My First Publication with Alternate History Fiction Magazine

It's finally here after forever and a day.  The premier issue of Alternate History Fiction Magazine is out now on Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks and Nook.  The print edition is available as well.  It's only $0.99 for digital and $15.49 for physical.  It contains my alternate history flash fiction story "Ghosts of Athens" as the very first entry.  So, as per usual I'm going to tell you a bit about my story.

I had intended for my previous story "Happy Dominion Day" to end up in this magazine, but due to a mix-up it wound up in The Wolfian instead.  They are both run by the same guy.  However, had the mix-up not occurred I probably would have never written "Ghosts of Athens."  This story takes place in a world where Persia conquered Greece, and by the present day Persia is still a major world power.  It follows a Greek tour guide name Fazrin who runs tours the ruins of Athens.  He meets a Roman woman named Victoria and the two muse on how history might have been if the Greeks had successfully resisted the Persians.

It is, admittedly, similar to "Happy Dominion Day" in that it features people from an alternate world hypothesizing about the history of our world.  That said, I like "Ghosts of Athens" better as I feel that it is more polished and better realized.  It is mostly alternate history, but I snuck in just a pinch of magical realism for flavor.  As usual with these situations I was paid approximately $0.00, but at least it builds reputation.

So there you go.  "Ghost of Athens" is, I would hope, a very enjoyable story.  There's also plenty of other great alternate history, steampunk, science fiction and fantasy stories in the issue.  Check out Alternate History Fiction Magazine today.  I think you're going to enjoy it.

          

My First Publication with The Wolfian

Well everybody, I've published another story and been paid a grand total of $0.00 for my work.  I knew that going in so it's all good, and I gets my name out there and builds my reputation.  Where is this latest publication?  It's in The Wolfian Issue 6, edited by Jay Wolfe.

The Wolfian is a British e-magazine based in Swansea, Whales that's devoted to liberalism and social democracy.  It's full of tones of great articles and pieces of fiction.  Issue 6 contains my alternate history flash fiction story Happy Dominion Day.  It's set in a world where America lost the Revolutionary War.  Issue 6 of The Wolfian is available from Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook, Apple iBooks or you can buy a physical copy.

Digital is only 99 cents while physical is $9.99 but ether way you should give it a buy, I promise you won't regret it.  I originally intended this to be published in Alternate History Fiction Magazine, also edited by Jay Wolfe, but there was a bit of a mix up.  Not a bad thing, as it gave me motivation to write a new story for Alternate History Fiction Magazine, and so I'll be published twice.

Not much more to add here, other than that I hope you enjoy Happy Dominion Day.  Until next time everyone.