Ahmed Writes

The form rejection that I received today from "Defenestration" magazine was both stylish and funny. It came in the form of a haiku: Thank you for the stuff. With great care, we all read it. Sadly: not for us If one does receive rejections, wish they are this entertaining.

Today is the first day of fasting. Good wishes for the month of Ramadhan to everyone.

Found some new genre and mainstream markets through Duotrope (http://www.duotrope.com) and submitted 8 stories (7 reprints and 1 original) to 8 venues - the breakdown of the stories being: 1 SF, 2 fantasies, 2 mysteries and 3 mainstream.

Another story of mine has been published: this one at Anotherealm, here: The Pulsar And The Planet . Please read and comment.

My story, "Infringement", has been accepted for publication at "Mindflights". It is a short-short of only about 80 words. I will provide the link to the story once it is published. At 80 words, it should be an easy read. :)

Different color text, based on Jetse's suggestion. Also, a quote from Shakespeare has been added at the top. Click on the image to enlarge it and read the quote. I would like to thank Matt Hughes for pointing out the appropriateness of this quote to the theme of the anthology.

Here is the rough draft of the cover for "SF Waxes Philosophical". The cover design and artwork is by Laura Givens.