Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

  • “The Damaged” — Interzone (January 2014)

    “The Damaged” — Interzone (January 2014)

    My short story “The Damaged” appeared in the January 2014 issue of Interzone and was reprinted online in January 2015 on Story. It was released in audio by the podcast StarShipSofa in January 2016. First line: “I can’t escape my job.” Inspiration: I wrote this during my time in grad school at Stonecoast. I don’t…

  • Audio reprint, Clarkesworld Year Seven, and “Doors” illustration

    Audio reprint, Clarkesworld Year Seven, and “Doors” illustration

    I just returned from a week-long camping retreat with fellow writers Julie Day and Michael DeLuca. We viewed the Marfa lights, walked in the Big Bend hot sun, seared vegan marshmallows, and half-slept in a haunted tent. I returned sunburnt, exhausted, but inspired. While away, a few writing bits filled my inbox. My story “An…

  • “Dance Our Shoes to Pieces” in Farrago’s Wainscot

    My retelling of my favorite fairy tale “The Twelve Dancing Princesses” came out in Farrago’s Wainscot today. Read it here: http://www.farragoswainscot.com/2015/14/dance.html First line: “Once, we twelve sisters danced until our shoes wore through.”

  • Art & Words Selections

    Art & Words Selections

    I’m thrilled to announce that all the Art & Words participants have been chosen. We received an awesome amount of great work, but due to space constraints in Art on the Boulevard’s new gallery space (4919B Camp Bowie in Fort Worth), I limited myself to a strict ten. It was a difficult choice, but I’m…

  • “The Way of Things” in Crack the Spine

    “The Way of Things” in Crack the Spine

    Out today, “The Way of Things” is my slipstream/magical realist take on the cyborg story. Read it here: http://www.crackthespine.com/2015/04/issue-144.html First line: “I wake to find that my hand has turned to steel.” They tell me that the stories that receive the most feedback have a good shot at being published in the print anthology, so…