My story, “The Curse of Chimère“, has been reprinted in the steampunk anthology Ceaseless Steam. Check it out!
Category Archives: Writing
Story Sale: “The Miscible Imp”
My short story, “The Miscible Imp”, will be appearing in When the Villain Comes Home (Dragon Moon Press), edited by Gabrielle Harbowy and Ed Greenwood. It’s scheduled for an August 1, 2012 release (but the online book may appear sooner). See the full table of contents Gabrielle’s blog.
Also, When the Hero Comes Home is a finalist for ForeWord Book of the Year in the Anthology category!
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Free Flash Fiction: The Mirror King
The Mirror King
copyright © 2005 by Tony Pi
originally published in Flash Me Magazine #9, 2005.
On the wrong side of the glass, in a world beyond my sway, my love lies dying of a broken heart. Blind, she cannot know me; nor can my songs of solace pierce the looking-glass to soothe her. Only my other self ever hears me, and I petition him now: find a spell to free me from my crystal curse, so I might embrace my fair Queen and kiss away her tears. “Or confess that those sonnets were mine, that you only gave my adoration voice. Let her know she is loved. Give her cause to live!” Continue reading
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Story Extra at Side-Show Freaks: Remains of the Witch
Pay no attention to the author behind the curtain: the story behind “Remains of the Witch” is up at Side-Show Freaks.
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Year of the Water Dragon
Happy Chinese New Year!
It’s the Year of the Water Dragon, and I happen to have a free story that features a water dragon that takes place during the Lantern Festival (the 15th day of the new year):
“A Sweet Calling“, Clarkesworld #44
(podcast version)
Enjoy!
“Remains of the Witch” Live at IGMS
“Remains of the Witch” is the cover story for InterGalactic Medicine Show #26, and it’s beautifully illustrated by Anna Repp.
IGMS is subscription-based and allows access to all the back issues, so if you missed two of my previous stories (“We Who Steal Faces” in #22 and “Tekkai Exhales His Avatar” in #11), you can read them at the same time. Enjoy!
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Tony Pi, F&SF Writer 