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02-01-2009, 08:17 AM
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Arkenberg, Therese
I'll start with these first few posts in chronological order.
Title: The Wayab's Tower Author(s): Therese L. Arkenberg Publication Date: February 28, 2008 Publisher: MindFlights Format (print, ebook, audiobook, whatever): ezine Price: Free Logline: (one-paragraph description): During a sudden storm, travelers are terrified to discover who will be sharing their rain shelter with them. But an old woman remembers that the feared Ahu'a Henem Balam was not always to be feared... Link: http://www.mindflights.com/item.php?sub_id=3254 This story is also available on AnthologyBuilder. Title: The Sorceress of Avalo Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: March 2008 Publisher: Byzarium Format: ezine Price: Free Logline: Going to a sorceress' tower with a knife...for what purpose? Link: http://www.byzarium.com/the_sorceress_of_avalo Title: Underground Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: June 2008 Publisher: The Harrow Format: webzine Price: Free Logline: Where did Joshua disappear to for four months, and why does he have such a fascination with ants? Link: http://www.theharrow.com/journal/ind...e&op=view&path[]=2573&path[]=799
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02-01-2009, 08:36 AM
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Title: Fortune Cookie
Author(s): Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: October 2008 Publisher: Kaleidotrope Format (print, ebook, audiobook, whatever): magazine Price: $18 subscription for two years, or $4 for this single issue Logline: In the words of Richard Horton's review, "Therese Arkenberg's sweet short piece about a potential love affair with an alien." Link: http://www.kaleidotrope.net/#Oct08 (This story is also available on AnthologyBuilder) Title: The Wall Author(s): Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: Fall 2008 Publisher: Labyrinth Inhabitant Format (print, ebook, audiobook, whatever): ezine Price: Free Logline: Raishya has lived her whole life on the Wall, a fortress of hundreds of walls, all designed to keep something in. Taking a dare for her brother, she heads to the Center of the Wall to find out what that something is. Link: http://www.labyrinthinhabitant.com/TheWall.html (This story is also available on AnthologyBuilder) Title: The Void Test Author: Therese L. Arkenberg Publication Date: December 2008 Publisher: MindFlights Format: ezine, print Price: free online, the print issue is $7.50 Logline:To pass the test, she must face her fear...but how can she feel fear when she is in control? Links: http://www.mindflights.com/item.php?sub_id=4844, http://www.lulu.com/content/5871589 (This story is also available on AnthologyBuilder) Title: The Queen's Arrival Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: January 2009 Publisher: Lorelei Signal, Mystic Signals (WolfSinger Publications) Format: ezine, print magazine Price: free online, $12.00 for the print (which includes the entire contents of Lorelei Signal, Sorcerous Signals, and two orignal stories) Logline: They wait on the shores of the river for her. She will help them cross...but who is she, and why must they cross the river? Links: Mystic Signals issue #1 on Createspace. This story is also available on AnthologyBuilder.
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02-01-2009, 07:57 PM
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Title: Bequeathment
Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: January 2009 Publisher: A Fly in Amber Format: ezine, Price: free Logline: A year and a day after the death of a warrior, his sword is taken from his grave by the person who will become his heir and the guardian of his family. Who will take this man's sword--his enemy, Kennata, or...someone else? Links: http://www.aflyinamber.net/?p=168 This story is also available on AnthologyBuilder.
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04-02-2009, 06:37 AM
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Title: Mercy
Author(s): Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: April 2009 Publisher: Golden Visions Format (print, ebook, audiobook, whatever): ezine Price: Free Logline: While fleeing the soldiers who killed her family, a young woman comes across one of the enemy, alone and defenseless. Link: http://www.goldenvisionsmagazine.biz/2009April.html
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04-16-2009, 05:44 AM
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Title: Hans and Gretta
Author: Therese L Arkenberg Publication Date: April 14, 2009 Publisher: Everyday Weirdness Format: ezine Price: free Logline: It's the classic tale of Hansel and Grettel, retold during the zombie apocalypse... Links: http://everydayweirdness.com/e/20090414/
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04-28-2009, 06:05 AM
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Title: Goldenseed
Author(s): Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: April 27, 2008 Publisher: Thoughtcrime Experiments Format (print, ebook, audiobook, whatever): online anthology, downloadable .pdf, hard copy Price: Free; hard copy $5.09 Logline: (one-paragraph description): Andra Nattinsen says that Xanathen Kurtler did not die of greed. But what, then, did he die of? And why did he plant those orchards of golden apples? Link: website, .pdf hard copy. This story is also available on AnthologyBuilder.
