Nothing Ever Happens In Fox Hollow – Volume 2

Greetings! My story “The Best Tomatoes In Town” is included in this collection. Thank you Richard!!

Spillwords – Boron

Greetings! Many thanks to editor Dagmara for featuring one of my “Periodic Stories” today! 🙂

Ger White Review – “Periodic Stories”

Greetings! I’m thrilled to share this review with you. It’s the first one for this collection and I’m overwhelmed with joy. Thank you, Ger!! I loved this book – it’s my total favourite, and I read a lot. I love the cover it is so easy on the eye – light pink and grey. These

The World of Myth Magazine – The Time Traveling Healer – Part One

Greetings! I’m thrilled to have my new series starting this month. I will be posting the story in 100 word drabbles and it will last for 10 or so episodes. Just follow the link and go to stories and check out drabbles. You’ll see mine there 🙂 http://www.theworldofmyth.com/ Here’s the story if you don’t want

“Resilience” Review by Dawn DeBraal

Greetings! Check out this wonderful review on Amazon by Dawn DeBraal: Resilience is a delightful book of short stories. Tales of youth and aging. Love and loss. Life and death. Jim Bates has the ability to make you feel the hometown atmosphere of his characters, as well as to laugh at youth and, to survive

Short Story Avenue – The Shape Shifter

Greetings! Many thanks to the editors for featuring my story today!! https://shortstoryavenue.com/2021/04/20/the-shape-shifter-by-james-bates/

The Periodic Table of Haiku

Greetings! This is a wonderful companion piece to my collection “Periodic Stories”.

The Literary Yard – Copper

Greetings!! Many thanks to editor Onkar Sharma for featuring my story today! https://literaryyard.com/2021/04/15/copper/

Short Story Town – Krypton

Greetings!! Many thanks to editor Steve Carr for featuring my story today!! 🙂 https://www.shortstorytown.com/?fbclid=IwAR1CnzFiOJMAX6od8-waEhdXyIbNTAEUnB2h9AnxJbIahMmZng-XB_ToOPQ

Bindweed Magazine – Chlorine

Greetings! Many thanks to Leilanie and Joseph for including one of my Periodic Stories “Chlorine” in this issue! https://bindweedmagazine.wordpress.com/2021/04/13/james-bates-fiction-3/