It was a great weekend at World Fantasy. I got to hear some great writers read like Andy Duncan, Greg Bechtel, and Kathleen Ann Goonan. I got to catch up with some friends like David Coe. I had some great dinners and learned a lot about things I never even know I wanted to learn about. That’s the fun thing about a conference. If you’re not careful, you may learn something.

We did get rerouted through Atlanta on our way home, but at least we got home. And now I have to stop writing because Hector, my cat, is still mad at me and wants me to hold him.

I’ve had a good time so far at World Fantasy. Today started off with some unusual conversation in the hotel lobby. The topics ranged from field dressing a squirrel, a penis museum, and a freelance frog fluffer.  I went to hear Patricia McKillip and it was an excellent reading. I gave a reading that went very well. I had a nice dinner with author David Coe and Stephen Leigh and some others. Steve and I went to the mass autograph signing and I sold a few books. All in all, a good day.

I’m now on Twitter as well @pandrewmiller1

I will be heading off to the World Fantasy Convention tomorrow. On Friday, I will be giving a reading between 2:30 and 3:00 in the Arlington Room. I will also participate in the author signing on Friday night. Don’t have a book? Don’t worry, I do. 🙂 I’ll be happy to sell you one! 🙂

Today’s micro-fiction:

Irwin had never understood the phrase “as fun as a barrel full of monkeys.” However, nothing livened up a family party like a bottle of glue and a basket full of scorpions.

I hope  you have enjoyed the stories this week and thanks to those of you who have added your own!

I have a full length horror story titled “Bloodsuckers” in my story collection. There’s other good stories in there too, of course. 🙂

The cold, damp October evening made Helen think of her mother. It was in weather like this that her mother used to take her by the hand and go with her house to house, trick or treating. Helen put her hands in her pocket and relaxed, glad to feel her mother’s hand in hers once again.

The spider, big and brown, hung from a web from the rearview mirror. Devon shuddered and took the shop vac he kept in the garage and turned it on the spider, sucking it into die among the dust. Devon climbed into the car and shut the door. There’s nothing worse than a spider in the car, he thought. That’s when he heard the hiss and rattle come from under his seat.

If you’ve looked through the archives, you will see that I have a post on two-sentence horror stories. The rest of this week, I will post more micro-horror (though some may be longer than two sentences). If you would like to write your own in the comments, please feel free!

She liked it when she saw a car with the bumper sticker “You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers.” She always took them up on the challenge.

My irises are very confused.

I got some good news last week. My short story “Postcards from Andros” is going to be included in Unconventional Fantasy, A Celebration of Forty Years of the World Fantasy Convention. This will be given away to attendees of the World Fantasy Convention in Washington D.C. in November. I will be in attendance as well.

The story is also in my collection In Love and Water and Other Stories so you don’t have to wait. You can buy the book now and read the whole thing plus my other stories. 😉

Here’s a tease of “Postcards”