Short Stories

19. Black Magic, Sword and Sorceress 23 (anthology), November 2008

18. The Mix-In, Oceans of the Mind Magazine, 2006

17. Trees, Like Candles, Dripping Wax, Spring/Summer issue (Issue #3) 2006, Fantasy Magazine

16. Cenove's Choice, December 2005, MageWarfare.com
      Received a Nebula Award recommendation

15. Rebecca's Hell, Summer 2005 (Issue #44), Brutarian Quarterly 

14. Osiris Rising, Winter 2004/2005, Paradox
      Received a mention in KMT: A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt

 

13. Brain Spike, September 2003, Oceans of the Mind

12. Tin Soldier, March 2003, Oceans of the Mind

11. The Perigee of the Moon, July 1998, Science Fiction Age
      Received a Nebula Award recommendation

10. A Winter of Rolling Thunder, May 1997, Tomorrow Science Fiction

9. The Silver Shoes, March 1996, Science Fiction Age
    Received a Nebula Award recommendation

8. The Key to Bluebeard’s Heart, November 1994, Science Fiction Age
    Received several Nebula Award recommendations
    Tangent 1994 Suggested Reading List
    Received a Campbell Award recommendation

7. Embracing the Arms She Must Bear, September 1994, Science Fiction Age
    Received a few Nebula Award recommendations

6. Fennario (co-written with Sarah Smith), December 1993, Future Boston (anthology)
    Received a Nebula Award recommendation
    Honorable Mention, Year’s Best Science Fiction 1993
    Locus Recommended Stories List, April 1994

5. The Dragonslayer’s Sword, November 1992, Science Fiction Age
    Received several Nebula Award recommendations
    Ranked 2nd in Reader’s Top 10 poll
     Reprinted December 1995, Dragons

4. The Last Out (co-written with David A. Smith), September 1991, 2041 (anthology)

3. LovePets, July 1991, Pulphouse No. 11
    Received several Nebula Award recommendations
    Honorable Mention, Year’s Best Science Fiction 1991
    Honorable Mention, Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror 1991
    Reprinted August 1993, Infinite Loop

2. Sara and the Slime Creature, December 1990, Women of Darkness (anthology)

1. The Next Step, January/February 1989, Aboriginal Science Fiction
    Honorable Mention, Year’s Best Science Fiction 1989
    See Screenplays for info about a short film based on this story

I've also sold some stories to the following small press magazines:

Prrr, 1997, Keen Science Fiction! Magazine

Chilled to the Marrow, 1986, Pandora magazine, Issue 15

The Romantic Vampire, 1985, Punnable Horror Stories (anthology)

The Basement Apartment, 1982, The Pub magazine (see Screenplays -- I wrote a screenplay based on this story, which was produced as the equivalent of a student project; I've shown this at SF conventions).

"Black Magic" is about a young woman's wanderlust and how she discovers unexpected things about herself. To escape a very comfortable but boring life in 18th-century London, she runs away from home, disguises herself as a boy, and gets a job on an East India merchant ship. She gets more adventure than she bargains for when her ship stumbles upon a ghost ship adrift in the ocean, and her captain insists that she join the party that boards it to search for abandoned treasure.  Sword & Sorceress 23 is now on sale.