Some Ivy Stories of 2022
Well, well, well. Here I am with links to some of the stories I've had out there this year. A few of these are free to read online, and I've included links either way. I definitely recommend supporting your favorite small presses and magazines if you can, because they’re all labors of love that operate on tight budgets. Thanks for reading!!
And thanks so much to the editors behind these projects!! Editing is (it seems to me) very hard work.
1)
Vastarien Vol. 5, Issue 1 - "Itch in the Party House"
This is a story about OCD and ghosts who repeat themselves! Thanks to Jon Padgett for his kindness in nominating this story for a Pushcart Prize.
https://grimscribepress.com/issues/
2)
Dark Matter Magazine, Issue 10 - "Ms. Dynamo"
Here we have an aggressive AI elephant who takes charge of a nervous woman’s affairs.
3)
ergot. - "Hitchcock"
This odd little tale is based on a pleasant nightmare.
https://www.ergot.press/authors/Ivy_Grimes/Hitchcock
(free online)
4)
Tales From Between - "Henry's Legacy"
A time-traveling Henry VIII comes to break up with you!
https://dl.bookfunnel.com/ivook6oel5
(free online)
5)
So It Goes, Issue 11 (Kurt Vonnegut’s 100th birthday edition) - "What I Found in My Mother's Desk Drawer After the Funeral"
A woman discovers her late mother’s secret lives.
https://www.kvmlshop.org/product/so-it-goes-1922-2122-issue-no-11/673
6)
Interzone Digital - "Glass Mountain"
A rather drastic retelling of a Polish fairy tale by the same name…or how a princess learns to love her glass mountain.
https://interzone.digital/glass-mountain/
7)
Superstition Review blog - "Picture Window"
Based on a story idea my grandmother once gave me, followed by an interview about what I was thinking.
https://blog.superstitionreview.asu.edu/picture-window-by-ivy-grimes-an-interview/
(free online)
8)
The Baffler - “Pioneer John”
An absurdist tale about a detective, a dame, a bear, and some embodied ideas. Suburban snowstorm noir.
https://thebaffler.com/fiction/pioneer-john-grimes
(free online)
9)
This Very Substack - “The Country Singer”
A country singer drives a hard bargain…
(free online)
Thanks to everyone reading this for your support and kindness. I know there are many, many things to be read, and the fact you take time to read my little newsletter means a lot to me.
Good luck in the New Year! You can email me your own weird stories at ivy.grimes@gmail.com.