Writing

Short Stories

Red and the Machine is in the Fall 2008 issue of the long-running print mag (now quarterly) Space and Time Magazine.

Cone ZERO, a querky short storywritten some time ago, made the shortlist for Nemonymous Eight, an anthology of the same name. From the editor: "It is perhaps no real consolation for you to know that yours reached the short list, but what it does mean is that I loved it... but then I had to stoop to the sheer reality of only being able to choose a relative few to be published within a synergy of stories."
For more about the Nemonymous books, see the wiki. Cone Zero (the anthology) is nominated for the 2009 British Fantasy Awards.

And here are two stories published online at BewilderingStories.com. Special thanks to Don Webb, the publisher.

Leaves of Glass [Full story on BewilderingStories.com]
From Issue #207: "... a combination story and surrealistic prose poem, a difficult feat that requires a deft touch. Laurel has it!" Selected for the 2006 "Editors' Choices" 3rd quarterly review edition of the magazine.

Sa-Sa Says [Full story on BewilderingStories.com]
From Issue #226: "If you’re convinced you’re a cat, are you really one?" Selected for the 2006 "Editors' Choices" 4th quarterly review edition of the magazine.

Articles

How to Find Anything on the Internet (well, almost) [Full article]
Originally published in WordWorks Magazine 2003. The article was developed from my workshop for the Surrey International Writers' Conference (www.siwc.ca)
"...there's no magic formula for effective and efficient online research. Just tools and techniques: how to ask the right questions, how to find the best resources, tips on how to use search engines effectively, how to know whether the information is trustworthy, and how to keep track of your research. And finally—when to pay other people to do it for you." [Full article]

How to Find Anything on the Internet was referenced by Internet News (Italian) In the Google translation of the preamble introducing the link: "The Web will be always its source primary in order to collect cues and deepenings, news and ideas."

I couldn't agree more.