Today is Friday. I am safe – protecting both others and myself from the urges that control my body. Two hundred years ago I would have been sent to the priest to loosen the grip of the demon within – after that I would have been burned. Now we have doctors; they talk about chemical and electrical imbalances. I had an absence yesterday, I don’t remember it but the bruises on my arms are fresh like aubergine and the cut on my thumb bled when I removed the bandage at breakfast. Friday – that is the day my mother and father used to visit.
– Benjamin F Jones
Today I had a short story, ‘New Fatherhood’, published by Morpheus Tales.
Chemical and Electrical Imbalance
Just enough information to maintain interest; obscure enough to keep us guessing.
We enjoy getting these pieces, some previously seen, some brand new. I hope to read Miracle on Romilly Street again one day.
Congratulations on your recent published work.
Thank you very much for your comments.
Also Miracle on Romilly Road was published in Fire 32. I did a scan of it for my MPhil Portfolio. I shall send it over to you.
Epilepsy, I assume? Poor you. My grandfather was afflicted with the same, but at least the treatment is better now. Hope you’re fully okay this fine monday afternoon.
Hey, I just noticed your small print bit about getting a short story published today. Wonderful. Well done 🙂
Thank you – I was very chuffed with my publication. I was concerned that when I went to the university on Wednesday they would look at my gap in publishing history and say ‘what happened’. What actually happened was I sent out lots of copies of a disastrous SF, a book on depression and a very encouraging SF which will be published one day but isn’t quite there yet (chapter 2 is in King).
And I am very good on this fine Monday afternoon. (I also got a rejection of ‘Spawning Ground’ which is the kind of odd SF you are interested in – ‘not polished enough’ – would you have time to look at it in the next few weeks?)