So, one of the reasons I keep full moderation on comments on this website is black hat backlinks. Shady SEO operators will place comments on unrelated websites containing links. The hope is that Google will then recognize these links and raise the authority of their site. Most of the people resorting to these tactics aren’t […]
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Why “Artificial Intelligence” is the Content Pretender
Content is “king” according to marketers. And according to many, human-generated content is now dead and the people making a living from creating it should go learn another skill. Enter the AI. Jasper AI promises in its advertising to let you write blog posts “ten times faster.” It’s only one of a number of AI […]
“Life Is Information” up at Daily Science Fiction
My science fiction flash piece about the nature of sentience “Life Is Information” is now available at Daily Science Fiction. https://dailysciencefiction.com/science-fiction/biotech/jennifer-r-povey/life-is-information
Sale: Solarpunk Microfiction Contest
Signed a contract with Solarpunk Magazine after my flash piece “Where The Bulls Had Danced” became one of four winners for their July microfiction contest. The four winners will be available as a mini-issue to Patreon supporters by the end of the day and to the general public on Saturday! They’re all very short, so […]
Release: Save the World!
Save the World contains my story “Old McDonald Saves the World” which features lesbian farmers and people networking to produce food while saving the planet. (Because of course there have to be lesbian farmers!). It’s available wherever ebooks are sold and in paperback. Follow the universal buy link here and then go to your retailer […]
Sale: The Last Girls’ Club!
I have sold “Sacred” to feminist horror magazine “The Last Girls’ Club” for their next issue, which is on the theme of sex workers. Yes, we are going sex worker positive, and if you are there for that pick up the issue when it comes out!
Dark Void Magazine Issue #1 Available
Look, I don’t know if this magazine was created in response to “Horror Can’t Be Set in Space,” but it serves as an excellent rebuttal. Issue One is now available for Kindle and Paperback and contains four stories by myself, Nelson Stanley, Marissa James and David F. Shultz. My story, “Only the Rain,” takes place […]
Triangulation: Habitats Now Available!
This year’s Triangulation anthology, Habitats is now available. It contains my asteroid colonization story “Homestead.” It’s available through Amazon here. It also contains a reprint of the class 1972 Theodore Sturgeon story “Pruzy’s Pot” and several stories by completely new authors.
Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Award
I am now at liberty to announce that “Guest Athletes,” which was published in Dimensions Unknown Vol. III: The Phantom Games in October 2020 is a finalist for the Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Award. The award will be presented at Capclave in Rockville, Maryland on October 2, 2021.
Story Online at Theme of Absence!
My story “So Simple” is now online at Theme of Absence. It was the runner up in their philosophical science fiction contest. Check out the other posted stories while you are there. It’s a quick read, check it out here.