
The 2010s


"Grave Consequences"
Issue #126, Feb 2010


"A Diamond of a Joke"
July 2010
"A Free Exchange of Information"
October 2011




Issue #132, Aug 2011
Why Most Stories Get Rejected


"Hu-Mon are Uncivilized"
July 2011






"Chaos in Chamber of Deputies"
"Murder in Orbit"
October 2011
October 2011
"Death in the Bright Darkness"


The Ending: When it Fails
Issue #133, Nov 2011
Issue #133, Nov 2011


Writing the Short Story Series
Issue #134, Feb 2012


Issue #135, May 2012
Cookies? What are Cookies?
"Only Death Gets Your Respect"
Issue #136, Aug 2012




Issue #136, Aug 2012
Well-Rounded Characters


Accuracy in Science Fiction
Issue #137, Nov 2012
2011 ~ 2016
Issue #155, Feb 2017
Titles: Why They Matter
A five-year hiatus caused
by a traumatic brain injury
that took away my ability
to read and write


Show versus Tell


Issue #156, May 2017


What Goes in a Cover Letter
Issue #157, Aug 2017


"A Season for Money"
November 2017


Should I Copyright Submissions?
Issue #158, Feb 2018


Submission Guidelines
Issue #159, May 2018


The Internal Monologue
Issue #160, Aug 2018


Present Tense vs Past Tense
Issue #161, Nov 2018


How to Critique a Writer’s Work
Issue #162, Feb 2019


"Interception in the Desert"
March 2019
[My 1st fiction story in 8 yrs]


7 Common Errors Writers Make
Issue #163, May 2019


On Naming Your Characters
Issue #164, Aug 2019


The Problem of Said Bookism
Issue #165, Nov 2019
[Sent in an old story]
[My 1st Action/Adventure]
[3rd Place Winner]
[Excellence in Writing Award]
It's still under construction
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