Jim’s Storytime – Krypton

Greetings! Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Storytime. This week I have had the great honor of being nominated for Author of the Year on Spillwords. The voting is going on right now. “Krypton” is one of the stories they published this year. It’s also in my Periodic Stories Volume Two collection. I hope you

New Release – Periodic Stories Volume IV

Greetings! Many thanks go out to editor, publisher, and all-around GREAT GUY Steve Cawte for continuing to publish my work. This new release brings to a close my 100-story adventure into the periodic table of elements. It’s the one with the most sciencey stuff in it yet and was a ton of fun to write.

World of Myth Magazine – A Drabble and a Teaser

Greetings! Many thanks go out to Stephanie and all the good folks at World of Myth Magazine for including my drabble “Two Points” and a teaser for Chapter 1 of my novel “The Alien of Orchard Lake” in this month’s edition. I hope you enjoy them! 🙂 http://www.theworldofmyth.com/

Talking Stories Radio – Winter Birches

Greetings! Many thanks to Tony Cranston for including my poem “Winter Birches” in this month’s broadcast! 🙂 https://www.mixcloud.com/EastLondonRadio/talking-stories-71/

Fiction on the Web – The Stargazer

Greetings! Many thanks go out to editor Charlie for featuring my story today! 🙂 https://www.fictionontheweb.co.uk/2023/01/the-stargazer-by-jim-bates.html

Jim’s Storytime – Zirconium

Greetings! Welcome to another edition of Jim’s storytime. Today’s story “Zirconium” was recently included in the Galaxy #8 Anthology published by Grant Hudson and Clarendon House Publishing. It is also in Periodic Stories Volume Two published by Steve Cawte and Impspired. I hope you enjoy it! 🙂

Coming Soon! Periodic Stories Volume IV

Greetings! I’m thrilled to share the front cover and back cover blurb for my new collection “Periodic Stories Volume IV” available soon through editor Steve Cawte and Impspired Publications. I hope you like it! 🙂

Spillwords Interview II

Greeting! Many thanks to the team at Spillwords for featuring my interview this month!! It’s my second one with them 🙂

Google Search I- Jim Bates Author

Greetings! After getting hammered recently with rejections (I know it part of the game, but still…) I just did a google search for my name. I have to say, I was pleasantly surprised! Tomorrow’s another day! Watch out world, here I come!! 🙂

Periodic Stories – Book Review by Christine Tabaka

Greetings! Many thanks go out to my talented writer friend Christine Tabaka for this fabulous review. She is an extraordinary poet who has at least 10 collections of poems available on Amazon as well as other outlets. Check out her work! I highly recommend her. Here’s her review of Periodic Stories: “Periodic Stories” by Jim