Involuntary Muscle
Issue 35 of Theaker’s Quarterly Fiction is now out and it includes my short story ‘Involuntary Muscle’.
Thanks to editors Stephen Theaker and John Greenwood for choosing to include my story in this issue.
It also features work by Matthew Amundsen, Douglas Ogurek, reviews by John Greenwood, Stephen Theaker and Howard Watts, with cover art also supplied by Howard.
I find myself somewhat finger-tied at the prospect of writing a preamble or summary of ‘Involuntary Muscle’. I suppose the best I can offer is an anecdote from when I attended Clarion West, and Maureen McHugh was our mentor for a week. She said one time that when you write a story you would hesitate to show your mother then you’re probably onto a good thing. This is one of those stories.
My mother reads this blog, so perhaps I’ll be getting a phone call soon!
6 Comments
Sam
Well done! Your name on the front cover, too.
Maura
Thanks! It’s not the first time, but it’s always a lovely surprise.
Julian West
Meeting Maureen McHugh must have been interesting. “No, what’s _your_ name?”.
Maura
One of my classmates at Clarion West was Ian McHugh. One day the three of us will organise McHugh Con. 😉
Harmsden
I saw a brilliant video of Maureen McHugh giving a talk about transmedia, about it consuming every form of narrative and about it being the future of storytelling. Very inspiring person.
Maura
Yes, Maureen is awesome. 😀