Thanks, John! John Klima of Electric Velocipede gives my story “The Spaces Between Things” his Hugo vote. Also of note, friend and fellow Fluidian Saladin Ahmed, whom John suggests for the Campbell Award: http://blog.electricvelocipede.com/2010/03/2010-hugo-nominations.html

Drop what you’re doing right now and go read “Small Burdens” by Paul M. Berger, now up at Strange Horizons.  Granted, Paul is a friend of mine, and he’s in my writers group.  But had that not been the case I’d still be recommending this uber creepy and subtly told tale of faerie and cradle robbing.

Tangent Online finally reviewed Electric Velocipede 17/18, of which my story, “The Spaces Between Things,” appears.  They say: ““The Spaces Between Things” by Matthew Kressel is a touching near future story about a war between East and West in which the East has somehow acquired the ability to send messages through time which appear as metaphors in the protagonist’s present. A series of flashbacks intersperse with the protagonist’s present dilemma, revealing his personal story of love, coming of age, and the invisible connections between people. He reflects on these bits of …

What a great inspiration for a short story: a mysterious visitor who leaves roses and a bottle of cognac at Poe’s grave every year on the author’s birthday failed to show up today.  It could be because there were, you know, dozens of people watching.  But if the mysterious visitor has been doing this for sixty years, maybe he died — or did something more sinister happen? And Sybil’s!  We opened on Friday to submissions and have already received about 100.  And, wow, some excellent stories already.  Were you guys saving …

You can vote now for your favorite stories in Interzone in 2009.  My story, “Saving Diego,” was published in issue #221.  Also of note are “Home Again,” by Paul Berger and “Far and Deep” by Alaya Dawn Johnson, both in the same issue.  I also liked “After Everything Woke Up” by Rudy Rucker for its inventiveness and almost all of the artwork by David Gentry and Adam Tredowski.  Interzone is by far the best-looking SF print magazine on the market. You can go here to vote.