Just because I haven’t been blogging doesn’t mean I haven’t been writing.
I’ve written a short story called “A Member of the Peronista Party,” which is a story set in the same universe as “By the Hands of Juan Peron.” However, based on my Thursday writers group’s feedback, I think it doesn’t really work as a short story. However, the work isn’t wasted, as I think it will fit just fine into the novel I plan on writing about that universe. (Speaking of “By the Hands of Juan Peron,” it’s been rejected by Analog and by F&SF. I’ve sent it out to SciFiction.)
I’ve also written a short story called “Bird-Dropping and Sunday,” for the Codex summer contest. The story had to be based on at least one of the following fairy tales or myths:
- The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
- The Princess and the Pea
- Fundevogel
- Cuchulain
I’d never heard of those last two, but that didn’t stop me from incorporating all four of them into the story.
The other entries in the contest were all very well done, which is why I was surprised to find out that mine had won. That’s the second Codex contest in a row that I’ve won (the other with “By the Hands of Juan Peron.”) They like me! They really like me!