I am not dead,

just doing a lot at the day job.

Book news:

Red Spikes was published on 7 October by Allen & Unwin here in Australia.

'Perpetual Light' from Black Juice has been anthologised by Barry Oakley in Encounters: Modern Australian Short Stories, and the back cover lists as selling points, 'Compelling short stories by Tim Winton - Sophie Cunningham - David Malouf - Peter Goldsworthy - Margo Lanagan - Anthony Lynch'. :)

'Under Hell, Over Heaven', from Red Spikes will appear in Jonathan Strahan's Year's Best from Nightshade.

'A Fine Magic' from Eidolon I has been accepted into Rich Horton's Year's Best.

'The Goosle' will be published in an anthology Ellen Datlow is putting together for Del Rey.

Busy month.