The Feathered Edge, a collection of romantic fantasy with a heavy dose of swashbuckle (or – swashbuckling fantasy with a heavy does of romance) edited by Deborah J. Ross and published by Sky Warrior Books is now available as an e-book on Amazon. I’ve got a story* in there, along with Sheila Finch and Sherwood Smith, and just look at this TOC:

FEATHERWEIGHT by Kari Sperring
THE ART OF MASKS by Sherwood Smith
CULVERELLE by Sean McMullen
FORTUNE’S STEPCHILD by Sheila Finch
THE WOMAN WHO FELL IN LOVE WITH THE HORNED KING by Judith Tarr
A WREATH OF LUCK by Madeline E. Robbins
EMBERS by Shannon Page and Jay Lake
QUESTION A STONE by Tanith Lee
A SWAIN OF KNEADED MOONLIGHT by Dave Smeds
FIRE AND FROST AND BURNING ROSE by Rosemary Hawley Jarman
THE GARDEN OF SWORDS by K.D.Wentworth
BLUE VELVET by Diana E. Paxson
OUTLANDER by Samantha Henderson

Deborah Ross is discussing the stories in the anthology on her blog – why feathers? and the Australian connection.
*NOT GRUESOME for once, I promise.

Alexandra Seidel has interviewed me for Fantastique Unfettered about the rebirth of inkscrawl. inkscrawl submissions for issue #3 will be open at least through the end of February – send me your amazing short speculative poetry!

In 2011 Mitchell Hart started inkscrawl, a magazine of short fantastical poetry, which closed after two issues. I’m happy to announce that Rose Lemberg, publisher of Stone Telling, has now acquired inkscrawl and will be publishing it as part or her newly-launched micropress: Stone Bird Press! 

I’m privileged to be editing inkscrawl for Stone Bird. The guidelines are here; please send us your poetry of 10 lines or shorter for the third issue. Payment is to $3/poem, and we are open to all kinds of speculative poetry, including science fiction.

Thanks to Mitchell for starting this market for short speculative poetry, and to Rose for continuing it!

This week’s ”Toasted Cake” podcast is “The Ballad of Delphinium Blue,” a story of mine first published in Sybil’s Garage.  And there is a ballad in it, and Tina sings it! SINGS IT!