The Chain Story Project has TWO stories for you today. James D. Mills' The Evil Eye and Thomas Grayfson's Pigborne. Two wonderful and exciting stories of weird, dark fantasy. Please enjoy, like and SHARE. (Sharing keeps this project alive.) chainstorycore.com

Excited to announce that my historical fantasy story "Omens, Signs, and Wonders," about a young diviner who comes across fantastical creatures in the desert and must determine what they mean, has been accepted for the upcoming Opal Kingdoms anthology "Sand and Storm!"

"The Sheep Detectives" was a fun movie! Good humor, good drama, and a thoroughly enjoyable mystery at its core.

As of today, I've watched 28 notable classic movies so far this year (which is one of my annual goals). This year I focused more on westerns and comedies than before. Pretty happy with my progress--I enjoyed most of the movies I watched. Looking forward to seeing what the rest of the year holds.

Here's a project I've been working on. It gives you a chance to sample writing from a couple dozen writers, all for free. (With links so you can buy other work from them if you like it.) chainstorycore.com

My author interview with Michael Parkes is up! buymeacoffee.com/michaelparke...

Today I am 37! And it was a great birthday too. :-)

With the novel draft done, the goal is to do 2 short stories this month: a story set in the desert, and a story about kelpies. That'll be a nice contrast. :-)

Finished my current draft of my YA High Fantasy novel! All that's left is the polish and the supplemental material like the query letter; I'm going to let it sit for a few weeks and work on a couple of shorts, then swing back around to the book.

Project Hail Mary was absolutely fantastic. Definitely recommended.

Milestones: Over 600 copies of anthologies which contain at least one of my stories have sold! (And that's only counting anthologies in Pubshare; I'm in some others too). Very excited to have gotten this far!

2 more chapters done of the current draft of my YA high fantasy book. 15/22 chapters completed; only 7 to go!

Had a fun few days finishing up and sending out a couple of short fantasy stories, but now it's time to get back to the novel. I've completed 13 out of 22 chapters for this draft; aiming to wrap up the draft over the next couple weeks or so.

The Chain Story Project has released its latest tale: A Feast For Pan by James D. Mills. Please enjoy, like and *especially* SHARE. (Shares make projects like this possible.) Thank you. www.chainstorycore.com/blog/a-feast-for-pan

My historical fantasy story "Law and Power on the Waves," about a young magician forced to catch a tannin--a sea monster from Jewish legend--has just been released in the latest Opal Kingdom anthology! Check it out here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0GT4RD13R

My historical fantasy story "Law and Power on the Waves," about a young magician forced to catch a tannin--a sea monster from Jewish legend--has just been released in the latest Opal Kingdom anthology! Check it out here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...?

A long time ago--probably around 20 years back--I got a big omnibus of the 5 #HitchhikersGuide books, but I never got more than a short ways into it. Decided to change that and read the first book in the series this weekend. Enjoyed it! Looking forward to book 2.

This weekend I read "Alien: Prototype" by @timwaggoner.bsky.social , which I got from him at @superstarswriting.bsky.social . I enjoyed it! That was my first book in the #Alien expanded universe; I may well read more.

Had a story rejected today, alas. Bit bummed about that. So I figure I'll have a nice dinner and relax a bit, then get back to work on my next one.

Michael B Jordan proving he can win without Scottie B Pippen.

If you missed it, I released my sword and sorcery short story "Abhartach's Castle" as part of Mike Stackpole's "Chain Story" project! If you're looking for a story about witches traversing a desolate and dangerous land to fight evil, check it out! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/abharta...

This weekend I polished several of my existing shorts and sent them to their next markets, and also went over the proofs of my tannin story due out later this month. Now I've got 14 short stories on submission + 1 imminent publication. It feels good to have so many live stories out there.

Happy Pi Day!

If you missed it, I released my sword and sorcery short story "Abhartach's Castle" as part of Michael Stackpole's "Chain Story" project yesterday! If you're looking for a story about witches traversing a desolate and dangerous land to fight evil, check it out! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/abharta...

The Chain Story project has just released Abhartach's Castle by @aaroncanton.bsky.social . Please enjoy, like and take the time to share. (Sharing really helps the Project a lot. Thank you.) www.chainstorycore.com/blog/abhartachs-castle

My sword and sorcery story "Abhartach's Castle", part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story project, is live! It features three student witches traversing a desolate and dangerous wild to obtain a powerful artifact before evil witches grab it. Link: www.chainstorycore.com/blog/abharta...

Tomorrow I will be releasing a new short story tie-in to my fantasy novel "The Witch of Knightcharm!" This is part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social 's 'Chain Story' project which features Sword & Sorcery fiction from many great authors. The project is available here: www.chainstorycore.com

Turned in my short story submission to the Views from the Overlook anthology. Guessing a bunch of folks will be making submissions. This was a fun project to research and totally visited a spooky old hotel a few times to hear about their ghost stories.

