The Devil Wears… narrated on the Beam Me Up radio show/podcast

One of my more recent flash fiction pieces, The Devil Wears Ugly Shapeless Garments Covered in Dog Hair, was narrated on the Beam Me Up podcast episode 336 (starts at around the 9 minute mark). Beam Me Up is a US based radio show which also comes out in podcast form, focusing on science news with a couple of stories thrown in each week.

My thanks to Paul Cole for his support of my work. He described The Devil Wears as the latest in my interstellar public service series. I better write another one!

A full listing of my flash fiction pieces can be found at my bibliography page.

The Devil Wears… available on Antipodean SF podcast

My latest flash fiction piece to be published by Antipodean SF is also available on the AntiSF podcast episode 171. My story starts at about the 23 minute mark, but why not listen to the whole podcast and get some quick exposure to some short speculative fiction?

Details about all my publications can be found at my bibliography.

In the Service of the Public now available on the Beam Me Up radio show/podcast

One of my flash fiction pieces, In the Service of the Public, was recently narrated on the Beam Me Up podcast episode 334.

Paul Cole, the host of the show, was kind enough to narrate the story. It is the first story on the podcast, starting after Paul’s introduction.

In the Service of the Public was originally published in issue 169 of Antipodean SF.

Details of all my flash fiction pieces, including links to where they are published, can be found on my bibliography page.

GenreCon attendance

GenreCon is a new convention being held in Sydney on the 3rd and 4th of November 2012 (with an opening night cocktail party on the evening of the 2nd November). According to their blurb “GenreCon is a three-day convention for Australian fans and professionals working within the fields of romance, mystery, science fiction, crime, fantasy, horror, thrillers, and more. One part party, one part celebration, one part professional development: GenreCon is the place to be if you’re an aspiring or established writer with a penchant for the types of fiction that get relegated to their own corner of the bookstore.

The program for the weekend has been released and makes for interesting reading. There is a strong professional focus, with sessions designed for writers, general industry awareness and the business of writing.

I’ll be attending at least on the 3rd (competing commitments will drag me away for most of the 4th). If you’re planning to attend let me know by commenting below or contacting me directly – would love to meet up with those of you attending face to face!

A convention covering speculative fiction that is actually based in Sydney – very exciting!

Update

Of course, it turns out that there is another writing event on Saturday 3rd November, the Emerging Writers’ Festival Roadshow being run at the NSW Writers Centre.  Would have liked to attend both!

Ditmar eligibility

I was somewhat tickled to see my flash fiction pieces on the Ditmar eligibility wiki. That’s right people – I’m eligible for a Ditmar (*) for the following stories:

  • Beware Antipodean Shores
  • In the Service of the Public
  • Make Mine a Macchiato
  • Striking Twice
  • The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments Covered in Dog Hair
  • The Gloriously Cunning Plan

And they said I’d never make it.

 

(*) To be eligible for a Ditmar you have to be Australian and published something. Sadly, Ditmar eligibility says nothing about quality.

 

The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments Covered in Dog Hair released

My latest flash fiction piece, The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments Covered in Dog Hair, was released on the Antipodean SF website overnight. Many thanks to a nameless work colleague (you know who you are) for the title, from which the story flowed.

This is the sixth flash fiction piece that Nuke (the editor) has published at Antipodean SF (see my bibliography for links to the rest), and once again I’d like to express my gratitude for all his support. I haven’t found a writing group and have limited contact with other writers (although the one or two that I do speak with are very generous with their time) – it is a good feeling to know there is at least one other person who gets some enjoyment out of my work!

The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments Covered in Dog Hair story was inspired by the sometimes brutal world of performance reviews in the public sector. I hope you enjoy.

Striking Twice on Beam Me Up radio show/podcast

One of my flash fiction pieces, Striking Twice, has appeared in this week’s edition of the Beam Me Up radio show/podcast (episode 325). Paul Cole, the host of the show, did a great job of reading out the story. It starts at around the 23 minute and 19 second mark in the podcast.

Striking Twice was originally published in issue 168 of Antipodean SF.

Details of all my flash fiction pieces, including links to where they are published, can be found on my bibliography page.

Flash Fiction Appearing on Beam Me Up Podcast/Radio Show

Hot on the heels of one of my flash fiction pieces being read out on the US based Beam Me Up podcast/radio show (see previous post), I’m pleased to say that the host of the show (Paul Cole) is going to feature some of my back catalogue of flash fiction pieces over the coming months.

The Beam Me Up podcast mixes science news with science fiction stories. I often look for story inspiration in what is going on currently in the scientific community – Beam Me Up is one of my sources of regular news.

As well as news, the Beam Me Up podcast also features a steady stream of speculative fiction. I particularly look forward to hearing some of the serial stories (The Dark Inspector series comes to mind) each month.

My full list of published stories (all flash fiction) with details of where to find them can be found on my bibliography page.

The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments Covered in Dog Hair accepted for publication

I think that might have the record for my longest ever post title.

Ion Newcombe, the editor at Antipodean SF, has accepted one of my flash fiction pieces for publication. The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments Covered In Dog Hair is currently scheduled for issue 171 of Antipodean SF, published in September 2012. I’ll also record a reading for the radio show/podcast, which will be broadcast some time in September.

I know Nuke is always looking for new material for the Antipodean SF website, so if you fancy trying your hand at a short piece of speculative flash fiction you should check out the Antipodean SF submissions page.

Story narrated on Beam Me Up podcast/radio

One of my earlier flash fiction pieces, Shipwrecked – originally published on the Antipodean SF online publication, was selected by Paul Cole for inclusion in his weekly US based radio show/podcast, Beam Me UpShipwrecked is included in episode 323 and can be found towards the end of the podcast (it closes out the show – the story kicks in just before the 53 minute mark).

It was great to hear that one of my stories had some appeal to a US market, and Paul was very generous with his time in recording the story (soundtrack and all!).

For those that are interested, the original text for Shipwrecked is linked to from my bibliography page.