More flash-fiction out for enthusiastic readers – a new Sean Monaghan story Long Jump has just been published on PowderBurnFlash. This one’s about 700 words, so the length is creeping up a bit. Thanks to MysteryDawg – there are some cool stories on the site.
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New Youtube video
I’ve just put a new short experimental video up on the Venus Vulture YouTube site. A minute and forty seconds of swirly blue clouds with a gentle swirly soundtrack. I’m getting more organised on the hard-drive at the moment (decluttering, I think it’s called), and I’m sorting out new and old videos, so there should be more going up on YouTube soon.
New image gallery available
Trying to reduce the number of projects I have on the go at the moment, but I am working on a new soundscape with images, and some animation. I’ve uploaded some preliminary images in a gallery here. Still working on the sounds – will update here as things progress.
New interview on Review Yak
Two new stories published
A couple of Sean Monaghan stories have just been published on flash-fiction sites on the web. Both stories are under 600 words – easy to read at your screen – check them out
The science fiction story “How things fall” is out on AntipodeanSF*. Antipodean is a wonderful Australian short Science Fiction magazine with new stories monthly.
Another story “Air pocket” has just come out on MicroHorror. MicroHorror is a broad site with a growing archive of chilling stories.
*Update – this had now gone here into archive (only the current edition is online).
Dawn, New Life reviews
There are some peer reviews of the Dawn, New Life track here at ccmixter. Great to know people are listening and thinking about the track.
My garden turns to winter …
I stepped out onto the front verandah today and saw how suddenly the drop of winter has stripped the bigger trees, along the side of the property, of their leaves. The new trees, those I planted just two years back, have thrived and are beginning to build their own forest in the the front yard, they are still green and lush. They are evergreen natives; they take my attention. How could it be that I hadn’t noticed the other trees shedding foliage? I suppose it has taken a few weeks, but they look so bare and stark and spindly and now I look over the tops of the new trees and see right into the neighbour’s place, see their tidy almost manicured yard which seems in such contrast to the jungle in front of me. I want the natives to grow fast fast fast so that I can look out and just see trees.
Forgotten trees Book Launch June 12th at Bruce McKenzie’s
Yay! We’ll be having a proper book launch for forgotten trees Bruce McKenzie Booksellers! I’ve invited Helen (Lehndorf) and Tim (Upperton) to come and read some of their poems as well, so it will be a great night. 6pm, June 12th Bruce McKenzie’s, George Street, Palmerston North.
forgotten trees package arrived
Very excited! The package from the States arrived last night – the book and CD look great together. I’d forgotten (no pun intended) that I’d ordered silver CDs … wow they’re so shiny! Now I’ll get to planning the book release party with Bruce at the bookshop.
Squish
Busy with new projects – creativity handbook, story, new music, plus decluttering the house (seems to be popular at the moment, who am I to fight fashion). Hope to put some new music up on archive.org soon. Really this is a nothing post – just letting you all know that I’m still around.

