"Flames" and "Attack of the Poisonous Mushroom Growth!"

Within the past couple of weeks I've sold two new pieces, one a short story and the other an article.  The short story, entitled "Flames" (4,300 words), will be appearing soon in the second volume of PLAN B MAGAZINE, a mystery and crime anthology edited by Darusha Wehm.  The article, entitled "Attack of the Poisonous Mushroom Growth!:  Horror Comics of the 1940s and '50s, Political Propaganda, and the Simple Art of Distraction" (5,200 words), will be appearing soon in FORTEAN TIMES.  According to the editor, David Sutton, the article should be published sometime around late Summer/early Autumn.  As always, I'll keep you posted as the publication dates draw near....