Author Archives: Lauren Stoker

“No Substitutes Allowed,” has gone live today as a reprint on Witcraft.org, an e-zine in Australia! My thanks go to editor, Doug Jacquier, for republishing it. https://witcraft.org/category/latest-wit/ For those of you who fondly remember my short story, “No Substitutes Allowed,” you’ll be happy to know that Wolfgang is about to reach the shores of Australia.Continue reading “Comin’ around again!”

Twenty-two Twenty-eight, a very cool, digital literary publication for “people who watch the world,” has accepted my essay, “Staying on Tiptoes,” and will publish it on-line Monday, March 11th. https://www.twentytwotwentyeight.com/ Give it a read! I think a lot of you will be able to relate. . . .

And for you Pratchett fans like me out there, this wonderful volume is one you’ll cherish forever. Neil Gaiman does a terrific foreword, too. (Keep some tissues handy. These stories will make you miss Terry even more.)

Now released! Dragon Gems (Summer 2023 Edition), a new, speculative fiction anthology, was released, in print and digitally, on July 28, 2023.  And it includes one my my stories, “Lonesome Leviathan,” the confessions of the real monster in the loch. (Those of Scottish persuasion should especially enjoy it.) So check it out! https://waterdragonpublishing.com/product/dragon-gems-summer-2023/

The second edition of my third book, The Potatoes of Defiance, is now available in hardcover. And there are three bonus stories! I call it my “Indictment Issue.” (Thank you, Stormy Daniels.) The sturdier cover will lend itself better to perusing while on the throne. 😉 Also available on Kindle. For now, I’m keeping theContinue reading “Behold! A Second Edition Hath Been Released.”

My latest book, The Potatoes of Defiance (dedicated to the late Sir Terry Pratchett, OBE), has gone live as an ebook. And you can see the artwork in color!

. . . to help stop the holes, holes, holes in it. Knowing how spread thin so many people are this season, I had a serious talk with Santa and we decided, in the interests of good will, to lower the prices for the holiday period on both my book of Christmas carol parodies, AContinue reading “More Ho, Ho, Ho for Your Wallet”

A brand new book is launched in time for Thanksgiving, and it’s not a turkey! Fresh off the platter is a delectable selection of satire and parodies. The Potatoes of Defiance is loaded with all the fun-poking and snark you’ve come to love, along with some damned serious stuff. So load up on a bigContinue reading “Gobble! Gobble!”

Had a very nice book signing Sunday, Oct. 11th at Borgin’s Books. It was a beautiful, warm day and quite a number of people stopped in, some old friends and (hopefully) some new. Sold quite a few books and generally had a great time. Thanks so much to Katherine Crowley-Marsh, the owner of one ofContinue reading “And a very nice book signing it was indeed.”