2020 Awards Eligibility

Writing anything about what occurred in 2020 seems impossible. What can I can said that isn’t already expressed in the Elmo on Fire gif?

I did publish several stories this year, though, and an award eligibility post is customary. So here goes:

If you read just one of my stories this year, I’d be honored if it would be “The Grass Bows Down, the Pilgrims Walk Lightly” (free PDF). It originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact in January 2020.

If you’re looking for something more light-hearted (and who could blame you?) I recommend “A Hench Helps her Villain, No Matter What” which appeared in in Escape Pod in February 2020.

My other stories this year were flash fiction or nearly so:

“Pattern Recognition” in Daily Science Fiction. (November 2020).

“From the Deep, the Music Rises” in Baffling Magazine. (October 2020).

“The Descent of Their Last End” in Glitter + Ashes. (August 2020).

“Five Reasons for the Sign Above Her Door, One of Them Unspoken” in Abyss & Apex. (July 2020).

“Seven Plans of the League Of Villainous Empowerment to Break Atomic Patriot’s Hold on Star City” in DecodedPride. (June 2020).

“For Change is the Moon’s Domain, and Tonight She Watches” in Fireside Magazine. (May 2020).

“A Dinosaur Without Feathers Is No Dinosaur at All” in Robot Dinosaurs!. (March 2020).

While this year has been a disaster in many ways, both for me personally and for the world, I’m proud of the work I’ve published. Thanks to everyone who took the time to read it. May 2021 be much better than 2020 was.