I didn’t get a chance to post this because of the Hint Fiction announcement (which, if you haven’t heard, I’m hosting another contest), but yesterday my story “The Cigarette Tree” was published at Staccato Fiction. It’s probably one of my quieter stories. Plus, it’s based on true events (well, as a boy I did go and stay with my grandmother for a week or two during the summers, and she did, at one time, smoke a lot, so let’s just say it’s somewhat based on true events).
In other news, the table of contents has been posted for the edition of the Postscripts anthology I somehow managed to sneak my way into. I still can’t believe that happened. And I just got an e-mail from the editor letting us (the contributors) know that the signature sheets are starting to make the rounds. Boy, now I really feel like a real writer! I just hope that when they arrive and I start signing them I don’t get so nervous that I throw up all over them. Now that would be a major faux pas, no?
Hey, Robert – liked that story, especially the imagery of the dream. So vivid!
Congrats, too, on the signature sheets and the table of contents.
(Will we see anything like the sig sheets or early publication of the toc for the Hint Fiction antho?)
Thanks, Madeline. Regarding signature sheets, that would be a no. Those are usually just for signed limited edition books. And the toc … well, I think the long list of contributors should suffice for the time being, no?
Excellent work on the story. Nice job finding an apt photo to accompany.
Ha! Thanks, Jason. And about the photo … it was, like, the first thing image that came up when I Googled “cigarette tree.” And I thought: perfect.
Good point about the list of contributors – still blows me away whenever I look at it.
I had been wondering about the cigarette tree picture, too.