I wrote a short story for the Weatherfronts commission. The brief was to respond to the themes and the discussions arising from a two day Weatherfronts event that took place at the Free Word Centre earlier this year.
This event brought 50 writers/artists and 50 climate change scientists together to discuss creative ways to respond to climate change.
My 8000 word story was called For the Greater Good and I've just had feedback for it from the editors:
"We really enjoyed reading it! This was a great read. The human relationships here were very believable and there were some strong emotions conjured quickly, to pull the reader in to this new, alternate world. This was a great unpicking of the moral and societal dimensions that were raised at Weatherfronts, and it broached pertinent moral questions in a plausible and non-didactic way."
That's a relief!
The story will be published next month and there will be a launch event at the Free Word Centre on January 19. Maybe see you there?
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Friday, April 18, 2008
Two stories in a new anthology
I have two stories being published in the summer in an anthology of satirical speculative fiction, Satirica.
They are Perfection and Doc Chaos the Last Laugh.
Perfection follows the story of a young man who finds the secret of success and happiness, not just for himself, but the whole country.
Doc Chaos the Last Laugh revisits the subject of my novella, Doc Chaos: The Chernobyl Effect. The great doctor is at the end of civilisation. And guess what? He wants to take all the credit for humanity's downfall. But will he, poet Arthur Rambo, or arch-Taoist Yin-Yang Bradley, all sharing the same fortified mountain retreat, be the last one standing?
Satirica is out in hard cover edition this summer. Paperback edition next summer. The publisher is US based Cowboy Logic.
Other authors include:
They are Perfection and Doc Chaos the Last Laugh.
Perfection follows the story of a young man who finds the secret of success and happiness, not just for himself, but the whole country.
Doc Chaos the Last Laugh revisits the subject of my novella, Doc Chaos: The Chernobyl Effect. The great doctor is at the end of civilisation. And guess what? He wants to take all the credit for humanity's downfall. But will he, poet Arthur Rambo, or arch-Taoist Yin-Yang Bradley, all sharing the same fortified mountain retreat, be the last one standing?
Satirica is out in hard cover edition this summer. Paperback edition next summer. The publisher is US based Cowboy Logic.
Other authors include:
- Edward Morris
- Tomas L Martin
- R.J. Astruc
- Victor Giannini
- John Parke Davis
- Bill Housley
- Steven J. Dines
- Joshua Allen
- Dudgeon
- Gary Cuba
- Mike Philbin
- Kevin Spiess
- Roger Haller
- Jason K. Chapman
- Dan Kopcow
- Paul Mannering
- Lawrence R Dagstine
- Anden Sharp
- Dan Marcus
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