** Flash Table Laid **
19 November 2020
I'm delighted to announce that Jason Brick has accepted my flash-length story Laying the Table for first publication in his Flash in a Flash newsletter, which is scheduled for release on 4 December.
The newsletter is free to receive. You can subscribe to it here.
I'm delighted to announce that Jason Brick has accepted my flash-length story Laying the Table for first publication in his Flash in a Flash newsletter, which is scheduled for release on 4 December.
The newsletter is free to receive. You can subscribe to it here.
** Another Touch of Dread **
12 November 2020
I'm thrilled to announce that I've signed a contract with the publishers of The Dread Machine for the reprinting and podcasting of my SF story Touching Distance (which was originally published in Postscripts).
More news in due course.
I'm thrilled to announce that I've signed a contract with the publishers of The Dread Machine for the reprinting and podcasting of my SF story Touching Distance (which was originally published in Postscripts).
More news in due course.
** The Last Moonshot Launched **
22 October 2020 (updated)
My new short-story collection The Last Moonshot and other stories is now available to buy on Amazon. Prices will be kept at the current, lowest-possible levels until November.
The Kindle e-book edition is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
The paperback edition is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
Links to other Amazon stores where my books are sold can be found here.
The Last Moonshot and Other Stories collects seven of Vaughan Stanger's previously published science fiction and fantasy tales and five pieces of nano-fiction. These original and imaginative stories encompass a wide range of themes relevant to our lives now. From encounters with dead people in a virtual forest to a meme that triggers an apocalypse. From a space mission mounted by a street gang to a desperate attempt to save our planet from climate disaster. Some can be read and digested in a minute, others will keep you thinking for a long time.
My new short-story collection The Last Moonshot and other stories is now available to buy on Amazon. Prices will be kept at the current, lowest-possible levels until November.
The Kindle e-book edition is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
The paperback edition is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
Links to other Amazon stores where my books are sold can be found here.
The Last Moonshot and Other Stories collects seven of Vaughan Stanger's previously published science fiction and fantasy tales and five pieces of nano-fiction. These original and imaginative stories encompass a wide range of themes relevant to our lives now. From encounters with dead people in a virtual forest to a meme that triggers an apocalypse. From a space mission mounted by a street gang to a desperate attempt to save our planet from climate disaster. Some can be read and digested in a minute, others will keep you thinking for a long time.
** The Future Is Today **
14 October 2020
I'm delighted to announce that Nature Futures has published my short story On This Day.
You can read if for free here.
I'm delighted to announce that Nature Futures has published my short story On This Day.
You can read if for free here.
** Coming Soon: The Last Moonshot **
7 October 2020
My new collection, The Last Moonshot and other stories, should be ready for release on Amazon by mid-October. My talented cover artist, Tony Hughes, has created a wonderful cover.
More details is due course.
My new collection, The Last Moonshot and other stories, should be ready for release on Amazon by mid-October. My talented cover artist, Tony Hughes, has created a wonderful cover.
More details is due course.
** On This Day in the Future **
2 October 2020
I'm delighted to announce that Singer Nature has accepted my short story On This Day for publication in their online Futures series. This will be my fifth publication in Nature Futures.
I gave a reading of an earlier version of this story at a Virtual Futures event last year, but this will be its first publication in any form.
More details is due course.
I'm delighted to announce that Singer Nature has accepted my short story On This Day for publication in their online Futures series. This will be my fifth publication in Nature Futures.
I gave a reading of an earlier version of this story at a Virtual Futures event last year, but this will be its first publication in any form.
More details is due course.
** Top 100 **
9 September 2020
I'm delighted to announce that Jason Brick, editor and publisher of Flash in a Flash, has included a one-sentence story by me as the first entry in his big bunch of such stories in issue 100. To read my story, which I've titled Everything Is Better with Ads (although no titles are used in this issue), you'll need to subscribe to the free Flash in a Flash newsletter. You'll receive two stories a week and can unsubscribe at any time.
I'm delighted to announce that Jason Brick, editor and publisher of Flash in a Flash, has included a one-sentence story by me as the first entry in his big bunch of such stories in issue 100. To read my story, which I've titled Everything Is Better with Ads (although no titles are used in this issue), you'll need to subscribe to the free Flash in a Flash newsletter. You'll receive two stories a week and can unsubscribe at any time.
