Tasty Tuesday: Chocolate Chip Cookies

Welcome to Tasty Tuesday, an experimental new feature here at Schrodinger’s Bookshelf. I figured that since, at the moment, I don’t have anything exciting to report, I might as well share some of the stuff I love, in the hopes … Continue reading

Trans Day of Visibility

So today is Trans Day of Visibility. It’s an occasion for everyone who’s trans, non-binary, genderfluid–everyone whose gender identity doesn’t necessarily play by established rules, everyone who challenges the binary norm, everyone who’s had to fight and struggle for acceptance, … Continue reading

The Long-Overdue Update: Books on Sale, Books for Review

So it seems I don’t update this thing nearly as often as I should. I apologize. I’ve been busy. With things. Yeah, that’s it…things. But I figured I should come by with an update and to remind people of certain … Continue reading

New Release: Like Fortune’s Fool: Erotic Tales of Luck and Serendipity

It is with great joy and no small pride that I belatedly announce the release of my newest erotic anthology, Like Fortune’s Fool, now out from Circlet Press and available in all the finest (and less finest) online stores. In … Continue reading

New Short Story Online – Sea of Strangers

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that I have a new short story available to read online, for free. You can find “Sea of Strangers” over at Inscription Magazine. I’m especially interested because this marks my very first Young Adult … Continue reading

The Black Fire Concerto by Mike Allen (Haunted Stars Publishing, 2013)

For several years now, twelve-year-old Erzelle has been the prisoner of the cannibal clan of the Red Empress, a riverboat full of death, misery, and degenerate ghouls, forced to play the harp during their infernal meals. This changes when the … Continue reading

Call for Submissions: Schoolbooks & Sorcery

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS SCHOOLBOOKS & SORCERY: A YA URBAN FANTASY ANTHOLOGY   Take high school. It’s weird, confusing, complicated, and frustrating. It’s a time of growth and change, when teens start discovering what they’re made of and who they want … Continue reading