Witches and dog breeders, together again for the first time

[mrissa]

Issue #76 of Beneath Ceaseless Skies is up, and it includes a short story of mine, The Witch's Second. Go, read, enjoy.

Comments

[txanne.livejournal.com]

\o/ :-D and other expressions of happiness. Syth may be my favorite of your narrators, which is quite a trick considering that Carter Hall is also one of your narrators.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Gosh!

[carbonel]

This was delightful, and I enjoyed it mightily.

[aedifica]

I really enjoyed that, thank you for writing it and posting the link! There was one thing that didn't quite work for me; is that a thing you'd want to hear about, or something to keep my peace about since the story is published? :-)

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

It depends what sort of thing it is. If it's a general thing that you feel is likely to show up again in stories of mine if not nipped in the bud, go ahead and e-mail me. If it's a thing that's just for this story, it's already published, so sharing on this point is not as useful.

[aedifica]

I think this falls into the latter category. And it didn't keep me from enjoying the story lots and lots!

[akitrom.livejournal.com]

One of the greatest attributes of your short stories is the way they --without exception -- make me eager to know more about the characters and the world they inhabit.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

I am trying very hard not to write another story with this narrator, but I keep hearing one of Lord Benderskeith's family servants telling Syth very stiffly, "Milord's heir is not a puppy."

[txanne.livejournal.com]

YES PLEASE.

[pameladean]

Seconded, so to speak.

I was trying really hard not to just holler, "Novel! Want novel!"

P.

[moiread]

I will do it, then: Novel! Want novel!

Because our Mris is so dearly in need of more novel ideas. (Insert sarcasm here. Also a rimshot.)

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

All my monkeys are so helpy!

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

+111111eleventyone11!!1

[moiread]

Oh, that was grand!

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

Ah, that one. For some reason the name didn't trigger the memory (it should have). I still like that a lot.

[vcmw]

That was rather delicious. Particular how specific all the magical duel stuff was, and how nicely worked in the variant bits of world-structure were. Lovely tone too.

[mkille.livejournal.com]

Went, read, enjoyed much. Am in agreement with others asking for more.

[kitryan.livejournal.com]

I also very much liked this. In fact, sitting alone in my room, with only the cat for company, I closed the story's window and said, aloud, "that was really good!" :)

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

I had no company at all when I did that!

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

That story was simply lovely. I put the e-version on my iPad for ease of rereading.

Although when I read the bit about it being your eightieth short story sale, I confess to feeling a pang of regret that I couldn't put the eighty story collection on my iPad too!

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

We are working on collections, but it won't be all eighty-some in one e-book, because that would be incredibly unwieldy.

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

yaaaaaay collections! :D

[athenais.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed that!