http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/new/new-nonfiction/author-spotlight-cory-skerry/

-from "Deep Oblivion" by David Lowery

Yes, I’m alive. Been crazy busy this summer: There are
increased responsibilities in the day job, two growing boys keeping me busy at
home, writing and editing duties, and additional promotional stuff for Southern Fried Weirdness: Reconstructiongoing on behind the scenes. But it’s not all crazy busy-ness.  ( Read more... )

Recent publications:

• "A Patchwork Pillow" was published in the 2nd hand. It's a strange story, mixing multiple genres and story threads purposefully: http://www.the2ndhand.com/web69/patchwork.html.
• An interview with Megan Arkenberg regarding her story "The Celebrated Carousel of the Margravine of Blois" for Fantasy Magazine: http://www.fantasy- ( Read more... )

The busy-ness continues, but this is really a good thing! :)  Between the family, the day job, the Fantasy Magazine gig, trying to fit in time to jog 4 miles every other day or so to enjoy this awesome weather, and other pending obligations, there's really no time to be bored, that's for sure! Just a note of what I'm working on: Continuing to write ( Read more... )

• An interview with Darby Harn over at Fantasy Magazine: http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/2011/01/darby-harn-its-in-our-blood/. Speaking of Fantasy Magazine, the annual poll for best story of the year for 2010 is now open for voting here: http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/2011/02/best-fantasy-story-of-2010/. Tough competition. There were many great ( Read more... )

I'm still mostly unseen on the social networks but staying really busy. Here's proof:

• Chapter II of TOUCH is now available. Here's the link to Chapter II: The Bloody Orange Grove: http://touchanonlinenovel.blogspot.com/2011/01/chapter-ii-bloody-orange-grove.html. In case you missed Chapter I: The Guardrail, it is available here: http:// ( Read more... )

This week was a blur of day job stuff, dentists appointments, crazy (but fun) kids, pumpkin patches, jogging, reading, writing, hiking, carving pumpkins, drinking cider, watching cheesy horror movies, playing guitar, (sometimes) sleeping, etc., etc., etc. Now my boys and I are about to head to the park and enjoy another day of awesome fall weather ( Read more... )

• I interviewed Aidan Doyle about his excellent short story "Stone Flowers" over at Fantasy Magazine this week. The interview is available here:  http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/2010/09/aidan-doyle-children-sometimes-notice-things-that-adults-dont/.
• This week's Southern Fried Short, "The Death of Orpheus", is a retelling of the Orpheus myth. Writing ( Read more... )

• This week's Southern Fried Short is "Overgrowth," a surreal slice of horrific science fiction with a little touch of southern fried weirdness thrown in for good measure: http://southernfriedshorts.blogspot.com/2010/07/overgrowth.html
• My interview with Rachel Swirsky is now available at Fantasy Magazine: http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/2010/07/this- ( Read more... )

• This week at Southern Fried Shorts, I've posted "The Empty Road"  http://southernfriedshorts.blogspot.com/2010/06/empty-road.html
• I received my contributor issue of the spring issue of Illumen in the mail last week. I read some good stuff by some familiar names -- quite a few of you on my various friends lists shared the table of contents. :)
• Having ( Read more... )