** 'One Is One' en español **
4 August 2020
The Spanish translation of my SF story One Is One has been published in Issue 1 (year 3) of Mexican publication El Futuro del Ayer, Hoy. It is available to purchase here.
This is my first story to be published in Spanish, which makes a total of eight foreign languages for my fiction so far.
The Spanish translation of my SF story One Is One has been published in Issue 1 (year 3) of Mexican publication El Futuro del Ayer, Hoy. It is available to purchase here.
This is my first story to be published in Spanish, which makes a total of eight foreign languages for my fiction so far.
** One Is Going to Mexico! **
31 July 2020
I'm delighted to announce that my SF story One Is One will be translated into Spanish (a first for me) and reprinted in the next issue of Mexican publication El Futuro del Ayer, Hoy, which will be available to purchase from Amazon shortly.
This story was originally published in Cat's Breakfast (Third Flatiron Books)
I'm delighted to announce that my SF story One Is One will be translated into Spanish (a first for me) and reprinted in the next issue of Mexican publication El Futuro del Ayer, Hoy, which will be available to purchase from Amazon shortly.
This story was originally published in Cat's Breakfast (Third Flatiron Books)
** Dream Home Sold Again! **
31 July 2020
I'm delighted to announce that new independent publisher Wyldblood Press has reprinted my story In Every Dream Home as the first in its Flash Fridays series.
This story was originally published in Neo-opsis 24.
I'm delighted to announce that new independent publisher Wyldblood Press has reprinted my story In Every Dream Home as the first in its Flash Fridays series.
This story was originally published in Neo-opsis 24.
** Son and Moon Smash Down **
1 July 2020
Smashwords is holding its regular summer sale during July. The e-book editions of my two short story collections, Moondust Memories and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories, are only $0.99 to purchase from Smashwords until 31 July. That's a 75% price reduction.
Purchase Moondust Memories
Purchase Sons of the Earth & Other Stories
Good buy!
Smashwords is holding its regular summer sale during July. The e-book editions of my two short story collections, Moondust Memories and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories, are only $0.99 to purchase from Smashwords until 31 July. That's a 75% price reduction.
Purchase Moondust Memories
Purchase Sons of the Earth & Other Stories
Good buy!
** Nocturnal Cat's Activities Reported **
15 June 2020
Casey Douglass has posted a pleasing review of my contribution to DBND Publishing's new anthology, Ghost Stories for Starless Nights:
"One of the strangest tales for me was Brown Cat Blues by Vaughan Stanger. It’s a story about someone going away for a long trip and worrying about how their neighbour’s cat very possibly could’ve sneaked inside their home before they closed the door, as is its habit. This creates a ghost-projection of cat anxiety, and it makes this tale feel a little like Casper the Friendly Ghost meets Schrödinger's cat. It’s very well written, and it stands out to me as one of the more curious tales in the book."
The anthology as a whole gets a great review. It is available to purchase from DNDB's online store and in Kindle and paperback formats at Amazon (US) and Amazon (UK).
Casey Douglass has posted a pleasing review of my contribution to DBND Publishing's new anthology, Ghost Stories for Starless Nights:
"One of the strangest tales for me was Brown Cat Blues by Vaughan Stanger. It’s a story about someone going away for a long trip and worrying about how their neighbour’s cat very possibly could’ve sneaked inside their home before they closed the door, as is its habit. This creates a ghost-projection of cat anxiety, and it makes this tale feel a little like Casper the Friendly Ghost meets Schrödinger's cat. It’s very well written, and it stands out to me as one of the more curious tales in the book."
The anthology as a whole gets a great review. It is available to purchase from DNDB's online store and in Kindle and paperback formats at Amazon (US) and Amazon (UK).
** Nocturnal Cat On The Prowl **
22 May 2020
DBND Publishing have released their new anthology, Ghost Stories for Starless Nights, which includes a reprint of my story Brown Cat Blues.
This anthology is available to purchase in Kindle and paperback formats at Amazon (US) and Amazon (UK).
DBND Publishing have released their new anthology, Ghost Stories for Starless Nights, which includes a reprint of my story Brown Cat Blues.
This anthology is available to purchase in Kindle and paperback formats at Amazon (US) and Amazon (UK).
** Amazon UK Kindle Books Price Decrease (VAT Removal) **
5 May 2020 (edited)
(This post is relevant to those readers who purchase Kindle books from Amazon UK.)
