Fiction Sales/Publications Timeline (past to present, upcoming and minor awards included)
If a story achieved something, it’s listed and counted in the #1 and #2 bibliographies, including: sales to pro and small press markets with publication dates; reprint sales and publication dates; e-book sales with estimated download stats/royalty timelines (sales are counted, not downloads); withdrawn sales, recent sales with upcoming publication dates if available, plus minor awards and/or other notable notices. Thank goodness/goddess for my older records on actual stacks of index cards!
Glossary for the Uninitiated: SF = science fiction; F = fantasy + various subgenres, DF = dark Fantasy, S&S = sword & sorcery, UF = Urban Fantasy; H = horror, and Non-Fiction.
*Currently, or soon to be available on Amazon.com, Amazon Kindle, AmazonBooks.com, the Barnes & Noble website, or at individual publishers’ websites. Your reviews or comments are welcome!
Web links for some titles(not all of them recent, either) are on the Titles for Sale/Reviews Online Post.
“North” sf short story published in Computing Times, Oklahoma/Kansas periodical, K.D. Wentworth, Fiction Ed., Vol.—II, Number—VII, January 1991.
“North” Semi-Finalist, 1990 N3F Writing Contest, judges Donald Franson and Jefferson Swycaffer, August 1991.
“Noodle You, Noodle Me” df novelette sold to Harper Collins hardcover anthology Horseman, Starman, February 1992.
“The Moon Song Goddess and Her Ultimate, Lonely Hearts Club Band” f short story, 4th Place Honorable Mention Award, 1991 N3F Writing Contest, judges Donald Franson and Jefferson Swycaffer, August 1992.
“Fence of Palms” sf short story, Semi-Finalist, 1991 N3F Writing Contest, judges Donald Franson and Jefferson Swycaffer, August 1992.
“Hard Time” sf short story, Semi-Finalist, 1991 N3F Writing Contest, judges Donald Franson and Jefferson Swycaffer, August 1992.
“End of the Line” long sf short story sold to Midnight Zoo, October 1992.
“Fence of Palms” sf short story, published in Aboriginal SF Magazine, Charles C. Ryan, Ed., November 1993.
“Mister Dark” h short story, published in Terminal Fright Magazine, Ken Abner, Ed., Issue #3, Mar/Apr 1994.
“Headrights” df novelette, Honorable Mention certificate awarded from the Dragoncon/Nasfic Authors’ Cooperative, Dark Dixie Writing Contest, December 30, 1995.
“Symbols of Regret” sf short story, Honorable Mention certificate awarded from the Dragoncon/Nasfic Authors’ Cooperative, Dark Dixie Writing Contest, December 30, 1995.
“The People of the Wind and Sand” sf novelette, published in Distant Journeys, An Illustrated Anthology of Fantasy and Science Fiction trade paperback, James B. King, Ed., Starlance Publications, December 1996.
* “The Home Town Boy” uf short story published in Bending the Landscape: Fantasy, Nicola Griffin & Stephen Pagel, Eds., hardcover anthology by White Wolf, March 1997. Note: This title received an Honorable Mention in one of the 1998 Year’s Best anthologies, but I can’t definitively say which one.
“Vulture-Watching Woman” sf novelette published in Non-Stop Science Fiction Magazine trade paperback (Ultra Dystopias of Future & Fantasy Utopias [!] KJ Cypret Publisher, Luis Ortiz, Editor & Art Director; Vol. 1, No. 3, (spring) 1997.
“Noodle You, Noodle Me” df novelette published in Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Gardner Dozois, Ed., December 1997.
“Noodle You, Noodle Me” Honorable Mention, Gardner Dozois, Ed., Year’s Best SF, 15th Edition, St. Martin’s Press, June 1998.
“Noodle You, Noodle Me” Preliminary Nebula Ballot, 1998.
“Original Child,” h short story published in Extremes: Fantasy & Horror from the Ends of the Earth CD anthology, Brian A. Hopkins, Ed., Lone Wolf Publications, April 2000.
“Elixir of Life,” sf short story, Artemis Magazine, Ian Randal Strock, Ed., Issue #2, Summer (May) 2000.
“Seepage,” [co-author with Gary Jonas and Harold Chester, among others] h short story published in The Red, Red Robin CD anthology, Brian A. Hopkins, Ed., Lone Wolf Publications, May 2000.
