tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67293003760598985212024-03-13T09:34:43.884+00:00Bewildering CircumstancesThe blog of British writer Rebecca L. BrownRebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-74183993675435305912011-05-01T19:55:00.002+01:002011-05-01T19:57:56.337+01:00Rebecca would like to apologise for the long silence; she is currently taking a short break from short fiction writing to focus on a novel-length work.<br /><br />This site will be updated in the near future with recent publications which were already in the offing when she made a start on the longer work.<br /><br />In the meantime, Rebecca is currently editing and writing for the relaunched <a href="http://thepaganfriends.wordpress.com/">Pagan Friends Webzine</a> in her spare time; well worth a look.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-53648866641549889172011-02-27T11:23:00.000+00:002011-02-27T11:24:08.682+00:00Rebecca's short story 'Cherry Picking', along with a short commentary by the author, will be appearing in the upcoming Crimson Pact anthology. She has also been invited to contribute a longer fiction piece to the next edition which she is keen to make a start on writing.<br /><br />The short story, 'The King of Cats' will be appearing in Pill Hill Press' upcoming Told You SO anthology.<br /><br />We are waiting for confirmation on contract details for several other publications and will let you know as soon as these are okayed!Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-55124866409893709772011-02-01T13:05:00.002+00:002011-02-01T13:11:21.246+00:00Some Recent & Upcoming Publications:A flash fiction piece entitled Broken Pieces will be featured in <a href="http://www.primalzine.com/">Primalzine</a>.<br />The Inner Child will be appearing at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.365tomorrows.com/">365 Tomorrows</a>.<br />A flash story entitled Cherry Picking will appear in the upcoming Crimson Pact Anthology.<br />The microfiction piece Shadows recently appeared at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/flashshot.tripod.com/">FlashShot</a>.<br /><br />Rebecca's children's poem Purple Goblin will be featured in April's edition of Stories For Children Magazine.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-14981820350329803642011-01-06T12:45:00.002+00:002011-01-06T12:48:04.371+00:00<a href="https://www.createspace.com/Img/T349/T84/T98/ThumbnailImage.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 160px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://www.createspace.com/Img/T349/T84/T98/ThumbnailImage.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>The Red Skies Press anthology <em>Their Dark Masters</em>, which features one of Rebecca's short stories, is now available to purchase through the <a href="https://www.createspace.com/3498498">Red Skies Press </a>website in advance of it's release through Amazon.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-39661580753773558002011-01-05T12:37:00.002+00:002011-01-05T12:39:01.557+00:00Rebecca's short story 'The Perfect Shoes' will be appearing in Pill Hill Press' <em>Daily Frights 2012: 366 Days of Frightening Flash Fiction (Leap Year Edition) </em>anthologyRebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-51212070112002987152011-01-02T10:19:00.002+00:002011-01-02T10:26:45.167+00:00Two of Rebecca's short stories will be appearing in upcoming anthologies from Static Movement:<br /><br /><em>Revisiting Youth</em> will be appearing in the <em>Fountain of Youth </em>anthology, and <em>Beyond The Closet</em> will appear in <em>Closet Monsters</em>.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-74542186736109439752011-01-01T21:47:00.001+00:002011-01-01T21:49:06.433+00:00Rebecca's short story <em>Attack of The Zombie Hamsters</em> will be appearing in Static Movement's upcoming <em>Unquiet Earth</em> anthology.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-44013727764198991372010-12-31T10:24:00.002+00:002010-12-31T10:26:51.216+00:00Rebecca's short story <em>A Beautiful Lie</em> will be appearing in <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.bewilderingstories.com">Bewildering Stories</a>, and the flast fiction piece <em>Dining With A Mermaid</em> has been accepted for the 2012 edition of Pill Hill's Daily Flash:366 Days of Flash Fiction.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-80694563166060876862010-12-30T16:33:00.001+00:002010-12-30T16:34:40.030+00:00Rebecca's poem <em>Making Waves</em> is now available online at the <a href="http://www.cherryblossomreview.blogspot.com/">Cherry Blossom Review</a>.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-36372137918434767952010-12-30T09:57:00.001+00:002010-12-30T09:59:17.474+00:00Rebecca's short story, <em>Caging Diana</em>, will be appearing in the upcoming Red Skies Press anthology Howl: Echoes of the Hunt Edited by Mark Crittenden.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-31847419248492971532010-12-29T12:07:00.001+00:002010-12-29T12:07:57.141+00:00Rebecca's poem, <em>Real Men Don't Eat Quiche </em>will be appearing at The Camel Saloon.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-53657031313761963822010-12-28T19:08:00.002+00:002010-12-28T19:10:01.388+00:00Three of Rebecca's untitled short poems will be appearing in Heavy Handed Ink's upcoming chapbook <em>NitTwitts, </em>scheduled to be released in May 2011.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-20702288069428194422010-12-28T10:29:00.002+00:002010-12-28T10:34:02.454+00:00Look out for an untitled microfiction piece by Rebecca which will be appearing in Seedpod Publishing's Twitter fiction feed <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/seedpodpub">@seedpodpub</a> on the 30th December.