Tangent Online’s 2024 Recommended Reading List has been posted, but I’ve been too busy to mention that my story is on the list. Let’s fix that!
Tangent Online is “the genre’s premiere review magazine for short SF & Fantasy since 1993.” Pro speculative fiction writers rush to read Tangent’s post at the start of the new year to see if their stories published in professional markets in the prior year made it onto this prestigious list. For SFF writers, this is like a chef getting a James Beard Award or a Michelin star for excellence in their culinary skills. And this recommended reading list is one of the rare industry honors that aren’t controlled by factions–the listings are based on merit alone, the stories normally cross-checked by multiple Tangent reviewers. It is not easy for a story to make it onto this list and it’s highly respected–it’s even used as a sounding board for other awards and best of the year anthologies.
My short story that made the cut in 2024 is “𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐏𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐢𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐬” in the Offshoots: Humanity Twigged anthology by Third Flatiron Publishing. This is a quirky magical realism story about a pandemic-proof sandwich shop set in our former hometown of Port Townsend, Washington! I reference several places there I know well, even a Victorian home in Uptown where we knew the owner and visited her there several times.
Another thing of note. I also challenged our Wulf Pack Writers group to submit stories to this pro anthology by Third Flatiron and so many of our stories were accepted, the editor thanked us once again in her introduction. And hats off to David Hankins from our group who also made it onto the Tangent list!
Would you like to read “Pink Pickled Pixies” for free? That’s right! For a limited time, my publisher has kindly made the story available outside of the anthology for you to read. Why? Because she likes the story and hopes you’ll vote for it in the Critters Readers Choice Awards in the Magical Realism category! I’m truly happy I can offer this fun story to you, but please read it soon! Polling ends in a little over a week and then this special offer goes bye-bye.
Here’s the FREE PDF of “Pink Pickled Pixies”! CLICK HERE!
After reading and reviewing the nominees, here’s where you cast your vote! CLICK HERE!
And if you’d really like to help me out, one of the most contested categories is the Author category. If you believe I’ve done a good job helping aspiring writers through my Super Secrets and my workshop and writing group, here’s where you can show your support! CLICK HERE!
Thank you so much for your consideration! Now go enjoy that story, it’s uplifting, and you’ll visit some of my favorite spots in Port Townsend! The bookstore has been asking me to teach a writing workshop there. Might be a great place for a Wulf Pack gathering!
Road trip to a Victorian waterfront town anyone?
All the beast!
Wulf Moon