“Original Child” h short story, Preliminary Nebula Ballot, 2001.
“1984,” non-fiction essay published in Personal Demons CD anthology, Brian A. Hopkins, Ed., Lone Wolf Publications, 2001.
“Fence of Palms” sf short story reprinted on the DNA Publications website, Warren Lapine, Publisher/Ed., February – May, 2001.
“Noodle You, Noodle Me” df novelette sold to www.fictionwise.com. Fictionwise.com was the online e-book service later owned by Barnes & Noble, 2008 – 2012, who paid small royalties until the service was discontinued. Active downloads [approx. 25], paying market for me under original site owners, 2001– 2003.
*“The Home Town Boy” uf short story reprinted in trade paperback by Overlook Press, entitled Bending the Landscape, Original Gay and Lesbian Writing, Fantasy, 2004.
“Original Child” h short story sold to www.fictionwise.com. See Fictionwise.com description above. FYI: There was continued academic interest in this short story set in Hiroshima, Japan, on the day of the atomic bombing. Active downloads [approx. 50] paying market for me from original site owners and Barnes & Noble, 2001—2012.
“The Twilight People” h short story sold October 23, 2018. Published in the Winter Holidays anthology horror volume,The Blood Tomes, Andrea Dawn, Ed., December 20, 2018. Tell-Tale Press closed on June 1, 2020, and online links are no longer available.
“The Lost Woman” s&s novelette sold to Weirdbook, Douglas Draa, Ed., July 21, 2019. Short-listed at this market March, 2019. Email contract received 09-03-19, for print publication in Volume #49. Paid 03-03-20.
“The Twilight People” h short story, reprint sale to Tell-Tale Press for a trade paperback edition of The Blood Tomes, the horror volume of the Winter Holidays anthology, Andrea Dawn, Ed., on July 25, 2019. Published March 1, 2020. Tell-Tale Press closed June 1, 2020, and online links are no longer available.
*“Again” h double-drabble sold to anthology Guilty Pleasures and Other Dark Delights by ThingsInTheWell.com, [thingsinthewell.wordpress.com], Steven Dillon, Ed., on August 25, 2019. E-book (pfd) and POD trade paperback editions published October 5, 2019.
“Parasites, A Tale of Route 66,” h short story sold to the invitation-only anthology, The Blood Tomes, Vol 3, Nabu Carnevale horror edition, at Tell Tale Press, Andrea Dawn, Ed., on January 2, 2020. Same-day acceptance. Contract signed on 01-08-2020 (via HelloSign). Paid 02-14-20. Tell-Tale Press closed on June 1, 2020, and this story was withdrawn. MOBI file (ebook copy) of The Blood Tomes, Vol. 3, Nabu Carnevale horror anthology sent to contributors only on June 7, 2020.
“Homeland,” epic df short story sold to the invitation-only anthology, The Spell Books, Vol. 3, Nabu Carnevale fantasy edition, at Tell-Tale Press, Andrea Dawn, Ed., on February 3, 2020. Same-day acceptance with a rewrite request completed 02-07-2020. Paid on 03-26-20. Tell-Tale Press closed on June 1, 2020, and online links are no longer available. This title was withdrawn June 5, 2020. MOBI file (ebook copy) of The Spell Books, Vol. 3, Nabu Carnevale fantasy anthology sent to contributors only on June 7, 2020.
This short story was previously short-listed by another anthology market before the sale and subsequent withdrawal above. This is the foundation story of the Necromancer of Infinite Power which includes the previously-published horror double-drabble “Again”.
*” Bones, Then Teeth, Then Wings” df drabble sold to Eerie River Publishing’s Dark Magic: Dark Fantasy Drabbles of Magic and Lore (official anthology title as of 03-21), Michelle River, Ed., on August 13, 2020. Contract sent October 1, 2020. Galleys sent and returned in March, 2021. Trade paperback published April 27, 2021 (Kindle version slightly earlier). Hardcover received June 2, 2021.
*“Parasites, A Tale of Route 66,” h short story sold to the Nightmare Press anthology, Todd Sullivan Presents The Vampire Connoisseur, Todd Sullivan, Ed., and Jacob Floyd, Publisher, on August 27, 2020. Contract received 09-10-20, for online and book publication in 2020. Between 09-15-20 and 10-03-20, received a series of minor galley edits, a request for an author bio, plus the cover jpeg. Zoom interview and page reading with Editor Todd Sullivan on 12-06-30, which were posted on the Nightmare Press FB page, my FB page and on YouTube. The online interview\reading link is at: http://my book.to/tsptvc .
