What did you enjoy this year? Here’s my short list.

Sunrise on Martha’s Vineyard

Many cups of of tea (Harney and Sons Tropical Green is the current favorite)

My first fountain pen (and choice of ink colors beyond blue/black!)

Meeting online friends in person

This was a busy year in publications. I had thirteen stories published, eight were original. Here’s the complete breakdown. Please let me know which is your favorite.

“Martian Wallpaper“, The Daily Tomorrow, January 2025 (free to read) Science Fiction 2,100 words

“How His Sins Caught up to the Unpierceable Laoji”, Small Wonders, February 2025 (free to read) Fantasy 850 words

“The Purpose of a Pyromaniac Descendent”, Tales & Feathers Magazine, February 2025 (purchase required, $10 CAD / $7 USD) Fantasy 2,400 words

“Big Fire: Angry”, Dirty Magick Magazine, April 2025 (purchase required, $3) Dark Fantasy 2,100 words

“The Case Against Raven Mail,” Worlds of Possibility, April 2025, Version 2 (purchase required, $6) Fantasy 800 words

“Saltwater Mother”, Trollbreath Magazine, June 2025 (free to read) Fantasy 2,500 words

“Drought’s Vengeance”, Suspect Magazine, 29 August 2025 (free to read) Horror 2,600 words

“Once Upon a Skeleton in the West”, Coven of the East: Reclaiming Asian Women’s Magical Histories, September 2025 (purchase required, $9) Western Horror 1,000 words

Reprints

“Worse than a Wolf”, Were Wolf, Flame Tree Press, 10 June 2025 (purchase required, $30) Dark Fantasy 3,500 words

“The Huli Jing of Chinatown”, Summer of Sci-fi & Fantasy: Volume Four, July 2025 (purchase required, $6 e-book) Fantasy 3,000 words

“To Kiss the Chrysanthemum Moon” (Reprint), Small Wonders, August 2025 (free to read) Dark Fantasy 900 words

“Out of Print” (Reprint), Flash Fiction Online, September 2025 (free to read) Dark Fantasy 800 words

"The Illusionist's Daughter" (Reprint), Behind the Revolving Door, An Anthology of Choices Vol. 1, October 2025 ($6 ebook, $20 paperback) Fantasy 3,400 words