The Sixty-third Anniversary of Hysteria
“The Sixty-third Anniversary of Hysteria” was first published in the acclaimed Bantam anthology, Full Spectrum 5, which also included stories by Michael Bishop, Karen Joy Fowler, Jonathan Lethem, and...
View ArticleYou Can’t Get It Anywhere Else
“Tomorrow’s Child,” the Story that Sold to the Movies, and my blog from January 30 through February 21, “The Story Behind the Story That Sold to the Movies,” setting out the eventful evolution of a...
View ArticleYou Can Tell When An Author Has Put Some Work Into It
All stories and books involve some research—the author’s personal experiences, essential background and working knowledge, understanding of people and situations are always present. But I tend to most...
View ArticleHappy Vernal Equinox!
My favorite time of year. I was born in the Spring, in May to be precise. But I love watching the leaves sprout on the trees, the flowers stir back to life, the ducks and geese swimming with their...
View ArticleMeeting Octavia Butler
I had the honor of meeting Octavia Butler at the American Library Association convention in New York City fifteen years ago. She was one of the friendliest, funniest, most unpretentious, gracious...
View ArticleStrange Ladies: 7 Stories “A Must-Read Collection” San Francisco Review of...
As I mulled over my short fiction, I found seven wildly different stories with one thing in common–a heroine totally unlike me. I’m the girl next door. I have no idea where these strange ladies came...
View ArticleAnd Speaking of Women, Meet Strange Ladies: 7 Stories All Readers Worldwide...
While we’re on the subject of men versus women, meet Strange Ladies: 7 Stories. As I mulled over my published short fiction, I found seven wildly different stories with one thing in common–a heroine...
View ArticleFinlay Fowler Hand Koja Mason Murphy Shiner Williams! The Story Collection...
If you love short stories the way I do, you will receive story nirvana as of May 11, 2016! Check out these amazing, award-winning, five-star collections by multiple award-winning New York Times...
View ArticleWhy I Write Short Stories as a Part of My Writing Career Lisa Mason #SFWApro
We covered short stories during the Story Collection Storybundle back in May of this year, in particular, with Pat Murphy’s beautiful tribute to the power of short stories, published as the...
View ArticleODDITIES: 22 Stories by Lisa Mason #publishedstories #magazinestories...
ODDITIES 22 Stories Lisa Mason Here You Enter Yesterday Tomorrow & Fantasy Coming November 17, 2020 in Print and Ebook
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