Unhelpful Encyclopedia vol. 2: Murderbugs is out now! (Audiobook to be released sometime this summer, I am told!)
My story in it is “Blue is the New Gold” – When Mark discovers a giant land-dwelling isopod may hold the key to his fortune, he risks everything and ventures into the Abandoned Lands
That will be the second Abandoned Lands story to be set free. (Following “Junkyard Rex,” in the Instinct: An Animal Rescuers Anthology.)
But there is a swarm of great stories by great authors in here!
(I copied this from the Table of Contents. Don’t tell anyone…)
Assassin Bug: “Fangs Out” by Victoria Dixon
Bee / Wasp: “The Rise and Fall of Frankie’s Patisserie” by David Hankins
Black Widow Spider: “A Widow’s Word” by N. V. Haskell
Cricket: “The Tell-Tale Cricket” by Candice R. Lisle
Dragonfly: “Who Should I Feed to the Dragonfly Tomorrow?” by Ryan A. Cole
Firefly: “A Firefly’s Conscience and the Psychopath” by Tammy F. Burke
Gold Bug: “Gold Bug Fever” by Shannon Fox
Midge Fly: “Wings Like Broken Glass” by Ruth Nickle
Peacock Spider: “The White Widow” by Alicia Cay
Praying Mantis: “Eugene, Such a Sweet Boy” by Julia V. Ashley
Pillbug: “Blue is the New Gold” by Sam Knight
Scarab Beetle: “You Are the Mother of Doomsday” by Desmond Astaire
Stink Bug: “The Tomato Liberation Front” by Cat Girczyc
Tarantula: “Daring Geni, the Amazing Arachnidian Astronaut” by K. Z. Richards
Tardigrade: “As Alive as We” by Rebecca E. Treasure
Termite: “Hive” by Jessica Guernsey
Vampire Moth: “Cheddar Hunts a Vampire (Moth)” by A. D. Newman
War Widow Spider: “Widow’s Feast” by Casey Moores
Xeno Bugs – Blue Bugs: “Where the Light Ends” by Mike Wyant Jr.
Xeno Bugs – Callibrini: “Where All Memories Are One” by Leigh Saunders
Something that I think is pretty cool: I personally know most of these authors! I have to say, that is a really, really cool point in a writing career.