Now that the British government has zero-rated VAT on e-books, I have been able to permanently reduce the price of my Kindle books on Amazon UK. As before, I have set prices at the lowest permitted level.
Moondust Memories and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories now cost only £1.77.
All my other Kindle books now cost only £0.77.
Regarding other e-book retailers: I have done my best to adjust the UK prices at Smashwords, who supply my e-books to them, but in some cases (e.g. Apple) this does not appear to have worked.
(This post is relevant to those readers who purchase Kindle books from Amazon UK.)
Now that the British government has zero-rated VAT on e-books, I have been able to permanently reduce the price of my Kindle books on Amazon UK. As before, I have set prices at the lowest permitted level.
Moondust Memories and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories now cost only £1.77.
All my other Kindle books now cost only £0.77.
Regarding other e-book retailers: I have done my best to adjust the UK prices at Smashwords, who supply my e-books to them, but in some cases (e.g. Apple) this does not appear to have worked.
** Nocturnal Cat Covered **
26 April 2020
DBND Publishing have released the cover picture for their forthcoming anthology, Ghost Stories for Starless Nights, which will include a reprint of my story Brown Cat Blues. Lovely title, lovely cover.
DBND Publishing have released the cover picture for their forthcoming anthology, Ghost Stories for Starless Nights, which will include a reprint of my story Brown Cat Blues. Lovely title, lovely cover.
** Translated as One Is Stalked **
18 April 2020
My SF story One Is One has been included in the voting list for a Stalker (an Estonian SF award) in the best translated SF short story category (2019). The honour belongs to Mari Arumäe, who translated it for publication in Reaktor (an Estonian webzine).
My SF story One Is One has been included in the voting list for a Stalker (an Estonian SF award) in the best translated SF short story category (2019). The honour belongs to Mari Arumäe, who translated it for publication in Reaktor (an Estonian webzine).
** Cat Spotting at Night **
26 March 2020
I'm pleased to announce that DBND Publishing will be reprinting my story Brown Cat Blues in their forthcoming anthology, Ghost Stories for Starless Nights. Lovely title!
More details when I have them.
I'm pleased to announce that DBND Publishing will be reprinting my story Brown Cat Blues in their forthcoming anthology, Ghost Stories for Starless Nights. Lovely title!
More details when I have them.
** Vast Dreams Available **
28 February 2020
Vast, an anthology of stories of mind, soul, and consciousness in a technological age, which includes my new SF story Dreamtime, is now available to purchase. The anthology's editor is C.R. Dudley, co-founder of Orchid's Lantern. Having received my contributor's copies, I am happy to assure potential purchasers that this is a very nicely produced book.
Links for all ordering options can be found here.
Long-time readers of my fiction may be interested to know that Dreamtime is a distant sequel to my story Stars In Her Eyes, which was originally published in Postscripts 17 (from PS Publishing). You don't need to read it first to understand Dreamtime, but if you wish to it is available to buy from Amazon and other online stores, and it will be free to download from Smashwords during their next sale, which runs from 1st to 7th of March.
Vast, an anthology of stories of mind, soul, and consciousness in a technological age, which includes my new SF story Dreamtime, is now available to purchase. The anthology's editor is C.R. Dudley, co-founder of Orchid's Lantern. Having received my contributor's copies, I am happy to assure potential purchasers that this is a very nicely produced book.
Links for all ordering options can be found here.
Long-time readers of my fiction may be interested to know that Dreamtime is a distant sequel to my story Stars In Her Eyes, which was originally published in Postscripts 17 (from PS Publishing). You don't need to read it first to understand Dreamtime, but if you wish to it is available to buy from Amazon and other online stores, and it will be free to download from Smashwords during their next sale, which runs from 1st to 7th of March.
** Heroes Past Making Music **
14 February 2020
I'm delighted to announce that I have a story in the forthcoming No More Heroes anthology, which is edited by the inestimable Ian Whates and will be published later this year by PS Publishing.
To quote Ian: "The book will feature stories inspired by the lives and work of musicians who have left us too soon."
More details will follow in due course.
I'm delighted to announce that I have a story in the forthcoming No More Heroes anthology, which is edited by the inestimable Ian Whates and will be published later this year by PS Publishing.
To quote Ian: "The book will feature stories inspired by the lives and work of musicians who have left us too soon."