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-64092143702206204332010-12-27T15:37:00.002+00:002010-12-27T15:39:16.410+00:00The short humour piece FAO Gnome Man which has previously appeared on The Short Humour site will be included in their upcoming paperback anthology <em>People of Few Words- Volume 3 </em>along with a collection of forty nine more of the best short stories featured on the site during the last year.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-42687462096234090272010-12-26T16:07:00.002+00:002010-12-26T16:09:47.063+00:00An Update From RebeccaMy apologies for the long break in updates; I would like to reassure you that I will be returning to writing soon. In the meantime, this site has been updated to include new and upcoming publications.<br /><br />Many ThanksRebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-47963338617726895312010-10-09T09:51:00.003+01:002010-10-09T09:52:37.406+01:00Due to a combination of personal illness and circumstances, Rebecca has had to reduce the amount of writing she is currently doing. Not to worry though; in a few weeks, she will be returning and we will be revamping the site in celebration!Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-12781992545282791062010-09-13T15:19:00.002+01:002010-09-13T15:43:56.482+01:00Some more forthcoming appearancesRebecca's poem <strong>Jazz Echoes</strong> will appear in <a href="http://magnoliaspress.wordpress.com/">Magnolia's Press</a> on 17th September.<br /><br />The (non-)poem <strong>Gremlins</strong> is scheduled to be featured at <a href="http://dansemacabre.art.officelive.com/DanseMacabreDuJour.aspx">Danse Macabre</a>'s Du Jour section before the end of the year.<br /><br />The short story <strong>Bringing Home The Beach</strong> will be featured in the upcoming horror anthology <u>Seasons In The Abyss</u> (Bloodbound Books).<br /><br /><strong>Wishing</strong>, another short story, will be appearing in the December issue of <a href="http://www.alongstoryshort.net/">Long Story Short</a><br /><br />Another short story, <strong>Blinking</strong>, will appear in <u><a href="http://69fop.com/">69 Flavors of Paranoia</a></u>, Issue 2 Volume 2 (the October/November issue).<br /><br />And don't forget to look out for more articles by Rebecca soon to be posted at Butnu.co.uk and New Old Traditions.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-13480656386304238672010-09-03T09:59:00.001+01:002010-09-03T10:00:38.096+01:00Rebecca's poem <strong>And They Fear Bereadsticks</strong> is in this month's issue of the <a href="http://issuu.com/jackbluff/docs/september2010issue/2">Seahorse Rodeo Folk Review</a>Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-18024271948183320782010-09-01T09:21:00.001+01:002010-09-01T09:23:30.160+01:00Rebecca's story <strong>Thrall's Sacrifice</strong> will be appearing in Red Skies Press <u>Their Dark Masters</u> anthology edited by Mark Crittenden, a collection of vampiric fiction.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-39563663766531853322010-08-31T08:09:00.002+01:002010-08-31T08:14:15.825+01:00Upcoming AppearancesRebecca's short story <strong>Riveted</strong> will be appearing in <a href="http://www.gwthomas.org/flashshotindex.htm">FlashShot</a>, a webzine of fantasy microfiction.<br /><br />The short story <strong>Remaking The Raven</strong>, will appear in September's issue of <a href="http://emg-zine.com/">EMG-Zine</a> (the Raven Issue).<br /><br />Rebecca's photography and an interview feature are scheduled to appear in the Spring issue of <a href="http://bloodtouch.webs.com/darkgothicmagazine.htm">Dark Gothic Magazine</a>.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-31370736599105735482010-08-24T18:29:00.002+01:002010-08-24T18:31:17.449+01:00Rebecca's poem <strong>Be Careful </strong>about the importance of internet safety for children has been made into a short video by Ceri Jones. Take a look on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB_12_vv89A">youtube</a>.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-14606330835929790742010-08-23T09:55:00.001+01:002010-08-23T09:57:27.292+01:00Rebecca's short fiction piece <strong>Falling</strong> will be appearing in Issue 4 of Blink-Ink.<br /><br />Her short poem <strong>Excuses</strong> will feature in Issue 9 of <a href="http://www.killpoet.com/ray/KillaP.swf">KillPoet</a>.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-51233153736171173412010-08-20T08:53:00.003+01:002010-08-20T09:01:21.924+01:00Rebecca's poem <strong>Creatures of Remorse</strong> will be appearing in <a href="http://thedarkfiction.com/">The Dark Fiction Spotlight</a> and her mixed media piece <strong>Kisses</strong> will be appearing in <u>Pocket Smut</u> magazine.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-86729103008029944972010-08-10T19:11:00.001+01:002010-08-10T19:12:43.515+01:00Rebecca's short story <strong>Divorcing The Night</strong> is now available to read in Atlantean Publishing's online magazine <a href="http://atlanteanpublishing.web.officelive.com/ao8.aspx">Awen (Issue 8, 'Hidden Things')</a>.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729300376059898521.post-42163768678084875402010-08-07T11:04:00.001+01:002010-08-07T11:05:29.745+01:00As well as having a short story featuring in issue 13, Rebecca's photography will be featuring on the cover of <a href="http://sexandmurder.com/">Sex and Murder Magazine </a>Issue 14.Rebecca L. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14427426877144977535noreply@blogger.com0