It’s 2023, and my first new published short story in over a year appears in the double-sized Issue 50 of Uncanny Magazine, alongside a host of phenomenal authors. “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub”—a tale of colonialism, sea monsters, and men of ambition.
Image: “Le Poulpe Colossal,” drawing by Pierre Denys-Montfort, engraved by Étienne Claude Voysard, 1801
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I wrote a book y’all
Been a minute. Again. But thought I’d make time to stop by and say… I WROTE A BOOK!
My full-length novel, A Master of Djinn, was officially released a week ago from today on May 11 2021 by Tor.com Publishing. Though I’ve done this before, since it has (again) been a minute, this post is gonna recount the road that brought me here. Because mane, who knew?
*Note, this is mostly a re-post of a blog I did earlier this year with some updates.
Continue readingSo turns out people really like this story of spirited transport systems & Armenian candy. Who knew?
In which we peek behind the curtain to dive into some of the inspiration and influences in my novella The Haunting of Tram Car 015. I’ll try to make it brief.
But don’t hold me to it.
Try the sudjukh.
Stay for the Zar.
*cover is courtesy of artist Stephan Martiniere.
“We’ve had one, yes. But what about second Book Birthday?”–Pippin
Phenderson Djèlí Clark 