The Terror House Magazine – Crispy

Greetings!! Here’s a shout out to editor Matt for featuring my story “Crispy” in The Terror House Magazine. Thank you so much!! I hope you all enjoy it 🙂

Vote Early, Read Often Anthology – The Tattoo Anniversary

Greetings! I’m thrilled to announce that “The Tattoo Anniversary” has been included in the Vote Early, Read Often end of the year anthology from Scars Publications. Thanks to editor Janet K. for all of her support over the last year! http://scars.tv/2020collection-book/Vote_Early_Read_Often.htm

Spillwords – Remembrance Day

Greetings! Happy Thanksgiving to all! Special thanks go out to Dagmara and the team at Spillwords. I’m thrilled to offer this post. “Remembrance Day” is the first story in my soon to be released collection of twenty-seven short stories. I hope you enjoy it!!

Down in the Dirt 2020 Anthology – Tougher Than She Looked

Greetings! Well this is an unexpected surprise! My story “Tougher Than She Looked” was included in the 2020 Anthology for Down in the Dirt Magazine. Many thanks to Janet K. for selecting me! http://scars.tv/2020collection-book/2020in_a_Flash.htm

World of Myth Magaezine – Joey

Greetings!! I’m thrill to share my story “Joey” with you. It’s the 12th episode in my SF series. Thank you so much Steph for featuring it in this issue! Click on the link. Go to ‘stories’ and you will find it. http://www.theworldofmyth.com/

The Wordsmith Chronicles – A Day At The Stone Arch Bridge

A special thank you goes out to Steve Carr for including my story in this wonderful collection! Available through Amazon.

Mulling It Over Anthology – Family History

Many thanks to Gill James for including my story “Family History” in this wonderful anthology!! Congratulations to all! Available on Kindle through Amazon.

About Jim Bates Author

Jim has always wanted to be a writer. He wrote his first story when he was in the 4th grade but thought it was boring so he threw it away. Flash forward fifty-plus years to 2011. By then he’d been married and had children and grandchildren. He’d had a long career in sales and technical

Dawn Knox Interview

Greetings! My friend Dawn Knox is rolling out her new book “The Macaroon Chronicles” right now. I met Dawn through one of my favorite Facebook groups run by Paula Readman. She is not only a talented author but a very generous and giving person. She directed me to Tony Cranston who produces Talking Stories Radio

Paper Djinn Press – Ecology

Greetings! Many thanks to my friend Umair for featuring my story “Ecology” today at Paper Djinn Press. I hope you enjoy it! Here’s the story if you don’t want to use the link: Ecology Harold took a sip of coffee and let out a satisfied sigh. “I love the yard,” he said to Joey, sitting