My story Bone Diamond – a sweeping tale of greed, madness, and murder in alt. Egypt – has just gone live at Beneath Ceaseless Skies. This is my first ever pro-rated sale, so I’m utterly proud and pleased with it.
It’s the first step towards three pro-sales, which leads to SFWA (Science- Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America) membership, which is another big stepping stone towards getting my work more widely out there.
Here’s an excerpt-
“Shh,” I whisper. I lift my bone shears and disconnect his left clavicle at the articular process, snap it at the foramen. He is screaming but I do not hear it. The smooth shank of bone sucks out of the trembling meat of his back, and I hold it up to the gathering dawn light. There, buried in the center, is a diamond, blazing a deep and furious red at its heart.
Here’s where you can read it-
Purchase / Read
– You can buy the magazine, issue #75, including one other story by Ferrett Steinmetz, on Kindle.
– Or you can read it for free at the BCS site.
More?
– You can read more of my SF & Fantasy short stories here. I‘m also working on a novel, and I’ve got a short story up on Kindle.
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