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05-06-2009, 01:46 AM
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Title: Mother
Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: May 1, 2009 Publisher: M-BRANE SF Format (print, ebook, audiobook, whatever): .pdf or print magazine Price: $2.00 single issue .pdf, $7.99 book Logline: Editor Chris Fletcher's introduction: I dig stories about new and different kinds of families, and this next one is certainly one of those. The bizarre and rather creepy circumstances of these characters are depicted with great sensitivity and thoughtfulness. Follow them through a strange yet familiar and inevitably human sort of coming-of-age as they grapple with the weird concept of “Mother." Link: http://mbranesf2.blogspot.com/, http://stores.lulu.com/store.php?fAcctID=3654528
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05-10-2009, 04:37 AM
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Title: The Opening
Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: April/May, 2009 Publisher: Raven Electrick Format: ezine Price: free Logline: A choice of betrayal. Links: http://www.ravenelectrick.com/ssraven/opening.html
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05-26-2009, 10:12 PM
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Title: Welcome
Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: May 26, 2009 Publisher: Everyday Weirdness Format: ezine Price: Free Logline: They're rising... Link: http://everydayweirdness.com/
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07-01-2009, 08:20 PM
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Title: Playing the Cloud Flute
Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: July 1, 2009 Publisher: Strange, Weird, and Wonderful Magazine Format: ezine, free .pdf download Logline: “You have been selected for a sacrifice,” Huatl chirped. . Chimen nodded. He knew capture would most likely lead to death by sacrifice, so it wasn’t exactly an unpleasant surprise. He didn’t relish the thought of dying, but as a sacrifice he was destined for some god’s heaven and, from the look of things, would have considerable luxury for the rest of his time on earth as well. . “Who to?” he asked, because it would be interesting to know. . “It’s very important,” Huatl said. “You’re chosen for the storm god.” . “Kurakol? But isn’t he the enemy of Ixtacuital?” Link (PDF): http://strangeweirdandwonderful.brav...e/Summer09.pdf
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07-26-2009, 06:45 AM
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Title: Firebringer
Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: July 25, 2009 Publisher: Every Day Fiction Format (print, ebook, audiobook, whatever): ezine Price: Free Logline: A retelling of the myth of Prometheus...his rescuer wasn't Hercules. Link: http://www.everydayfiction.com/fireb...ese-arkenberg/
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09-01-2009, 10:26 PM
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Title: The Gallows Wife
Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: September 1, 2009 Publisher: Semaphore Magazine Format (print, ebook, audiobook, whatever): ezine, also appears in the Semaphore 2009 Anthology Price: Free Logline: Rosemarie wanted to escape her betrothal to the uncouth Lord Rhoven--but she never expected the consequences of her midnight foray to the gallows square. For one thing, she never expected to fall in love... Link: http://www.semaphoremagazine.com/archives.html, anthology at http://www.semaphoremagazine.com/books.html
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09-28-2009, 10:32 PM
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Title: Reila's Machine (Story in Anthology, Things We Are Not)
Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: October 15, 2009 Publisher: M-BRANE Science Fiction (Editor: Chris Fletcher) Format (print, ebook, audiobook, whatever): anthology, print and ebook Price: Print $16.95, .pdf + M-Brane magazine subscription $6.99 Logline: In the lands ruled by the Sky Cities, humans are forbidden to build flying machines. But Eresbet, a vagabond and small-time thief, stumbles right into the middle of high treason when she hides from the law at Reila Klaes' homestead, where the mechanic is completing her greatest experiment. And that's not all, because Eresbet is also falling in love... Link: Anthology-Specific Page, M-Brane Books Site
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11-15-2009, 09:40 PM
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Title: Lord Shashensa (Story in anthology, Sword and Sorceress XXIV)
Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: November 15, 2009 Publisher: Norilana Books (Elisabeth Waters, editor) Format (print, ebook, audiobook, whatever): anthology, print Price: $12.95 Logline: Surrounded by the invading Dhoth, with her fields burned and winter coming, Treseda Nudoath finds herself taking refuge in dreams, dreams which are comforting but useless. Or are they? Link: Amazon page, also available at Powell's and Barnes & Noble.
