**Cath Barton published her second book, Candyfloss II

Cath Barton, whose Nothing to be afraid of graced this site in October 2011, has published her second anthology, Candyfloss II, a follow-up to Candyfloss, also co-authored with Oliver Barton.

Candyfloss is, according to the book's Lulu page, "[A quirky anthology where] things are not always what they seem, in this collection of short stories and photographs by Cath and Oliver Barton. For one thing, there are quite a number of angels popping up, and some of them are not very angelic. And what about the gnome and the soup?

"After reading them, you might feel it’s better to stay away from trains and bendy buses — but are you on any safer ground in the pub or at home? As with the first volume of Candyfloss, these are stories to tease you, like a quirky box of chocolates. We’ve really enjoyed writing them — all you have to do is bite into them and see what surprises are inside!"

If you've enjoyed - or are curious about - Cath's earlier published, shorter works (The Nun and I, published on FlashFlood; The Edible Woman in the Cinema Box - currently not available - on Leodegraunce, etc.) make sure to check out Cath and Oliver's Candyfloss anthologies, available here!

**Basil Rosa's Heath was published on the Leodegraunce site

Basil Rosa, whose He held on and she kept saying time to go graced this site last October, has had a new story (Heath) published on the Leodegraunce site.

Heath is a tender, fictionalized account of the filming of Terry Gilliam's 2005 movie The Brothers Grimm.

This story will appear on the Leodegraunce site, May 29 - June 4, 2012.

Check this story out!

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Also: the theme for Leodegraunce's August 2012 issue: shyness. Deadline: July 23, 2012.

**Thomas Michael McDade's Ferragamos was published on the Leodegraunce site

Thomas Michael McDade, whose Weber-o-lantern graced this site last December, has had a new story (Ferragamos) published on the Leodegraunce site.

Ferragamos is a noiresque work that's palpably pulpy in tone.

This story will appear on the Leodegraunce site, May 21 - 27, 2012.

Check this story out!

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Also: the theme for Leodegraunce's August 2012 issue: shyness. Deadline: July 23, 2012

**Peter Baltensperger's In the Futility of Dread was published on the Leodegraunce site

Peter Baltensperger, whose Nocturnal Tableaux will grace this site in January 2013, has had another story published: In the Futility of Dread.

Dread, a Jacques Tourneur-esque tale about a man seeking shelter in a midnight movie (The Rocky Horror Picture Show), will appear on the Leodegraunce site until May 20, 2012.

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Also: the theme for Leodegraunce's August 2012 issue: shyness. Deadline: July 23, 2012.

**Cath Barton's The Edible Woman in the Cinema Box Office was published on the Leodegraunce site

Cath Barton, whose Nothing to be afraid of graced this site in October 2011, has had another story published: The Edible Woman in the Cinema Box Office.

Edible, a darkly whimsical piece about a little girl, her grandmother and an unusual ticket-seller, will appear on the Leodegraunce site until May 13, 2012.

Check this story out!

**Microfiction writers: I will be guest-editing the Leodegraunce site in April 2012. Submit a story or three!

I am the guest co-editor of Leodegraunce’s May 2012 issue – normally that honor is Jolie Du Pre’s – and the theme for that issue is cinema. I will be co-editing with my good friend and Leodegraunce associate editor, Gary Russell.

The deadline is April 30, 2012.

If you’re interested in submitting a 200-word-or-less story, and want to get an easy pay $5 (as well as get your work anthologized next year), check out the guidelines. Get your entries in as soon as possible, as this site receives a lot of submissions, but only publishes three or four.

Here, again, are the guidelines. I look forward to reading your work!

**One of my microstories, Paradise, was republished on the Leodegraunce site

One of my mainstream neo-noir microstories, Paradise, was republished on the Leodegraunce site. It will appear on the site March 13 - 18, 2012.

This story was originally published on the Erotica Readers & Writers Association website in November 2009.

It was republished in my 2010 anthology, Charge of the scarlet b-sides: microsex stories and poems. (It's also available as an e-book).

Check this story out!

**One of my mainstream horror microstories, They return - dream?, was published on the Leodegraunce site

One of my mainstream horror microstories, They return - dream?, will be published on the Leodegraunce site, from February 20 - 26, 2012.

**One of my microstories, Magnolia crows, was published on the Leodegraunce site

One of my older mainstream microstories, Magnolia crows, was published on the Leodegraunce site.

This 121-word story about corvine shapeshifters, love and betrayal will appear on the site from January 16 – 22, 2012 (after that it will be replaced by another microstory - Leodegraunce doesn't archive stories).

Check it out, maybe leave a comment, if you’re so inclined and have the time. Thanks!

**I will be 'guest editor' on the popular Leodegraunce site for their May 2012 issue

For the month of May 2012 I will be guest editor on the Leodegraunce site (which pays $5 per accepted story). The writing theme for that month is Cinema, as in: movies.

Associate editor Gary Russell will be reading my 4-5 final selections, to ensure that the stories are exactly that – in short: don’t send scenes, make sure there’s a plot arc in your work(s).

The popular Leodegraunce, normally edited by Jolie Du Pre and Gary (thanks, guys!), publishes 200-words-or-less microfiction. And your work(s) must be 200 words or less (word count doesn’t include title and by-line). Any works, even an excellent 201-word story, will be rejected automatically, due to the high number of submissions the site receives every month.

Note that the site allows authors to submit as many flashers (200 word stories) as they want per theme/month.

Get those stories written and submission-ready – May will be here before we know it - and let your imaginations run riot: anybody who knows me knows I’m open to different ideas, wild, mild or in between as they may be. Make sure you read Leodegraunce's site and guidelines before you submit any stories.

In the meantime, Leodegraunce's theme for their January 2012 issue is freedom; the deadline for this issue is December 31, 2011.

**One of my microstories, Behind the wheel, 2006, was published on the Leodegraunce site

One of my mainstream microstories, Behind the wheel, 2006, was published on the Leodegraunce site today. It will be up on the site until next Sunday (10/16/11).

This story is a semi-autobiographical work, about an interstate road trip I took in February 2006.

Check it out, if you have the time and/or are so inclined. =)

**One of my stories, Dis/satisfaction, was republished on the Leodegraunce site

One of my mainstream, super-short stories, Dis/satisfaction, got republished on the Leodegraunce site. (Be warned there's a female nude/non-sexual picture next to it, not my doing.)

Dis/satisfaction won't be archived - that is, it'll run on the site until Sunday (5/29/11).

**One of my stories, Parking Area 51: Venus VI Flames, got republished on Leodegraunce

Parking Area 51: Venus VI Flames, one of my older/PG-13-rated science fiction stories, got republished on Leodegraunce.

Leodegraunce publishes 4-5 authors a month, (usually) one a week; the site doesn't archive works, so "Venus VI" will be published there until 4/17/11.

If you're so inclined, check it out and comment on it. =)