The Heart of a Mouse
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 at 5:50 amAfter rather a long break, I’ve got a story published — The Heart of a Mouse, online at Subterranean.
Jeff VanderMeer gave me the prompt that led to this story, and he was also kind enough to critique it, as was Geoff Maloney. My thanks to them both, and to Jonathan Stephens for sage advice. Check out Subterranean’s catalogue, which includes trade paperback and limited and deluxe editions of classic and contemporary spec fic.
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:41 am
Fantastic! Congratulations on the new story!
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:51 am
Hi, Luis! Thanks! Hope all is well with you.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:26 pm
Yay – another story to read : ). (me? self-centred?)
February 3rd, 2010 at 5:56 am
Congratulations! I’m unspeakably excited to read it, though I won’t have the chance to do so for a bit… (darn)
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:31 am
Gillian — I thought you might want a break from reading stories =P
Emera — it ain’t goin nowhere for a while.
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Eee, new story! I love it! It’s voice is a bit of a departure from the other stuff of yours I’ve read – I love the gruffness of it. (And, of course, I love that bizarre world, but that almost goes without saying…)
February 3rd, 2010 at 1:31 pm
Thanks for reading it! The prompt was something like “A giant mouse man roaming a post-apocalyptic wasteland looking for a mate”. Mouseman leapt into my head, and I had to tell the story the way he wanted it told.
February 10th, 2010 at 12:58 am
Hi,
Just wanted to say I very much enjoyed Heart of a Mouse. It has lingered in the brain for a few days since I read it, which is always a good sign. In some ways it was a sort of surreal mash-up of The Road and Of Mice and Men, but there are a lot of other things going on as well. A unique and memorable story.
Best,
Dan
February 17th, 2010 at 7:11 am
Dan – thanks for reading it and for your kind comments
If it lingered, I’m honoured. (Of Mice and Men is on my shelves here and I’m sure that in my sponge-like way I soaked it up and squirted some of it out again in some form!)