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12-08-2009, 07:09 AM
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Title: Ameran Theatre
Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: December 5, 2009 Publisher: Every Day Fiction Format: online Price: free Logline: In Ameran theatre, each actor picks a single role and plays it all his life. There are few scripts, and none of them are complete—that would be limiting. Link: http://www.everydayfiction.com/amera...ese-arkenberg/ Title: The Beacon and the Keeper Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: December 7, 2009 Publisher: AnthologyBuilder (Winner of the Match-That-Artwork Contest, youth division) Format: online Price: free (or include it in an anthology!) Logline: The villagers at the base of the Kardanions knew that they lived at the feet of the tallest mountains in Knedra. It was a matter of some pride to them. Yet the winters and the storms that struck in the foothills of the Kardanions were wretched; they couldn’t imagine anyone living any higher than themselves. When the light first appeared amid the barren rocks between the treeline and the snow, it was a disconcerting mystery. Link: http://www.anthologybuilder.com/the_...the_keeper.php
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12-27-2009, 11:55 PM
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Title: Silver Chests and Plain Sight
Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: January 2010 Publisher: Bards and Sages Quarterly Format: magazine Price: $10.49 Logline: Mother Derian is searching for the Grail, an ancient artifact with healing powers that was siezed during an attack on the priests carrying it home to the Holy Palace of the Church. She never expected to find it hidden in plain sight. And her troubles are only beginning when she tries to steal it back... Links: http://www.amazon.com/Bards-Sages-Qu.../dp/1449966594 Title: The Sorceress of Avalo Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: December 2009 Publisher: Sorcerous Signals Format: ezine, print magazine Price: free online, print edition $12.00 Logline: Editor Carol Hightshoe's summary: Every few years, the priests of Ilnar send a warrior to the Sorceress of Avalo to have her read the omens—however, the sorceress demands an unusual price for her services. Links: http://www.sorceroussignals.com/SorceressofAvalo.html, Mystic Signals issue #4 on Amazon (And a story I forgot to post about quite a while ago!) Title: In the Mirror Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: September 2009 Publisher: Silver Blade Format: ezine Price: free Logline: land on the brink of ruin sends an ambassador to consult Adriel NaAdeen and her magical Mirror. But the Mirror, and Adriel, have their own secrets... Link: http://www.silverblade.net/issue4/the-mirror.html
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01-17-2010, 05:31 AM
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Title: Dragon Snot and Chosen Ones
Author(s): Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: January 2010 Publisher: Untied Shoelaces of the Mind Format (print, ebook, audiobook, whatever): ezine Price: Free Logline: This epic tale of dragon slayers, dragons, dragon snot (it bursts into flames on contact with the air), and Fate mixes juvenile humor with a cutting examination of the assumptions many fantasy epics are based on. What's up with that title, Chosen One, anyways? Link: http://www.untiedshoelacesofthemind....ue1/chosen.php Title: The Family Author: Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: Posted January 16, 2010 Publisher: posted on my blog, free, as part of Crossed Genres' Post A Story for Haiti Format: Online blog post, free. Price: Free! With the understanding that readers can show their appriciation by donating to charities involved with the Haiti relief efforts. Logline: The Family rely on each other--even if it kills some of them... Link: http://mumbling-sage.livejournal.com/41673.html
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02-05-2010, 10:17 PM
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Title: Drown or Die
Author(s): Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: January 2010 Publisher: The Future Fire Format (print, ebook, audiobook, whatever): ezine Price: Free Logline: They had to drown this planet. Drown it or die. They needed more oxygen, and for that they needed plants, Earth plants. And Earth’s plants needed water. And water was poisonous to Diana’s ecosystem, but so what? So what if your iron garden dies, Sharon? It’s the future of the human race. As the desert planet of Diana is terraformed to support an increasing number of settlers--refugees from a devastated Earth--Sharon can only watch as her world, and the woman she loves, fall apart. Link: http://futurefire.net/2010.19/fiction/drownordie.html Title: So Cold My Blood Freezes Author(s): Therese Arkenberg Publication Date: February, 2010 Publisher: Champagne Shivers Format: Magazine Price: $9.00 Logline: “Tom’s late,” Marinne said, staring out the snow-dusted window of the cabin. “Town’s not that far away. He should’ve been back by sunset.” “The storm must have caught him,” her mother cackled. She gave the floor before her rocker a good stomp, sending her chair creaking back and forth beside the stove. “It blew over hours ago.” “It must have really caught him.” Link: http://genremall.livejournal.com/62864.html
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