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Murderbugs Anthology Published!
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Spring 2024 News
Really excited to be in ON SPEC Magazine again. I recently signed a contract for “Shambolic Manor” a short story set at UBC that features a ghost, a party and Wreck Beach! Think it comes out near the end of 2024.
Last time I was published in ON SPEC, I lived in Edmonton, AB where the magazine was located.
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Polar Borealis # featured my Valentine’s story “Cupid’s Rebellion”. This is set in a local cafe that I enjoy going to! The story is available as a free download Issue #29 at https://polarborealis.ca
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March 14, 2024 – So pleased my odd little story “The FLD Robotics Corp Series: How to” (a 314 word very short story) made it onto the Pulp Literature Bumblebee Flash contest shortlist! Wasn’t one of the winners, but I like placing. Now to find a market for it!
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Poem Sale
Just signed the contract for “Duel” a poem sold to Polar Borealis. Looking forward to seeing it in print again!
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Garden Variety Aliens Win
January 16, 2024
Garden Variety Aliens has made it onto the Red List again on Coverfly! This time it’s in the top 31% of discoverable projects on Coverfly! It’s marked as a Two Award Finalist!
Buy ‘The Lady M’ from Pulp Literature Issue #40 Autumn 2023
My short story “The Lady M” is available for purchase from Pulp Literature. It’s in their Issue #40 and available at:
https://pulpliterature.com/product-category/pulp-literature/issue-40-autumn-2023/
It’s great to be named on the cover! Pulp Literature does a wonderful job of the print versions. They also have a digital version available.
Pulp Literature Launch Issue #40
Mini-launch for Issue #40 Pulp Literature that publishes my story “The Lady M”. A casual drinks & books get-together at the Terminal Pub in New Westminster on Thursday, October 19th, 2023 from 5 to 7pm The pub is just across Royal Ave from the Columbia Mall and easily accessible by public transit.The editors have created an eventbrite link so they can know the numbers attending. Email me for the link to the eventbrite.
Murderbugs Author
Murderbugs Author Spotlight – Cat Girczyc, with a new story out in Pulp Literature and the upcoming Blu-ray release of her animated series “Cybersix”.
The Tomato Liberation Front – “Dear fellow gardeners of the Dunbar South Community Garden of Vancouver… my apologies for this email.”
Cat Girczyc
Cat Girczyc works as a technical communications manager while pursuing creative writing. She writes female-led stories, poems, and scripts, usually in science fiction or fantasy.
She has sold 15 television episodes, including episodes of the dark fantasy “The Collector” and animated series such “Cybersix”. Her story, “The Lady M” garnered a 2022 Q1 Finalist position in the Writers of the Future (WOTF) competition. Her work has been published in small Canadian magazines. Previous notable items include 10 WOTF HMs, and 2 Silver HMs. Also, a WIFTV 2020 #FromOurDarkSide award for script: “Lights, Camera, Paranormal Action!” Author spotlight and image by Mike Jack Stoumbos. #MikeJackStoumbos #Kickstarter#Murderbugs#Leavingsoon
News on MurderBugs: Kickstarter
To back the Kickstarter for “MurderBugs” where my “Tomato Liberation” flash story will appear, click here.
I’m so pleased that one of my Wordos stories will appear in this anthology, edited by Mike Jack Stoumbos. It features many upcoming talents from the world of science fiction and fantasy writing.
Autumn 2023 – Sale of “The Lady M”
I’m very pleased to announce that my wer-skunk story “The Lady M” has been sold to Pulp Literature Magazine. It is slated to appear in their Autumn 2023 issue (#40). This is a great Canadian magazine that publishes not only science fiction and fantasy but also murder mysteries, etc. This is my 2nd short story sale of 2023. I’m awaiting word to announce the other one!
Cybersix back in my life
I spent about 10 hours in June on Cybersix! I was asked to do a voiceover with commentary re-watch of my #cybersix episode “Terra” for the upcoming blu-ray edition. The show was done about 25 years ago. So difficult to know what to say after that long! I honestly did not keep every scrap of paper on its evolution as a script, but I did locate and read my final (5th draft) script for the episode. I was able to note certain additions the director, storyboard and animation team added, as I compared final script with final cut of show.
I told my anecdotes about it, too. I won’t spoil those here by retelling- I hope the blu-ray Cybersix is successful! Thanks for the memories!
