Hi A.C. I'm not here to comment on your stroy but to ask you if you are interested in the following submission windows. I thought the themes were the sort of thing you are good at:
Blue Planet Press: Far Futures 3 – An Anthology of Deep Space
This is a fiction anthology. “Space exploration. From the outer planets of our solar system to the edge of the Orion Spur and the even more distant Andromeda Galaxy. How will we get there? Generation ships? Faster than light engines? Dimensional warping? Wormholes? Submissions will involve space travel in some form to deep space. Stories may start or end planet-side, but the bulk of the tale must be in space. Military sci-fi is welcome.”
This cozy horror magazine is reading on the Halloween theme, as well as unthemed horror submissions. They have detailed guidelines about the kind of stories they want, including, “Cozy horror. Fun horror. Classy horror. Dare we say, wholesome horror? … perhaps the easiest way to understand what we mean is to read stories by some of the old masters we love: Ray Bradbury, Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Roald Dahl. Watch classic episodes of Thriller, The Twilight Zone, and Night Gallery. Read old horror comics. Listen to radio dramas like Suspense, Quiet, Please, and Inner Sanctum Mysteries. … In short, we’re looking to provide a space for a type of storytelling that has largely gone out of style – dark and scary, but playful and approachable with an emphasis on plot.” They also want horror haiku.
Deadline: 13 July 2024
Length: Up to 5,000 words (prefer 2,500-3,000 words) for fiction
Thanks. I’ll check them out. Spent 6-7hrs yesterday dealing with a laptop issue, fortunately didn’t lose any data, but the hard drive is toast. Took it to shop for replacement. Sigh. Using the backup laptop now.
The prose was very good. I kept thinking it felt like over the top action, almost as if someone was imagining it, and the dying old man was doing just that.
Hi A.C. I'm not here to comment on your stroy but to ask you if you are interested in the following submission windows. I thought the themes were the sort of thing you are good at:
Blue Planet Press: Far Futures 3 – An Anthology of Deep Space
This is a fiction anthology. “Space exploration. From the outer planets of our solar system to the edge of the Orion Spur and the even more distant Andromeda Galaxy. How will we get there? Generation ships? Faster than light engines? Dimensional warping? Wormholes? Submissions will involve space travel in some form to deep space. Stories may start or end planet-side, but the bulk of the tale must be in space. Military sci-fi is welcome.”
Deadline: 30 June 2024
Length: 6,000-10,000 words
Pay: Half a cent per word, up to $50
Details here: https://duotrope.com/duosuma/submit/space-and-time-nDoUw
and here: https://spaceandtime.net/submissions/
Spooky
This cozy horror magazine is reading on the Halloween theme, as well as unthemed horror submissions. They have detailed guidelines about the kind of stories they want, including, “Cozy horror. Fun horror. Classy horror. Dare we say, wholesome horror? … perhaps the easiest way to understand what we mean is to read stories by some of the old masters we love: Ray Bradbury, Charles Beaumont, Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Roald Dahl. Watch classic episodes of Thriller, The Twilight Zone, and Night Gallery. Read old horror comics. Listen to radio dramas like Suspense, Quiet, Please, and Inner Sanctum Mysteries. … In short, we’re looking to provide a space for a type of storytelling that has largely gone out of style – dark and scary, but playful and approachable with an emphasis on plot.” They also want horror haiku.
Deadline: 13 July 2024
Length: Up to 5,000 words (prefer 2,500-3,000 words) for fiction
Pay: $0.01/word
Details here: https://spooky-magazine.com/2024/05/06/the-submission-window-is-opening/
and here: https://spooky-magazine.com/submission-guidelines/
"stroy" is obviously "story". It's late here in Seville :-)
Thanks. I’ll check them out. Spent 6-7hrs yesterday dealing with a laptop issue, fortunately didn’t lose any data, but the hard drive is toast. Took it to shop for replacement. Sigh. Using the backup laptop now.
The prose was very good. I kept thinking it felt like over the top action, almost as if someone was imagining it, and the dying old man was doing just that.
Good job.
Bingo! Exactly. Thanks.
Fun idea. It's a bit like 'The Emperor's New Clothes', I suppose, but with a sword. I like the '100% Human Created' badge, too... 😎
Thanks.
A Quixotic last stand...
Ah, yes, a nice little twist at the end.