Author: cnc0

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Awards Eligibility Post

I published some things this year that are Awards Eligible. Links are up for the ones published online!

Waves Like Constellations (Longleaf Review)     

–Lakes, memories, creepy stuff

Leopard Seals (Supernatural Tales)

–apartments, contractual law, a monster, loving descriptions of pie

Like the Absence (Supernatural Tales)

–time travel, ghosts, childhood friendships

Balancing Beams (Little Fiction)

–SPACE, FRIENDSHIP, CREEPY STUFF, EVERYTHING I LOVE

Out in the Night, I Found Myself Falling (Third Point Press)

–See above description

These Arms of Yours (Lost Balloon)

–Trees, creepy houses, mannequins

Spoken Like Tongues (Moon Park Review)

–tongues, language, sadness  (the Chloe N Clark special)

The Intimacy of Objects (Jellyfish Review)

–astronauts, SEX! :O, sadness

The Width of Your Body Apart (Noble/Gas Quarterly)

–Yoga (but not rage yoga), strangeness under the skin

This is the Color of Your Eyes in the Dark (Noble/Gas Quarterly)

–forests, friendship, near misses

Someone Else’s Sleeper (Drunken Monkeys)

–dreams and those who eat them

Over and Somewhere (Pithead Chapel)

–pie! Mystery! LOVE!

Where God Suddenly (Bird’s Thumb)

–angels, cranberry juice, more sadness

 

And here are some that are non-speculative

Dropping Dimes (Bull)

–basketball, road trips, siblings, a Sheed reference

Just Scent Itself (JMWW)

–gel pens, relationships, that feeling you get from running too fast when youre nervous

On the Point Between You and Infinity (Okay Donkey)

–lakes, dancing, comfort

Current Things (November 17th, 2018)

So what’s been happening in the world of my writing?

I’ve had pieces recently in the following awesome places:

2 poems over at New Southern Fugitives, 1 in Likely Red, and 1 in Bone & Ink Press.  Banshee Lit is also putting some pieces, that were previously only in print, up on their website and you can read one of mine here.

I had a flash fiction piece in Pithead Chapel and a new short story in the print edition of Supernatural Tales!

My flash fiction piece, The Intimacy of Objects, was nominated by Jellyfish Review for Best Small Fictions!

I also found out my poetry manuscript was a semi-finalist in UW Press’ Brittingham/Pollak Award Contest!

And I also have an interview with the lovely Nadia at her site.

And you can be on the lookout, if you so desire, for forthcoming pieces in Bridge Eight, Modern Language Studies, Anomaly, Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet, The Wild Hunt, Dirty Paws Poetry, Uncanny, and Glass!

Also in the next week or so, I’ll be doing a round-up of my awards eligible stories!

Current Things (September 19th, 2018)

Some new things of EXCITEMENT

Today, I was delighted to have this piece (from my novel-in-stories) published over at the amazing Jellyfish Review.

My story “Where God Suddenly” was the second place winner in Bird Thumb’s Summer Fiction Contest.

I also had two flash pieces published in Okay Donkey and JMWW!

Finally, my story published last year in Gamut was listed as an Honorable Mention in The Year’s Best Horror (edited by Ellen Datlow. YES ELLEN DATLOW).

And I have pieces forthcoming from Modern Language Studies, Anomaly, Bridge Eight, Bone/Ink, and more.

Current Things (Summer 2018)

Over the summer, I had some pieces published with lovely places. Here is a round-up:

I have three pieces of flash out and about:

The Width of Your Body Apart (Noble/Gas Quarterly)
This is the Color of Your Eyes in the Dark (Noble/Gas Quarterly)
These Arms of Yours (Lost Balloon)
I did an interview about my book with the lovely Naya Clark for Split Lip Magazine!

I have a poem in this awesome poetry anthology out from Apex Press. It’s called “Z is for—“ and is about zombies (sort of).

