Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

  • Year in Review

    2019 isn’t over yetBut I have had such a great year thus far, and as I know many people begin their awards reading this time of year, I’m going in early The work I’m highlighting for your awards consideration The work that has been closest to my hear this year is the short story “Every…

  • “A Careful Fire” — Beneath Ceaseless Skies (October 2015)

    “A Careful Fire” — Beneath Ceaseless Skies (October 2015)

    My short story “A Careful Fire” appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies in October 2015. First line: Every night from her room in the master’s house, Mabella listens to the calls of the wingèd women as they soar through the smoky evening air. Inspiration: This may make people think less of my marriage, but I thought of…

  • “Everything Beneath You” — Beneath Ceaseless Skies (January 2015)

    “Everything Beneath You” — Beneath Ceaseless Skies (January 2015)

    My short story “Everything Beneath You” appeared in Beneath Ceaseless Skies in January 2015. First line: You don’t know me, but I changed the world. Inspiration: In the late winter of 2014 I was having a rough time with depression. I wasn’t feeling excited about anything I wrote, and that combined with a break in therapy…

  • “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…

  • “Sleepers” — Interzone (March 2014)

    “Sleepers” — Interzone (March 2014)

    My short story “Sleepers” appeared in the March 2014 issue of Interzone and was reprinted online in the December 2014 isssue of Fantastic Stories. First line: “The newscasters say that the sleepers came without warning, that one day they weren’t here and the next, they were.” Inspiration: In February of 2013, my partner had spinal…