A Spork in the Road

Daylight Savings Time is evil. Not only do I feel jetlagged without even the benefit of going someplace new, but the darn thing always sneaks up on me. I never get to shift my schedule so that I’m ready for the time change — I inevitably end up just having slept late three days in a row, so that when we set the clocks forward I feel like I just lost 4 hours instead of 1.

[gripe]

Better news: Jeff Vandermeer informed me about a week ago that one of my Alchemy stories, “A Secret Lexicon for the Not-Beautiful,” is on the shortlist for Best American Fantasy. I’m thrilled to death. Looking at the other stories on the shortlist tells me that A) I’m in excellent company, and B) the anthology itself is going to kick fantastic ass.

Also good news: my short story “The Fish Girl” is appearing soon in Fantasy magazine. Tangent Online has already reviewed the issue. Further bulletins as events warrant!