Fresh meat come to market

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I have a bunch of stuff in the pipeline, but two seem rather urgent to mention.

First, my story “Do Not Open Until Christmas” (originally published and still available in Carol of the Tales and Other Nightly Noels) will soon reappear as part of the Center for Latter-day Saint Arts production The Christmasing Spirit: Advent Calendar of Latter-day Saint Literature. You should subscribe to receive this advent calendar of writings by Latter-day Saints (including dead luminaries like Nephi Anderson, Josephine Spencer, and Maurine Whipple; and living people I’ve pushed on you before including Barrett Burgin, James Goldberg, William Morris, Steven L. Peck, Luisa Perkins, Todd Robert Petersen, and Darlene Young) in your email.

Second, the debut of a new story, “Upon the Altar,” which just appeared in Breaking Through the Penumbra (Cicada Song Press) edited by Johanna Haas, Jessica Bradshaw, Jacqui Paul, and Jenny Graman.

In this story, a young sister missionary who, while giving blood for the first time, experiences a remarkable vision. This was a great team to work with (my editor was Jacqui Paul) and if you order RIGHT NOW you’ll nine dollars off the normal price. It ain’t, in other words, gonna be six-something forever.