Made this image board now that I can finally announce that this story will appear from Hemelein Publications publications! "A Song of Smokeless Fire" - a mystery/love story about a jinni, a singer, a minstrel, and an orphan that pivots around a deadly song and a strange emerald ring.

A solid story--fun interplay between power, knowledge, and predestination.

Supporters of the BCS Patreon got free ebook of BCS #370 feat. Christopher Rowe @tinaconnolly Marie Vibbert Marie Croke, 11 days before the website. Want free ebooks and to help us pay authors a pro rate and our First Readers an honorarium? Please support us. patreon.com/beneath_ceasel…

My story from September's Apex Magazine made it into some excellent company here! 😭

In the spirit of Black Friday deals, our SUNDOWNING Kickstarter has its first angel investor - for the next three days, from now until 11:59 PST on Black Friday, all pledges up to $5K will be matched for double the impact! Join us. 'Tis the season. kickstarter.com/projects/sundo…

How a book written in 1910 could teach you calculus better than several books of today [Calculus Made Easy, by Silvanus P. Thompson, 1910 - full text pdf: bit.ly/2pThkf1 or with the table of contents: calculusmadeeasy.org]

Sam J. Miller Circling back with some stellar novelettes I read this weekend! "Troubling a Star" by Andrew Dykstal (BCS) and "The Six Deaths of the Saint" by Alix E. Harrow (that new Amazon kindle originals thing) are going to make my nominating ballot for sure, both were really excellent

One of my favorites from this year--and one of my all-time favorite fantasy concepts.

Honored to announce that my #sf short "Common Speech"--a story of #grief and interspecies #communication and the ways that misunderstanding and fear can twist both--has been accepted by Escape Pod! I admire this team. Can't wait to see the wonderful thing they make of it!

BCS 2022! "Troubling a Star" Andrew Dykstal, BCS #369: "The experiment shifted the star’s death a mere week, and she could see worry coiling inside Vittorio. The remnant burning in the night sky began to worry her, too, though she could not say why." beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/troubl… #BCSof2022

I'm a sucker for monster POV stories, and this one is *excellent.*

New story! "Common Speech" is now available to listen to (or read!) on Escape Pod! An exploration of #grief, plague, and complicated interspecies #communication. I loved the narration by Ibba Armancas and @tinaconnolly was a wonderful host! escapepod.org/2023/02/02/esc…

This list is always worth checking out...and the latest includes a fine story from Elise Stephens about hope, empathy, and both the reach and limits of forgiveness.

With the end of Hugos nominations window just around the corner, I'm reposting this one more time. If you attended Chicon in 2022, you're eligible to nominate. If you'd like to nominate a story of mine you've read this year, I would be grateful. :)

I have one Hugo-eligible novelette out this year--check out "Troubling a Star" in BCS Online Magazine. It has goats and supernovae, both of which can wreck your lawn. I also recommend Leah Ning's excellent short story "Witchbreaker," likewise in BCS. beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/troubl…

The illustration that accompanies my arguing-with-death story "Soul Arbitration", currently out with Cosmic Roots and Eldritch Shores (April 2023). Epically epic. cosmicrootsandeldritchshores.com

I'm honored to see that "Common Speech" has been given a great review by @ClowderofTwo! Thank you so much, Charles Payseur! locusmag.com/2023/05/charle…

"...the aging magistrate snapped his thumb from the keep of the stopwatch he held and...said anent that simple comparison of rotary motions and in the oratory to which he was prone that they had witnessed a thing against which time would not prevail."

Me and some of my very favorite people in the world drinking "acceptable" (my word) Seattle coffee at Storyville in Pike's Place. Also, the brand of coffee is a perfect name for writers. Rustin Lovewell Carrie Callahan Mica Scotti Kole (On Hiatus) Andrew Dykstal

Delighted to announce pub day for Stupefying Stories 25, which features my fantasy short story "Two-Tone"! amazon.com/dp/B0CH292BQY/ "Two-tone" was the first story I wrote in the lumastration universe.