I did an interview with the awesome people at former cactus

I have a short story in Drunk Monkeys: Someone Else’s Sleeper (Drunk Monkeys)

And finally some poems in various places:
Cooking with Turmeric (Boston Accent)

Two poems in Moonchild:
Apocalypse Scenario #1 (Moonchild)
Pod Person Time (Moonchild)

But Also this is Why the Robots Always Turn on Us (Glass Poetry)

Three poems in Graviton

Finally, a poem called Lichenometry (The Coil)

 

And I have pieces forthcoming from: Jellyfish Review, The Coil, Bird’s Thumb, Okay Donkey, Pithead Chapel,Drunken Boat, and Modern Language Studies.

And finally, I have decided to remain open for editing/critiquing work even during the school year!

Current Things (May 03rd, 2018)

Well April was a busy month, as the end of the semester always is. But I did have some new pieces up around in some amazing journals.

I have a story in the spring issue of Supernatural Tales—its titled after my greatest fear. I have a story about basketball over at Bull: Men’s Fiction (this piece was also chosen as one of Longform’s stories of the week).

I had poems in Eye to the Telescope, Terse, and Cease, Cows. 

The Game of Nerds has a kind review of my book here!

Additionally, I’m delighted that I’ll be on two panels at WisCon this month: one on interactive storytelling and one on creating diverse spaces in writing, editing, publishing, and teaching.

Finally, I have pieces forthcoming from: Moonchild, Drunken Boat, The Coil, Juxtaprose, Lost Balloon, Graviton, and Jellyfish Review.

Current Things (April 04, 2018)

Hello, mes chers, this past month has seen me doing some exciting things.

These included a lot of interviews and reflective posts, so get ready because it’s Chloe O’ Clock (Chlock? No? Too much?).

I did an interview with James Figy for Fear No Lit’s Fail Better series, which you can read here! I also did an interview with Ben Niespodziany at Neon Pajamas! And I also did an interview with Rob Mclennan, which can be found here! Finally I also did a guest post with Nadia Gerassimenko talking about the themes of my book!

Other cool things, you ask? Well, I have a new flash fiction piece over at the wonderful MoonPark Review! And a post in Horror 101 on Enclosed Vs. Exposed horror at Nerds of a Feather!

Plus, I had the delight of reading for DMACC’s Literary Arts Festival with the lovely Claire Kruesel. Which was a highlight of my month.

Stay tuned for more updates as I have pieces coming out in Bull: Men’s Fiction, JuxtaProse, Lost Balloon, Moonchild, Supernatural Tales, Cease Cows, and Eye to the Telescope.

Current Things (March 3rd, 2018)

Over the past month, some exciting things have happened. Including that my BOOK CAME OUT. I had a release party in Iowa and it went very well. If you pre-ordered, your copy should be getting to you soon! If you’d still like to get a copy, it’s available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and through the publisher.

 

In February, I published a few pieces. I have been following the amazing Little Fiction for years and I was so delighted that they published my piece Balancing Beams. Over at the lovely Third Point Press, I have another space story up—Out in the Night, I Found Myself Falling.

 

Additionally, I had a piece of fiction over at wonderful Former Cactus, Everyone’s at Our Place, Even Though We’re Gone and a poem in the awesome Hypertrophic Press called It’s the Horror of My Friends That We Say Mean Things About Blondes.

 

On the topic of space, over at Nerds of a Feather I did an interview with the amazing Brian Ramos about space and its representation in sci-fi media and pop culture.  He’s a great interviewee with interesting thoughts and I hope you check it out! I also reviewed The Ritual at NOAF.

 

Charity Month at Cotton Xenomorph went so well, thanks to the wonderful writing community, and we raised almost $350 for various organizations and causes!

 

Finally, I have some pieces coming out in the upcoming months in: Cease Cows, Moonchild, MoonPark, Lost Balloon, Midnight Oil, Glass, Supernatural Tales, and more.