writer and you’re trying to figure out why editors reject what they do and accept what they do, I am no closer to figuring it out than when I was in your shoes. This is my eleventh or twelfth published short story (yes, I know I could easily check the exact number before posting this, but exact number’s not the point and I’m both very hardworking and very lazy, don’t let anyone tell you you have to pick one of those) and I’ve had multiple moments of “I can’t believe nobody wanted this one” and also “Someone wants to pay me for this one? Uh, okay I guess.” Feels inscrutable. If I ever scroot it I’ll let you know.

I think I’m so fond of this story because it’s the most ‘classic sci fi short story’ I’ve done. It hearkens back to so many of the 50’s and 60’s stories I’ve read: A team of scientists exploring space happen across a strange civilization and attempt to crack a bizarre mystery to better understand these other beings. I’m also proud of it because I think I’m usually pretty bad at titles, and I think this story’s title is pretty excellent. So go check out They Call The Wind Blarga in Abyss & Apex Magazine, if you haven’t already in the numerous months since it was published.