"The Man With a City in his Head": The Final Chapters!

Hey folks, so the final two parts of "The Man With a City in His Head" are up on Bewildering Stories! So here are parts 8 and 9. Thanks to everyone who read, and, like always, feel free to comment and tell me what you thought!

"Our Illuminated Era" in Diagonal Proof!

So, my story "Our Illuminated Era" has just been released in "Diagonal Proof," a small but very high quality journal I am exciting to be a part of...mostly cause they have a kick-ass type-face! Check it out!

"The Man With a City in His Head," Parts 6 and 7, in Bewildering Stories!

So parts 6 and 7 of "The Man With a City in His Head" are now up on the Bewildering Stories website. Here's my previous post with the links for parts 1-5. Enjoy!

"The Man With a City in His Head," parts 1-5 in Bewildering Stories!

So, I know it's been a long, long, long time, but I promise you I still actually do this, and to prove it, I finally have another story coming out. "The Man With a City in His Head" is being released on the website Bewildering Stories, the same place where I published my previous story, "Losing Schwartz." The story is being published in several installments, and part 1 was actually posted a week or so ago. Here it is. The story is being published at the rate of two or three parts per weekly issue, and so far parts 1 to 5 have been posted. You can use the drop-down menu at the top right of the screen to move on to the successive sections, or just follow these links to parts 2, 3, 4, and 5.

This is a longer story, 9 parts in all, and I will provide links to the rest of them as they become available. I'm happy to have more sci-fi coming out, as I have a great time writing it to shift gears. Thanks for reading, and feel free to let me know what you think!

"When You Stop, They See" at the Axe Handle Collective!

My story "When You Stop, They See" is now available for reading at the the Axe Handle Collective. Check it out!

James v. Jameson

Just to clear up a little confusion about my writer-name: when I first started sending my writing out a few years ago, I decided to use the pseudonym "Maxwell James" as I was phobic about the idea of my own name floating out there in the Spectacle (I was reading a lot of Debord at the time...not recommended for anyone trying to get their act together!). So I started sending all my writing, both literary and speculative, out as "Maxwell James," usually not even bothering to tell people it was a pseudonym, thinking I'd do Thomas Pynchon one better, maybe even approach B. Traven territory.

Things went on like this for a few years, when a few things happened. First, I realized this hiding-behind-a-pseudonym thing was a little silly, and was also extremely difficult to maintain. Secondly, I read I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, and not only did I love Matheson's writing style and its frankness and psychological depth, but I also liked the way his name rolled off the tongue. Third, I realized that I was very interested in writing science fiction as well as literary fiction, and thought is would be a good idea to separate them somehow, mostly because of another writer I like, Iain M. Banks. However, I wanted more than a middle initial to split my two writer-selves, because I really don't understand what the point is with Banks' trip, so I decided to change my pseudonym to "Maxwell Jameson." Finally, I came to the conclusion that my real name, while I have no issues with it, is simply not very memorable. I'm not sure what form of it I will use for my literary endeavors, but I plan on writing scifi as Maxwell Jameson for the forseeable future.

One more thing: a friend of mine just pointed out that "Maxwell Jameson" can be taken to mean "Coffee Whiskey." Which I did not intend, but which I think is awesome.

So that's my story, in case you were wondering. Which you probably weren't. But that's ok.

"The Natural" in Fawlt Magazine!

Well, looky-here, I happened to stuble upon a story I didn't even realize had gotten published in Fawlt Magazine. This is actually an excerpt from the first chapter of a much earlier draft of my as-yet-unpublished first novel. And...it's free! Enjoy! With any luck, someday I'll be posting a link here about the whole thing!