I'm very proud to have as a member of my friends list
time_shark a.k.a. Mike Allen. In addition to a friendship going back further than either of us cares to admit to, Mike is the publisher of the small-press poetry anthology "Mythic Delirium", and author of the Nebula-nominated (and uber-creepy) short story "The Button Bin" (Just don't read it if you buy fabric at The School House).
Well, it's about that time again (For Nebula Nominations, that is) and I want to call your attention to another of his masterworks that I like even better than "Button Bin". It's called "Stone Flowers" and you can read it for free here.
http://cabinet-des-fees.com/index.php/2009/09/01/stone-flowers/ And I won't twist your arm too hard, but bounce over after you read it, if you have the proper credentials, to:
http://www.sfwa.org/2009/11/nebula-nomination-period-has-opened/ and do your thing to get Mike nominated again. Come on guys, I want to be able to introduce "My good friend and Nebula Award-Winning Author Mike Allen."
More important, he deserves it.