The Kindle version of the anthology was published 12-12-30, and the paperback on 12-13-20 (available on Amazon). The story is 15 of 16 in the TOC. Paid 02-06-21 (the second time a publisher has paid for this short story).
“The Giddy Flame” uf short story accepted for The Blue Light Special anthology on September 17, 2020; but the anthology failed to reach its quota of stories and will not be published.
*”Bones, Then Horns, Then Udders” df drabble sold to Eerie River Publishing’s Dark Magic: Dark Fantasy Drabbles of Magic and Lore (official anthology title as of 03-21), Michelle River, Ed., on September 27, 2020. Contract sent October 1, 2020. Galleys sent and returned in March, 2021. Trade paperback published April 27, 2021 (Kindle version slightly earlier). Hardcover received June 2, 2021.
*”Manifest Destiny and the Iceland Girl” sf short story sold to The Were-Traveler for the women-writers-only issue, Women Destroy Retro Science Fiction, M. X. (Maria) Kelly, Ed./Publisher, on December 26, 2020. Published online February 15, 2021 on The Were Traveler website at: https://the-were-traveler.weebly.com/http://current-issue/issue-22-women-destroy-retro-sci-fi (or search for Issue 22 by “The Were-Traveler”). Paid 02-16-21. “Manifest Destiny and the Iceland Girl” was the first story in the TOC.
* “Fledglings/Crones” h short story co-authored with Karen Thrower sold to Bodies Full of Burning: An Anthology of Menopause-Themed Horror at Sliced-Up Press, Ben Walker, Publisher, and Nicole M. Wolverton, Editor, on February 28, 2021. Contract received same day. Paid 03-01-21. Galleys received 06-07-21, and returned with author bios 06-08-21. Receipt of MOBI and PDF anthology files in June, 2021. Published August 28, 2021 on Kindle and in trade paperback.
* “Graveyard” dark sf drabble sold to Dark Drabbles #666 at Black Hare Press, D. Kershaw, Editor, on June 16, 2021. Contract included in the acceptance email (signed and returned same day), along with links to the publisher’s Facebook page and website. Galleys received August, 2021. Anthology published on Amazon Kindle and in trade paperback on August 31, 2021, with no information on the hardcover. Black Hare Press is an Australian indie publisher.
Unannounced horror short story sold to unnamed publisher October 1, 2021. Galleys received October 10, 2021. Editor/Publisher reneged on this sale, calling it “unauthorized,” apparently by his co-editor on 03-09-22. Please see Oddball Bibliography for more details.
*“The Change” hard sf flash fiction piece sold to Four Part Punk – Drabbles at Black Hare Press, October 9, 2021. Included in the acceptance email were contract and pre-order links, and graphics for my public announcement on Facebook, same day. Contract signed and returned next day. Black Hare Press posted my name graphic on their Facebook page, also next day. A first submission sale. Edits received and resubmitted 03-21-22. A 50 word Author Bio submitted 03-22-22. Anthology published March 29, 2022 (check Amazon).
*“The Red Peeler” humorous h flash fiction story sold to Flash in a Flash, October 12, 2021, Stephanie Wright, Editor. Published online on the Flash in a Flash website, Episode 200, on October 15, 2021. Paid via PayPal, October 23, 2021.
* “Fence of Palms” sf short story reprint sale to Jayhenge Publications for Professor Feiff’s Compleat Pocket Guide to Xenobiology for the Galactic Traveller on the Move anthology, October 13, 2021, Editor Jessica Augustsson. Contract and updated title received August 2, 2022. Paid August 4, 2022. Kindle edition published August 10, 2022. Trade paperback available same month.
*“The Home Town Boy” uf short story reprint sale to Jayhenge Publications (Sweden) for Grandpa’s Deep Space Diner anthology, November 15, 2021, Editor Jessica Augustsson. Contract received April 5, 2022. Paid via PayPal April 6, 2022. Published in trade paperback and hardcover April 23, 2022.