Got my story submitted to the "Views from the Overlook" anthology. That's four short stories for the year! Going to swing back around to the YA high fantasy novel I drafted last year--aiming to have that ready to pitch by mid-summer or thereabouts.

StoryCon was a lot of fun! It was great getting to teach people about freelance writing and game writing. And listening to the other talks and classes, especially Brandon Sanderson's, was incredible.

As a reminder, I will be presenting two talks at StoryCon this coming Friday: one on freelance writing / work-for-hire projects, and one on game writing. I hope to see many of you there!

Excited to announce that my historical fantasy short story "Law and Power on the Waves" will appear in the sea-monster themed Opal Kingdom anthology "Tentacles and Tides!" This is my first sale to Opal Kingdom and I'm excited that soon you'll all have the chance to see it.

Back from @ltuesymposium.bsky.social ! Fantastic conference. Did some pitches and got some partial / full requests, had a good career talk with John Goodwin, met up with friends like DJ Butler and @gallowglas.bsky.social, and attended some awesome panels!

The Chain Story Project has just released its latest: Terror Above Icehenge by Malcolm T. North! Please enjoy, like and, especially, repost. It really helps. Thank you. www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fiction-for-deep-winter

Awesome! Josiah and Dr Euan ride again! Coming March 13th… #madscience #booksky #kidsadventure

@superstarswriting.bsky.social was fun, but now it's time to get back to writing--using what I learned at the con, of course. Got a first draft of a sword and sorcery short (~10K words) that's due for a round of revisions and editing. I'm enjoying writing this one.

Back from @superstarswriting.bsky.social! Fantastic conference -- I learned tons from the panels, had great pitch meetings and career counseling talks, and thoroughly enjoyed signing and selling the new anthology "Requiem: Tales of the Undead," which has my story in it! Can't wait for next year!

"Requiem: Tales for the Undead," the 2025 @superstarswriting.bsky.social anthology, debuted-and my story "Symphony for Solo Strings" is in it! We sold out at the conference, but it's available online. If you want a great anthology--including a #dybbuk story by me--check it out! tinyurl.com/RequiemA

At @superstarswriting.bsky.social! Looking forward to meeting up with some friends, seeing some of my favorite authors, and attending some great panels! Also to signing copies of the conference anthology since I've got a story in it. This is going to be a great week!

Made a honey walnut cake. Very happy with the results.

Made a chocolate babka for the first time. It was a very successful experiment.

My 2025, writing-wise: * Wrote 10 short stories, 4 accepted. * Wrote 4 game writing commissions, all approved. * Wrote 2 novel drafts. * Wrote 91,500 words (completed fiction) + 74,500 words (novel draft). * Attended 8 conventions, spoke at 1. It was a good year. Hope 2026 is great too! #amwriting

One of my goals for this year was to read more, and I did, completing 79 books! 20 of them were physical books, and I photographed them below. I liked most of the books I read, and I'm looking forward to more reading next year! @kundalinisteve.bsky.social, @michaelastackpole.bsky.social, etc.

My short story "A Time For Rest," about a half - #golem at #Chanukah who risks overworking herself and who must learn to relax and enjoy the holiday, will be coming out tomorrow in the anthology "The Magic of Yuletide." www.amazon.com/Magic-Yuleti... And the anthology's forward is by David Weber!

The Chain Story Project has just released a brand new story: Bryan Young's Ice Hawk's Aerie. This is the first of many stories about Pip Strongpaw, the last of the Great Catriders. www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...

Who wants to read about a warrior mouse who rides a bad ass cat and fights hawks to save his forest? Ice Hawk's Aerie is Part 1 of the Adventures of Pip Strongpaw and is available FREE as part of @michaelastackpole.bsky.social's Chain Story project! www.chainstorycore.com/blog/free-fi...

My story "Ice and Gold" was published in Raconteur Press's "Corsairs and Cutlasses!" It features a pirate pursuing a great treasure deep in the arctic wastes, only to learn that the only thing more dangerous than the treasure's curse might be the greed of her fellow buccaneers. amzn.to/3LRFoun

Excited to announce that my #golem #Chanukah story "A Time for Rest" will be appearing in the Chromosphere Press anthology "The Magic of Yuletide"! I'll drop a link here once the anthology's available. #amwriting

I originally sent a story submission for this anthology, however, the press received so many stories they liked, they decided to open up a second anthology. I love the cover for this anthology! Can't wait to see the second volume cover.

My magic school story "The Dancer" is now live in the anthology "Fantastic Schools: Familiars"! If you're looking for a story about a corrupted witch in an evil magic school who seeks redemption with the help of a loyal familiar, check it out! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXXXNXXG