I brought Realms of Fantasy back from the dead

You may recall that I killed Realms of Fantasy last month, a phrase which here means "had a story accepted right before the magazine folded." Well, rumors of Realms's death were somewhat exaggerated, and in the first buying round of the new regime they announced that they'd be buying that story: "Tides of the Heart," AKA the Magic Lesbian Plumber Story.

(I'm not actually claiming to have had anything to do with Realms's revivial other than being a beneficiary of it. But as there isn't an existing phrase in writer-slang for selling a story to a revived market that had been accepted before it died, I'm declaring that "bringing the market back from the dead" is it. Not that I expect to have another chance to use it any time soon.)

Now, there have been some concerns about Realms's new owners. But as effectively all of the original staff are returning, I'm prepared to give it a shot. It'll be an interesting ride, if nothing else.

In other news, Locus reviewer Rich Horton (ecbatan)'s year-end summary for Analog calls out my "Teaching the Pig to Sing" for special praise. Because this story has been catching some critical attention, I've put it online for you to read for free. Tell all your friends!

Read "Teaching the Pig to Sing" for free

I have a terrible habit of burying the lede, so here's some signal boost for an item from the last post:

Locus reviewer Rich Horton's year-end summary for Analog calls out my "Teaching the Pig to Sing" for special praise. Because this story has been catching some critical attention, I've put it online for you to read for free. Tell all your friends!