Submissions

I have just submitted a story for Hydra Publishing's forthcoming anthology Steam Works, a collection of steam punk stories. Hopefully I will recieve a response within a couple of weeks. I will let you know how it goes.

Until next time...

Anthologies Abound

I'm going to write several short stories in the next few weeks and submit them for anthologies from Pill Hill Press, Wicked East Press, and perhaps some others. This seems to be the best way to get some exposure at this point. I'll let you know how it goes.

Until next time...

Once More Into the Breach...

My flash fiction story Keep the Faith was published last month in the anthology Daily Bites of Flesh 2011 from Pill Hill Press. I have always been curious about organized religion; about what these people actually believe. That thought was the inspiration for my story.

In other news, I have moved to Indiana. I don't know how permanent this is going to be, though for the moment I will be able to get back to writing. Hopefully I will get some more stories published in the near future.

Until next time....

Life, Or The Lack Of

I haven't posted in a while, which means I haven't had anything to say. I took a trip to Florida. I stayed a night in West Palm Beach, another in Daytona Beach. I had a few flash fictions and a poem rejected. The sun rose and set as usual. So it goes.

It makes me wonder sometimes if editors mean what they say, or if it is just a form letter letting you down easy. "This is not for us, but please send us something else" seems to be my normal response. Funny thing is, I've yet to send them anything else. I think I'll give that a shot and see how it goes.

Until next time...

A Little Bit About Myself

My name is Shawn Michael Hornsby.  I live in a small town in northern Kentucky where there are just as many raccoons as people.  Some say it has to do with all of the wooded areas around here, though I think the ratio may have more sinister implications.

I am an author of science fiction and fantasy fiction.  My fantasy flash On Holiday appeared in the July 2010 issue of Static Movement.  My science fiction flash Passing Through is scheduled for release from Weirdyear on 9/9/10.  I currently have a few other submissions pending.  I will let you know how it goes.