More details will follow in due course.
** Buy Bargain Books! **
30 December 2020 (Updated)
Discounts end soon!
If you need some intriguing post-Christmas reading, the prices of the e-book and paperback editions of my short-story collections on Amazon are currently as low as they can go. You can purchase The Last Moonshot & Other Stories, Moondust Memories, and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories at rock-bottom prices** until 1 January.
Also, Smashwords' end-of-year sale ends on 1 January. The e-book editions of Moondust Memories and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories will cost $0.99 during that period, matching the prices on Amazon.com.
** £0.77/$0.99 for e-book, £3.99/$4.49 for paperback.
Discounts end soon!
If you need some intriguing post-Christmas reading, the prices of the e-book and paperback editions of my short-story collections on Amazon are currently as low as they can go. You can purchase The Last Moonshot & Other Stories, Moondust Memories, and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories at rock-bottom prices** until 1 January.
Also, Smashwords' end-of-year sale ends on 1 January. The e-book editions of Moondust Memories and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories will cost $0.99 during that period, matching the prices on Amazon.com.
** £0.77/$0.99 for e-book, £3.99/$4.49 for paperback.
** Discounted Moonshot Ends Soon! **
29 October 2020
I've been keeping the prices of the two editions of my new short-story collection The Last Moonshot and other stories as low as possible on Amazon, but I will reset them to more realistic levels on Monday 2 November. In other words, the discount for early adopters ends soon!
The Kindle e-book edition is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
The paperback edition is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
Links to other Amazon stores where my books are sold can be found here.
The Last Moonshot and Other Stories collects seven of Vaughan Stanger's previously published science fiction and fantasy tales and five pieces of nano-fiction. These original and imaginative stories encompass a wide range of themes relevant to our lives now. From encounters with dead people in a virtual forest to a meme that triggers an apocalypse. From a space mission mounted by a street gang to a desperate attempt to save our planet from climate disaster. Some can be read and digested in a minute, others will keep you thinking for a long time.
I've been keeping the prices of the two editions of my new short-story collection The Last Moonshot and other stories as low as possible on Amazon, but I will reset them to more realistic levels on Monday 2 November. In other words, the discount for early adopters ends soon!
The Kindle e-book edition is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
The paperback edition is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com.
Links to other Amazon stores where my books are sold can be found here.
The Last Moonshot and Other Stories collects seven of Vaughan Stanger's previously published science fiction and fantasy tales and five pieces of nano-fiction. These original and imaginative stories encompass a wide range of themes relevant to our lives now. From encounters with dead people in a virtual forest to a meme that triggers an apocalypse. From a space mission mounted by a street gang to a desperate attempt to save our planet from climate disaster. Some can be read and digested in a minute, others will keep you thinking for a long time.
** One Day Left for Click to Kick **
Updated 1 Dec 2020
Kickstarter Ends Soon!
Less than 24 hours remain to back the Worth 1,000 Words: a Flash in a Flash anthology Kickstarter!
I have a story in this anthology, as do 99 other fine authors. If you've got a few dollars to spare, backing this Kickstarter will be a great use of the money.
Click to kick!
Kickstarter Ends Soon!
Less than 24 hours remain to back the Worth 1,000 Words: a Flash in a Flash anthology Kickstarter!
I have a story in this anthology, as do 99 other fine authors. If you've got a few dollars to spare, backing this Kickstarter will be a great use of the money.
Click to kick!
** Four More Days to Kick **
28 November 2020
Kickstarter continues!
There's still time to pledge a contribution to Jason Brick's Worth 1,000 Words: a Flash in a Flash anthology. I'm one of the 100 authors who has contributed a story. The more money is raised, the more money the authors get paid.
There are lots of exciting and cool rewards. Plus if you mention my name -- or that of any of the contributing authors -- there's a commission in the offing for that contributor. It's a win-win all round!
Click to kick!
Kickstarter continues!
There's still time to pledge a contribution to Jason Brick's Worth 1,000 Words: a Flash in a Flash anthology. I'm one of the 100 authors who has contributed a story. The more money is raised, the more money the authors get paid.
There are lots of exciting and cool rewards. Plus if you mention my name -- or that of any of the contributing authors -- there's a commission in the offing for that contributor. It's a win-win all round!
Click to kick!
