A sci-fi poem about doom and memory, published in Abyss&Apex Magazine.
Archive for the ‘Words’ Category
Up and Down
My short story, appearing in Mythaxis Magazine, Winter 2022 issue 32.
These Shorts Will Get You Through the Apocalypse
My piece of short satire about the best shorts for the worst people, appearing in Greener Pastures.
No One Came To My Self-Immolation
Based on a tragic event at the steps of the US Supreme Court, this piece of satire is kind of a sick burn.
Starting A Short Story: A Craft Essay Goes Too Far
What’s the opposite of analysis paralysis? I got a bit obsessed with the beginning of a short story I found at a writing conference and went a little too far with it. I knew better but I couldn’t help myself.
The result ended up in The Masters Review.
https://mastersreview.com/starting-a-short-story-a-craft-essay-goes-too-far-by-j-howard-siegal/
Rocks and Snow
My short story, “Rocks and Snow”, appearing in Lamplit Underground volume 6.
This story was nominated for a 2021 Pushcart Prize.
That Kid Who Saved the World One Time
My short story, “That Kid Who Saved the World One Time”, published in the Spring 2021 issue of SHiFT: A Journal of Literary Oddities.
Water at the Top of the World
My debut children’s book, and debut as an art director self-publisher as well.
“A charmingly illustrated children’s book about inclusion and peace-seeking in a world of colliding mythology and science. Enjoyed by religious and non-religious parents and children alike, this book is a great point of entry for discussions on diversity of thought and commonality of human experience.”
Illustrated by Shannon Belock. Layout by Chris Telemann.
Confessions of an Aphrodite Bug
My short story, “Confessions of an Aphrodite Bug”, published in the Fall 2017 issue of Michigan Quarterly Review.
Essay: In Defense of Anti-Science
Published in Volume 21, Number 2 of Skeptic Magazine.
It’s obvious that technocracy will have a place in future human society. As we squelch anti-vaxxers and climate-science deniers, we must be very careful that we also provide sturdy avenues for public feedback on emerging technologies, lest we let technotopia slip into just another form of fallible human oligarchy.
You can read a version of the article on my medium account, as the version in Skeptic is behind a paywall.
