Black Hare Press “666” Anthology

Greetings! Many thanks to the team at Black Hare Press for including my drabble “Two Points” in this wonderful anthology! Here’s the drabble: Two Points Damn, Ellie muttered, as Earl’s head detached and rolled down the steps like a basketball, coming to rest in a mud puddle. I shouldn’t have cut so deep. She continued

Podcast for the OCC

Greetings! The finalists for the Open Contract Challenge were announced last Saturday. This is the podcast. https://jayzohub.com/jayzomon/jayzomodcast/the_world_of_myth_bits/channel/145.html

OCC Challenge – The Alien of Orchard Lake

Greetings! I’m thrilled be have been chosen along with Peggy Gerber as a finalist in the Open Contract Challenge through The JayZoMon/Dark Myth Company. My entry is a 40k story entitled “The Alien of Orchard Lake”. Here’s the podcast where the finalists were announced. I hope you enjoy it! 🙂 https://jayzohub.com/jayzomon/jayzomodcast/the_world_of_myth_bits/channel/145.html

Gail Aldwin Interview and Shout Out

Greetings! My friend and long time mentor Gail Aldwin gave a nice plug for my collection “Resilience” in this interesting interview. Gail is not only a wonderful writer but an amazing person. Check out the interview here:

Setu Magazine – Cesium

Greetings! Many thanks to Sunil for including my short story “Cesium” in this edition. This is one of the stories in the recently published Periodic Stories Volume Two. I hope you enjoy it! 🙂 https://www.setumag.com/2021/08/fiction-cesium.html

The World of Myth – Episode 5 of 7 of my Drabble series The Time Traveling Healer

Greetings! Many thanks to Steph and David for all your continuing support. This is episode 5 of 7 of my little experiment of putting out a drabble series. I hope you enjoy it! https://jayzohub.com/darkmythproductions/theworldofmyth/99/drabble/the_time_traveling_healer.html?fbclid=IwAR1Lt9qKFeaKXns7k2eJ8Zd4lOYUpQW_KnO_7N94ufUVNfWSvFjNpgRBPUk

Bindweed Press – Molybdenum

Greetings! Many thanks go out to Leilanie and Joseph for featuring my story today! 🙂 https://bindweedmagazine.wordpress.com/2021/08/24/james-bates-fiction-4/

Potato Soup Journal – 10 Word Story

Greetings! Many thanks to the editors for featuring my 10-word story today! 🙂 Nature’s Balance by James Bates

The Drabble – Early Morning Bike Ride

Greetings! Many thanks go out to the editors of The Drabble for featuring my story “Early Morning Bike Ride” today. You can read it here: Early morning bike ride on a quiet woodland trail. A day beginning so peacefully, it made me glad to be alive. I pedaled along, senses coming alive with the rising

Potato Soup Journal – 10 Word Story

Greetings!! Many thanks go out to Julie and the team for featuring my 10 word story “Summertime Date” today! 🙂 Summertime Date by James Bates