** Smashwords Sale: Last Few Days! **
28 May 2020
Closing Date is 31 May
To help those of us who need extra reading during the Covid-19 crisis, Smashwords is holding a month long e-book sale where "authors give back".
The e-book editions of my two short story collections, Moondust Memories and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories, are only $1.59 to buy at Smashwords until 31 May. That's a 60% price reduction.
Purchase Moondust Memories
Purchase Sons of the Earth & Other Stories
Also, if you'd like to sample my fiction, these are free to download:
Download Reeves Indeed
Download In Deep With Janine
Closing Date is 31 May
To help those of us who need extra reading during the Covid-19 crisis, Smashwords is holding a month long e-book sale where "authors give back".
The e-book editions of my two short story collections, Moondust Memories and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories, are only $1.59 to buy at Smashwords until 31 May. That's a 60% price reduction.
Purchase Moondust Memories
Purchase Sons of the Earth & Other Stories
Also, if you'd like to sample my fiction, these are free to download:
Download Reeves Indeed
Download In Deep With Janine
** Smashwords Sale: Authors Give Back (Extension) **
17 April 2020
Closing Date Extended to 31 May!
To help those of us who need extra reading during the Covid-19 crisis, Smashwords is holding a month long e-book sale where "authors give back".
The e-book editions of my two short story collections, Moondust Memories and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories, are only $1.59 to buy at Smashwords until 31 May. That's a 60% price reduction.
Purchase Moondust Memories
Purchase Sons of the Earth & Other Stories
Also, if you'd like to sample my fiction, these are free to download:
Download Reeves Indeed
Download In Deep With Janine
Closing Date Extended to 31 May!
To help those of us who need extra reading during the Covid-19 crisis, Smashwords is holding a month long e-book sale where "authors give back".
The e-book editions of my two short story collections, Moondust Memories and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories, are only $1.59 to buy at Smashwords until 31 May. That's a 60% price reduction.
Purchase Moondust Memories
Purchase Sons of the Earth & Other Stories
Also, if you'd like to sample my fiction, these are free to download:
Download Reeves Indeed
Download In Deep With Janine
E-book Prices Smashed - REMINDER!
6 March 2020
Discounted prices end tomorrow (7 March)!
The e-book editions of my two short story collections, Moondust Memories and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories, are only $0.99 to buy at Smashwords until 7 March. That's a 75% price reduction!
Purchase Moondust Memories
Purchase Sons of the Earth & Other Stories
If you'd like a taster, then Stars in Her Eyes is free to download during this period.
Discounted prices end tomorrow (7 March)!
The e-book editions of my two short story collections, Moondust Memories and Sons of the Earth & Other Stories, are only $0.99 to buy at Smashwords until 7 March. That's a 75% price reduction!
Purchase Moondust Memories
Purchase Sons of the Earth & Other Stories
If you'd like a taster, then Stars in Her Eyes is free to download during this period.
** Vast Dreams in Order **
31 January 2020
Vast, an anthology of stories of mind, soul, and consciousness in a technological age, which includes my new story Dreamtime, is now available to pre-order. The anthology's editor is C.R. Dudley, co-founder of Orchid's Lantern.
Pre-order links:
Amazon (US) - Kindle
Amazon (UK) - Kindle
Orchid's Lantern - for paperback
Vast, an anthology of stories of mind, soul, and consciousness in a technological age, which includes my new story Dreamtime, is now available to pre-order. The anthology's editor is C.R. Dudley, co-founder of Orchid's Lantern.
Pre-order links:
Amazon (US) - Kindle
Amazon (UK) - Kindle
Orchid's Lantern - for paperback
** Blue New Year **
5 January 2020
First up, I'd like to wish a belated "Happy New Year" to all my readers and visitors to this website.
My first news of the year is that Little Blue Marble has reprinted my SF story Good to Go in their Climate in Crisis anthology, which collects the stories they published last year. This anthology is currently available to purchase as an e-book. The paperback edition is coming soon.
Good to Go originally appeared in Electric Athenaeum.
First up, I'd like to wish a belated "Happy New Year" to all my readers and visitors to this website.
My first news of the year is that Little Blue Marble has reprinted my SF story Good to Go in their Climate in Crisis anthology, which collects the stories they published last year. This anthology is currently available to purchase as an e-book. The paperback edition is coming soon.
Good to Go originally appeared in Electric Athenaeum.
