The Changeling and the Sun: A short story

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So after 11 rejections, the good folk at Ideomancer: Speculative Fiction magazine have accepted my fantasy short story: The Changeling and the Sun.

It’s my first semi-professional sale/publication, and I am not only ecstatic, I’m also incredibly grateful to the team for their work. I love reading Ideomancer because I know I’ll always get delicious, diverse writing that pushes the boundaries and leaves me feeling haunted. So I’m pretty damn honoured that they published my little piece on what happens when folktales and old gods collide in modern Australia.

You can read the whole thing for free at Ideomancer: Speculative Fiction magazine. And if you want to support their mission:

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