Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

  • 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…

  • “They Come With the Carnival”

    “They Come With the Carnival”

    On Monday, my short short story “They Come With the Carnival” came out on Daily Science Fiction. Read it online for free here: http://dailysciencefiction.com/hither-and-yon/magic-realism/bonnie-jo-stufflebeam/they-come-with-the-carnival. Just in time for Halloween, this creepy, apocalyptic story was inspired by art from my Art & Words Show. I never participate formally in the show, but every year I’m so…

  • “An Exodus of Wings” — Daily Science Fiction (May 2013)

    “An Exodus of Wings” — Daily Science Fiction (May 2013)

    My story “An Exodus of Wings” appeared on Daily Science Fiction in May of 2013. First line: “Before Heidi came along, Michael did everything he could to keep the damn faeries out of his apartment.” Inspiration: When I moved back to Denton, Texas, from Eugene, Oregon — where I lived for two years — I…