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Sun
24
Aug '08

Apex Book Company: Scenting the Dark

Apex has my short story Scenting the Dark up in their new online issue. For those who aren’t familiar with Apex, they do SF Horror.

Here’s the teaser on mine.

Lifting the stopper from the vial to his nose, Penn inhaled slowly. Against the neutral backdrop of his ship’s cleanroom, he picked out aromas of quince, elderberry, and bright Martian soil that hinted of blood, with undercurrents of cinnamon and Zeta Epsilon’s fragrantly sweet longgrass. He sighed, blowing the scents out again. The perfume was still out of balance.

Sun
24
Aug '08

Direct-mail fail

We just got a mailing that offers “Win A Pre-Paid Cremation.”

Is it just me, or is something off about that?