I’m very happy to announce that Steam-Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories is now on sale.  Edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft, the anthology contains stories by N.K. Jemisin, Mike Allen, Amal El-Mohtar, Shira Lipkin, Beth Wodzinski, and more, as well as one by me.  I haven’t read the anthology myself yet, but I’m looking forward to it.  My story is about a second-generation Jewish woman who owns a pawn shop (called “Tchotchkes” of course) on a steampunked Lower East Side of Manhattan in the late 19th century who hires a young immigrant from …

Sybil’s Garage No. 7 has been hailed as “a complete work of art…put together with a huge amount of love and attention to detail,” “pretty wonderful stuff — beautifully produced, and never dull,” “an extremely high degree of literary quality,” “stylishly put together,” “every story has something to like.” I believe it’s our best issue yet, and all these fine stories and poems deserve a wider audience. Rich Horton has said, for example, “My favorite was Anil Menon’s ‘The Poincaré Sutra.’ I also enjoyed stories by Swapna Kishore, Sam Ferree, Alex …

Over at SF Site, Seamus Sweeny has a lot of nice things to say about Sybil’s Garage No. 7.  He says, “Sybil’s Garage achieves a satisfyingly universal appeal, and an extremely high degree of literary quality… it is pretty wonderful stuff — beautifully produced, and never dull. The stories are a mix of slipstream, near-future, horror, comedy horror, mythic and pseudo-mythic — eschewing anything as vulgar or misleading as a neat straightjacket of genre.” Also, and as far as I know this is unique for reviews of the issue, they mention …

Mark Watson over at Best SF praises the latest issue of Sybil’s Garage.  Mark says, “The magazine certainly oozes quality and class…[it's] clearly put together with a huge amount of love and attention to detail…[All the stories] are very, very well written, and if it’s literary speculative fiction you’re after Sybil’s Garage has it in spades. Highlights for me were : Kathryn E. Baker’s ‘By Some Illusion’ opens with a tender look at a relationship that is sensual in its focus on touch, sight, smell, taste, and whilst …

I hope everyone had a happy new year.  I had a few friends over my place, and yes Blade Runner was watched.  I am not ashamed.  Though what happened before and after I cannot be responsible for.  Anyway, surprisingly I have a lot of news today, considering it’s been a holiday. First up is Sybil’s Garage, praised by Rich Horton in his year-end fiction round-up.  He says: “It’s a stylishly put together magazine, There’s plenty of poetry, art, and nonfiction in addition to the stories.  My favorite was Anil …