The Haunted Writers Retreat is going beautifully. No haunts, but lots of work. Everybody is getting so much done on their projects! I’m only doing a short story, but I’ve gotten more done these few days than I would have in a month at home.…

Here is a snippet from “Hostages of Honeycomb,” my story in SWORD & SORCERESS 32. An Inspection Is Ordered excerpt from “Hostages of Honeycomb” by Marian Allen She glanced from the impassive guard to Somboon who, she now saw, was as pale as boiled beef.…

I just looked over and approved the galleys for my story in the upcoming Sword and Sorceress 31 anthology. So I decided I’d share an excerpt from the first story I sold to them for S&S22. Life or Honor? excerpt from “Child of Ice, Child…