Weekly Update: Ripples in Space!
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How is it Friday already? Wasn’t July 4th just a few days ago? I don’t know about you, but I’m scratching my head at where this week has gone. It feels like it’s been busy but not much has actually gotten done.
As such, I don’t have much to say this week. But I do have some exciting (to me, anyway) news, so let’s get on with it.
Ripples in Space is Available for Pre-Order!
I’m so excited and proud to have my short story, Out of Silence, featured prominently in this sci-fi anthology from Samak Press. It’s slated for release on September 2, and you can find all the links to all the usual places to pre-order your ebook copy here (print books will be available for pre-order soon).
Here’s the official description from the publisher:
Humanity has sought evidence of intelligent life beyond Earth since we first peered through a telescope. Space holds the answers to an enduring mystery of whether we are alone in the universe. We want to make first contact with extraterrestrial life.
What if making first contact takes a dangerous or deadly turn?
Samak Press presents a new original science fiction anthology, Ripples in Space, that features compelling first contact tales from fourteen talented science fiction authors. From sinister aliens to rogue artificial intelligence, these first contact stories will take readers to unexpected destinations where they will meet truly strange creatures who fit the definition of alien perfectly.
Here’s a quick glimpse at each story featured within the pages of Ripples in Space:
Salvaging an orb from a derelict space vessel puts a couple at the mercy of a mysterious alien entity in Out of Silence by Jean Marie Bauhaus.
Searching for her missing dog leads a woman on a trek into an isolated section of her sprawling ranch where time and reality are a disorienting mess in Tract 16 by Christopher W. McGuiness.
Two alien merchants dealing in exotic animals find an uncharted solar system that offers access to countless new species in Jah’s Sanctuary by John Coon.
An astronaut and her AI companion encounter a mysterious explorer on a distant world thought to be lifeless in Once We Peppered the Stars by Darren Todd.
Faced with a virus that is degenerating their bodies, aliens seek assistance from a human cargo vessel in Bellwether from Sarah Connell.
Five-sided aliens allow two human explorers to join their migration, an action that creates an unforeseen ripple effect for their entire species in Fear the Human by Mike Morgan.
Her brother’s abduction by an unseen alien entity upends a young girl’s life in Not James by K.L. Mill.
An aging exobiologist on a return voyage from Neptune is gifted a crystal infused space rock that is no ordinary rock in Space Amoebas by David Castlewitz.
A letter recounts the discovery of a planet-wide AI program with addictive properties in Adaptive Algorithm by Charles Chin.
When a man’s teenage son undergoes a dramatic personality shift, it signals the presence of another being from beyond the stars in Foreign Exchange by Brian Reindel.
Animals start randomly dropping from the sky, foreshadowing a mysterious apocalyptic event in Raining Cats and Dogs by Katherine Kerestman.
An aspiring rodeo star retreats into training for a rodeo to help her cope when attacking spaceships appear in the sky in The Silver Buckle by Angelique Fawns.
Two sisters explore mysterious and dangerous tunnels underneath a future London destroyed by a worldwide apocalyptic event in Gamma Day by Phillip Carter.
A spaceship is drawn to investigate the cause behind an unusual distortion emanating from a mysterious planet in Ascentia’s Downfall by Winston Malone.
As excited as I am about being included in this anthology, I think I’m even more excited about receiving my copy so I can read all these other fantastic stories.
Also, if you would like an ARC copy to leave a review, head over to Samak Press and follow the instructions at the end of the post to request a copy.
For the Music Fans: Sleepwalk Official Music Video
One thing I actually accomplished this week was adding “music video editor” to my list of credits and skills and completing a full-length music video for my husband’s latest track, Sleepwalk. It’s not groundbreaking or anything, but I think it turned out pretty well. You can watch it here (and if you like it, you’d make both his day and mine by subscribing and “smashing that like button,” as the YouTube kids like to say):
In Case You Missed it…
On Monday I posted the third episode of the continuation of my Sons of God serial, Daughters of Men. Read it here:
Daughters of Men: Episode Three
You're reading Daughters of Men, the second season of the Sons of God series. This is Episode Three.
And on Wednesday, I sent out a throwback link to an urban fantasy story I posted here way back at the start of 2024, along with a recommendation for a pretty great four-part horror story I read last week. Catch that post here:
Short Story Wednesday: The Box (Throwback)
Welcome to Short Story Wednesday, a new weekly(ish) feature here on Through a Glass, Darkly where I share some of my own short fiction and/or recommend short stories from around the Substack fiction community.Through a Glass, Darkly is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
That’s it for this week! I’ll be back Monday with Daughters of Men episode 4!
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