In my mind, I sound like Kathleen Turner. In reality, it turns out I sound like I’m high on helium. It always shocks me when I hear my recorded voice. If I was going to have such a high-pitched voice, couldn’t I have been a singer…?
Last week, Logan Coutts of Eagle 100.9 in Okotoks, Alberta, interviewed me and Laurie Carmichael as part of his series on Foothills writers. Laurie, a fine, fine writer, was representing the Foothills Writers Group. Logan is the charming, funny and welcoming host of the morning show on Eagle 100.9.
I’m pleased to announce that my new short story collection, A Little Strangeness, will release on April 15, 2023. It features 14 of my stranger short stories:
A woman whose talent is the ability to find her way whenever—or wherever—she gets lost; a veteran who returns from the war with strange new powers; a midwife who receives help…
…from an unexpected source; a lonely woman who finds her purpose in an old photograph; Fey ironworkers who build a bridge to freedom; a young woman who inherits a fierce and dangerous guardian; an amulet designer dealing with evil in an alternate Belgium; a grieving woman whose airship crashes in the Yukon; a creature who lives in the Arctic Ocean; a woman confronted with a maiden, a mother and a crone; two Yukon women who battle a otherworldly creature; a daughter who bargains with the Fey for her father’s life; a chef and his partner who must deal with unexpected guests; and a trio of sisters whose terrifying past suddenly returns for them.
A Little Strangeness is available now for pre-order: https://books2read.com/u/3nDjeB
Well, the Kickstarter for Thrill Ride the Magazine funded, and I forgot to update here. What can I say? It’s been busy. Backers pledged over $7,800 USD ($10,600 CAD), so the first year is assured. Thanks to all of you who backed this new enterprise by Matt Buchman. I’m looking forward to getting my first issue!
Matt Buchman, who writes very popular action adventure thrillers, is launching Thrill Ride the Magazine, via Kickstarter from Feb. 7 to 21.
As the title indicates, the magazine will focus on action adventure. He’s already filled the first four issues, a year’s worth, with short stories by excellent writers. My own story, “Sins of the Past,” will appear in the Betrayal issue.
If the Kickstarter funds.
If you’re not familiar with Kickstarter, it’s a site where creative people (like writers) can set up campaigns to share their visions. Then interested communities come together to fund these projects. There are all kinds of perks that come with funding a Kickstarter campaign—for instance, free short stories (I donated “Cold Wave,” my award-winning short story) and novels to sweeten the pot. But only if the Kickstarter funds.
DECEMBER 17, 2022 UPDATE: I have taken down “Training Run,” as my contract allowed me to keep up for one week only.
December 10, 2022: Today, my short story “Training Run” is the feature story in the WMG Holiday Spectacular. I will post the story here for one week–on December 17, it comes down. The Holiday Spectacular is a calendar of short stories, one a day, from American Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, delivered directly to your inbox. One a day for 39 days! It’s not too late to subscribe and get all the stories emailed to you. Just visit https://wmgpublishinginc.com/project/spectacular/.
Kristine Kathryn Rusch, who edits the Holiday Spectacular, says of my story:
“Marcelle Dubé writes great atmospheric mysteries, sometimes venturing into Gothic territory. Her work has finally caught the attention of the Crime Writers of her native Canada. They gave her short story, “Cold Wave,” the award of excellence in the short fiction category in 2021, and shortlisted her novella, “Identity Withheld,” for the novella category of the same award just this year.
“Her stories appear everywhere, including Black Cat Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Crime Wave, and many other publications. She has also written a number of novels. Her most recent, The Wronged Woman, just came out in January. Find out more about her work at marcellemdube.com.
“So now that I’ve told you all about her mysteries, I’m going to tell you that “Training Run” isn’t mystery at all. It’s a time travel story, but it does have crime and a haunting sense of wrong at its heart.
“It’s a powerful tale about truth and lies, history and family. And it’s set in Quebec on one very snowy Christmas Eve.”
