S. Kay Microfiction, 2011

Apply, Submit, Try

May was a quiet month for publications but ended with work in a new (old) medium. Early on there was an entry for the


I also had an aphorism (from a tweet) made into a poster for the awesome Signs of Affection project. "Apply, submit, try. Chance becomes opportunity" is as much about the poster itself, as it is private encouragement to each viewer. It's been postered in Leeds, and copies are in the mail for me to put up in Vancouver. Exciting!

New Jewelry

 

Prismatic
Necklace: Crystal, glass, sterling silver.

Today was a busy day for making jewelry, and this necklace was my best result. I also tweaked a bracelet that features a microreader, so I'm still in touch with that (pic soon) even though today's necklace is fairly traditional. It's in line with a plain string of beads. but incorporates many facets, shapes and planes to become fierce in a subtle, sparkly way.

Rejected
Rejection today, unexpected although you never can tell. It's been a while since I made a submission; have been focused on finishing the book.  It got me thinking, though - why submit to a zine with fewer followers than me?

There's the validation of editorial acceptance, but it also feels like being a credit slut, and why go after small markets?

Answer: big ones reject me, in ridiculous publication odds.

Real answer: doing a bit to stay visible, while continuing to work on the book sale.

I'm still very fond of the small zines, though, including the one that rejected me, and my fave @trapezemag, the sci fi Twitter lit zine. Follow them. Boost their popularity past my own.

All My Stories

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All the published microfiction, to be more accurate, can be found in a link archive here. Over 120 stories in a wide array of Twitter journals and e-zines.

I'm having technical issues that Tumblr support can't seem to solve, and will shift everything over here to Posterous. I'm not in a big hurry, though, since you can still browse the archive as is. I just can't log in to update, but that's not your problem.

Enjoy the stories! Would love to hear feedback about your favourites.

Bracelets

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Bracelets: 1. wrist cuff of white lace, khaki webbing and LED belt buckle. 2. faux sheepshin strap, silver/gold lame ribbon, black webbing and LED belt buckle.

Always looking for new contexts for my stories as well as deals on eBay, I ordered a few LED belt buckles with the idea I'd make bracelets with them. Alas, when they arrived they weren't very cooperative. They're much bigger and heavier than I expected, don't balance well on a wrist, and stretch and distort the fabric bases.

I could work with that if they didn't have a bigger problem: the primitive LED controls don't allow spaces between words. The menu permits the alphabet and a handful of special characters, that's all. I might still do something with dashes instead of spaces, but bleh. Overall it wasn't a success. Instead of wearable literature, I have non-functional art (if that).

The second piece, with the faux sheepskin, isn't quite done (lacks a fastener) and will never work out as a bracelet so I'll use it in something else instead. Not sure what yet. Experiments beget other experiments. Further research required.