Finally--some good news for a change!

It's been a hard week for yours truly up until now. A friend--a dear, beloved friend--is going through an incredibly hard time and there's not much I can do to help her. So, I worry and feel helpless and wish I could afford a plane ticket or at least had one of those ring transports like on Stargate SG-1.

But, at least for now, that's offset by the news I had waiting for me in my inbox today. Remember me saying I was entering my story into a contest and the editor had really nice things to say about it? Well, that story was selected to appear in an anthology. So, finally, at long last, I'm going to be a published author!

Here is the contest. My story is called "Cabin Fever." It's a horror story. Or is it? You'll have to read it yourself to find out. I will, of course, give details as to how you can get it, when they become available.

Yes, my prize will be simply a free copy of the book, and a discount for additional copies. But it's a book that will have my story in it. Mine. Along with stories from others, too, but mine will be in there!. The byline will say, "J Franklin Evans." There are no words for how this feels. Plus, if I do ever submit anything else for publication, it'll help to get my stuff read. Hopefully.

I'm so happy right now it scares me.