As a special gift this festive period Murky Depths are offering a free download of issue no.6, which just happens to feature my short story Horizon. Murky Depths are quickly establishing as one of the leading British spec.fic publications, added by their cunning combination of comics and short fiction. Go have a read!
You can download Murky Depths 6 here. It’s in Comic Book Reader CBR format and quote big at 25 meg!
UPDATE: You have to Left Click, then Download File…or whatever equivalent your OS supports.
The citents of Murky Depth #6 have been confirmed. Look out for this in December, featuring my story Horizon.
Issue #6 cover art: Jason Beam
Contents:-
The Last Marriane Alan Frackleton [Art: James Fletcher]
All I Want For Christmas Christian Carter-Stephenson [Mark Chilcott]
Are You Lonesome Tonight Alan James Roll [Nancy Farmer]
Between Hanson and Hendrix Brian Ross [Candra Hope]
Alms For Oblivion Christopher Morris [Jackson Gebien]
Horizon Damien G. Walter [Ian Jones]
Xmas Love Story Lavie Tidhar [Thomas Tuke]
The Third Time David J Howe [Brian Troll]
Best In Class Jonathan Gillespie [Paul Drummond]
Hellhound Luke Cooper [Luke Cooper]
Ghoul Is My Copilot Julio Alegria [Mark Bell]
The Head Of Saint Mark Sophy Adani [Ed Norden]
The Factory James Johnson [Toma Pakalnyte]
Interview with Jason Beam
I shouldn’t really blog about this until I’ve crossed the t’s and dotted the i’s, but I’m feeling reckless!
After no little time on the market my short story Horizon has found a home at the new UK print ‘zine Murky Depths. No idea when it will see the light of day yet but will put more details up whe I have them.
Two rejections today. One from Fantasy magazine saying no to ‘Rings’, after a re-write and retitle to ‘My Lovesick Zombie Boyband’. I like the re-write however so it was worth doing. Horizon was also rejected for Nemonymous 8, which makes rejection number ten for that story. I maintain faith in it though even after some harsh criticism and will find a home for it yet.
Following Heinlein’s law number four, both stories have gone straight back on the market. ‘MLZB’, formerley ‘Rings’ is now with Anne Vandermeer at Weird Tales (my second attempt to break into that market) and Horizon goes to the team at Ideomancer. All available appendages crossed.
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