My short story "Locked Doors" has been republished in the anthology Running With the Pack, alongside a whole bunch of great stories by other authors like Carrie Vaughan, Laura Anne Gilman, and Marie Brennan. My contributor's copy arrived in the mail this morning, and it really is a gorgeous book. I'm proud to be a part of it.
Here's a taster excerpt from the story:
Locked Doors
"My dad can't come to parent-teacher conferences on Monday," Tyler
says. He keeps his voice calm and steady as he meets his English
teacher's eyes. "He has to work."
Tyler is a pro at this. He can tell exactly when doubt flickers in
Mrs. Jankovic's eyes and when his open, friendly expression settles it
for her. There are too many eighth-graders in her class for her to
chase up worries about every one of them. Too many kids in this middle
school, period.
That's why Tyler's dad chose it for him.
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Story posted on April 28, 2010