Caroline M. Yoachim

Stories in 2013

I had five stories come out in 2013–a slight decrease from the six I had out in 2012, but definitely not bad given that having a small baby in the house slowed me down somewhat :)

Harmonies of Time (Daily Science Fiction, Jan 1st 2013)

Ten Million Sheets of Paper, All in Black and White (Giganotosaurus, April 2013)

A Crown of Woven Nails (Daily Science Fiction, Aug 26th, 2013)

Elizabeth’s Pirate Army (Fireside Issue #8, December 2013)

The Carnival Was Eaten, All Except the Clown (Electric Velocipede Issue 27)

Stories out!

Lightspeed Magazine April 2012 with Mother Ship by Caroline Yoachim

My story, “Mother Ship” is now up at Lightspeed Magazine!

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I also have a new reprint out — “Time to Say Goodnight” (originally in Fantasy Magazine) is now available in Jason Sanford’s anthology Million Writers Award: The Best Online Science Fiction and Fantasy. The …

Books for Toddlers

AKA which books does my 2-year-old want me to read to her REPEATEDLY, and what qualities do these books share?

My daughter’s current favorite books include:

Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Hug
Good Night, Gorilla
Sheep In a Jeep
City Dog, Country Frog

The first two are popular (I think) because I sing them for her. She particularly likes me to sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” in Spanish. But the real key right now is words per page. Ideally, I should read about one …

“Pageant Girls” Podcast

Q: What is toasted cake?

A: Delicious! But more importantly, Toasted Cake is the new podcasting venture by tinaconnolly. Every week in 2012, she will be reading a dark, frosting-covered flash fiction story…and she’s starting with one of mine!

Head over there and check it out: http://toastedcake.com

Nebula weekend!

I had a fantastic time at the Nebula Awards in DC. I got to meet and hang out several of my fellow nominees, including , ,, Eric James Stone, Rachel Swirsky, Vylar Kaftan, Mary Robinette Kowal and Paolo Bacigalupi. Plus I met many members of Codex (my online writing group), several fantastic editors, and two of my former Clarion West instructors. Phew! Lots of wonderful people and I'm sure I've forgotten some!

On Friday, Peter and I went on a guided tour of the Air and Space Museum. It was so much better than just wandering around the museum (which …

Three things make a post

(1) I have a flash fiction story coming out at Daily Science Fiction on Monday — if you want to be among the first to read it, head over to their website (http://dailysciencefiction.com/) and get a free email subscription. Otherwise, you’ll have to wait a week for the story to be posted on their website.

(2) We’re set to start remodeling our kitchen on Monday, which I am very excited about. The current kitchen is small, walled-off, and TURQUOISE. The new kitchen will be open, bigger, and NOT turquoise. More detailed pictures and postings about the kitchen remodel, but I …

Million Writers Award

Only two days left to nominate for the Million Writers Award.

Click this link and nominate your favorite online story!

2010 Nebula Award Nominees

SFWA has posted the nominees for the 2010 Nebula Awards, and I am very excited to announce that my novelette, “Stone Wall Truth,” made the ballot! Squee! It is a huge honor to be up for the award alongside so many amazing writers.

And the nominees for novelette are…

‘‘Map of Seventeen’’, Christopher Barzak (The Beastly Bride)
‘‘The Jaguar House, in Shadow’’, Aliette de Bodard (Asimov’s 7/10)
‘‘The Fortuitous Meeting of Gerard van Oost and Oludara’’, Christopher Kastensmidt (Realms of Fantasy 4/10)
“Plus or Minus’’, James Patrick Kelly (Asimov’s 12/10)
‘‘Pishaach’’, Shweta Narayan (The Beastly …

Sunshine!

Seattle can get a little gray and dreary sometimes, but when the sun comes out it sure is beautiful!

Scriblings from 2010

The obligatory year-in-review post. Due to having taken some time away from writing after my daughter was born, I didn’t do a lot of writing in 2010 (so I’m not going to post a list of stories written), but I did have four new stories come out:

Stone Wall Truth – originally in Asimov’s, Feb 2010, but now available on my website
Blood Willows – Flash Fiction Online, March 2010
What Happens in Vegas – Greatest Uncommon Denominator, Issue #6
The Sometimes Child – Fantasy Magazine, May 1, 2010