Realms of Fantasy August 2009 — review

First a reminder: Remember The Twig! In Alamo City. The rebirth of Realms of Fantasy has been the good-news story of the season for writers and readers of short-form fantasy. First the magazine was axed by its original publishers, Sovereign Media, and then was bought by long-time genre publisher Warren Lapine. The editorial staff is much the same — Shawna McCarthy remains editor, and Doug Cohen, formerly assistant editor, is nonfiction editor and art director. Read more…

Mammoth Book of Time Travel Romance — cover peek

Wow. Talk about a cover. This isĀ  for the Mammoth Book of Time Travel Romance, coming out in December with my story “Pilot’s Forge.”That is one hot guy. Upon taking a closer look, I have decided that the cover artist chose Merritt Crane, my hero, for the cover. Because he’s exactly as I imagined Merritt. For example: She padded down the steps as quietly as she could. Her spaceman dozed in the chair by the Read more…