*“Deer Woman” YA-ish, mild horror short story sold to Conspiracies and Cryptids, Vol. 1, Everything Is True on March 21, 2022, at Fantastic Books, a Gray Rabbit/MultiMinded Imprint, Charles Barouch, Jerry Wang and Sylvia Goldin, Editors. Contract sent with acceptance email on March 21, 2022, signed and returned next day. Paid via PayPal April 5, 2022. Publication announcement on the Concellation (the con that never ends) Facebook Group. Published January 28, 2023 (my wedding anniversary) as an ebook from Fantastic Books, and on Amazon Kindle. Trade paperback available on Amazon or the Barnes & Noble website. “Deer Woman” is the first story in the TOC.
* “Bones, Then Teeth, Then Wings” df reprint flash fiction piece sold to WYRMS at Shacklebound Books on April 7, 2022, Eric Fomley, Editor. This is a drabble-only, dragon anthology. Contract received 04-07-2022; signed and returned 04-08-22. E-Contributor’s copy received June 21, 2022. Paid June 27, 2022. This anthology went live on Amazon July 1, 2022.
* “Wasted Treats” h flash fiction piece sold to the Black Hare Press anthology Halloween (Drabbles) on June 8, 2022, Ben Thomas, Editor. Contract sent with acceptance email; signed and returned same day. This is a first submission sale. Published anthology was titled Nom Nom, Halloween, with the Kindle version available late September, 2022. Trade paperback and hardcover editions published October 1, 2022.
*”Bones, Then Teeth” dark sf flash fiction story (1500 words) was selected as a finalist for Crystal Lake Publishing’s July 2022 Flash Fiction Contest (unthemed). Notified August 8, 2022 by Joe Mynhardt, Founder/CEO. Twenty-one stories were posted, and only CLP Patreon members could read and then vote once all titles were online. My story was up on August 19, 2022. The results were in September 2, 2022. By placing in a tie for 14th Place, “Bones, Then Teeth” was ineligible for sale or payment, but is a notable notice added to my Bibliographies.
* “Charlie Blackhawk and the Blue Whale of Catoosa” somewhat humorous, contemporary df short story sold to Jayhenge Publications anthology The Back Forty on December 7, 2022, Jessica Augustsson, Editor. Email contract received May 25, 2023; returned next day with author bio and other requested info. Paid May 28, 2023. Published on Kindle, in trade paperback and hardcover June 6, 2023.
*”Victorian” h flash fiction piece sold to the Black Hare Press anthology Love Me, Love Me Not: Dark Tales of Love, Lust and Lunacy (dark drabbles) on January 6, 2023, Ben Thomas, Editor. Contract sent with acceptance email; signed and returned same day. This is a first submission sale. Paid on publication. Ebook published January 29, 2023; paid on publication. Trade paperback and hardcover editions published February 4, 2023. This title launched at #1 on Amazon in LGBTQ Horror Anthologies.
*“White Rabbit” h flash fiction piece sold to the Black Hare Press anthology Run, Rabbit, Run (dark drabbles) on April 6, 2023, Dean Shawker, Editor. Contract sent with acceptance email; signed and returned the same day. Edits received April 9, 2023, returned same day. This is a first submission sale. Paid on publication. Anthology published April 18, 2023.
*”Black Rabbit” h flash fiction piece sold to the Black Hare Press anthology Run, Rabbit, Run (dark drabbles) on April 6, 2023, Dean Shawker, Editor. Contract sent with acceptance email; signed and returned the same day. Edits received April 9, 2023, returned same day. This is a first submission sale. Paid on publication. Anthology published April 18, 2023.
*”Red Rabbit” h flash fiction piece sold to the Black Hare Press anthology Run, Rabbit, Run (dark drabbles) on April 6, 2023, Dean Shawker, Editor. Contract sent with acceptance email; signed and returned the same day. Edits received April 9, 2023. Second edit received April 12, 2023; approved and returned same day. This is a first submission sale. Paid on publication. Anthology published April 18, 2023.
*”Gold Rabbit” h flash fiction piece sold to the Black Hare Press anthology Run, Rabbit, Run (dark drabbles) on April 6, 2023, Dean Shawker, Editor. Contract sent with acceptance email; signed and returned the same day. Edits received April 9, 2023, returned same day. This is a first submission sale. Paid on publication. Anthology published April 18, 2023.
Upcoming Publications
“The Lost Woman” s&s novelette (see above).