Tag: Beneath Ceaseless Skies

Story Alert: “A Dirge for the Mirrorbirds”

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In a universe where it’s taken for granted that reincarnation will inevitably deposit your soul in some random corner of the galaxy, time after time, one planet has a closely guarded secret: the ability to control where their next life will begin.

It’s a universe I’ve been spending a lot of time in, and I’m so excited to share this new installment with you, once again in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, where fiercely dedicated editor Scott H. Andrews worked with me over the better part of a year to make this story shine. Welcome to Yem, a reclusive little planet with the power to bring the whole universe together—or be torn apart.

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Story alert: “The Wicks Whisper”

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Cover of BCS issue 411, with a twisted tree against a greenish sky.

“It’s her. Sort of. It’s a rippling sculpture made of smoke, an eyeless silhouette with a hazy but intact suggestion of wings.”

Imagine you could talk to a dead person—but only once. Would you do it right away, when your grief and memories are fresh, so present they suffocate you? Or would you save that chance like a fine wine, growing dusty in a cellar maybe never to be uncorked? When you finally summoned them, what if their presence didn’t comfort as much as you’d hoped?

Check out my latest story in Beneath Ceaseless Skies! I’m delighted to be back in this terrific publication, edited by the stellar Scott H. Andrews. The story is available as text and audio (read by M.K. Hobson).

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