Tag: A. L. Sirois

  • Happy New Birthday Star Touched!

    Happy New Birthday Star Touched!

    Great news! Thanks to Wolf Mint Books, Star Touched is back.

    The E-book went live a few weeks ago and the audio version is now up!

    You can find them on Amazon.

    If you are looking for a print version, I have the last two copies. Otherwise, you’ll need to wait until 2025.

    It’s hard to be who you are meant to be.

    Especially when your powers can get you killed.

    Eighteen-year-old Tatiana is running from her past and her star-touched powers eight years after a meteor devastates earth’s population.

    Fleeing the persecution of those like her, Tatiana seeks refuge in a small town she once visited. But this civil haven, in a world where society has broken down, is beginning to crumble. Will Tatiana flee or stay and fight for the new life she has built? Only by harnessing the very forces that haunt her can Tatiana save her friends…and herself.

     — New York Times bestselling author Maria V. Snyder

    — A. L. Sirois, author of THE BOHEMIAN MAGICIAN

    — Steven Southard

    Star Touched was originally published in 2017 by Intrigue Publishing.

    The story continues:

    HUMMINGBIRD

    Plagued by memories not her own, a young hummingbird struggles to decipher the visions and powers that set her apart from her fellow birds. But the road to awareness is fraught with danger that could doom her to repeat history.

    One step toward understanding.

    One stride toward survival.

    One leap toward flying free from the past.

  • WOLF NOTES: An Uncommon Interview – A. L. Sirois

    081Welcome to WOLF NOTES, where interview questions stray from the rest of the pack. It’s nice to know the usual stuff like where an author gets their inspiration and why they write, but sometimes we need a little fun in our lives.

    This week I welcome A. L. Sirois

    alAndGraceA. L. Sirois is also a developmental editor, graphic artist and a performing musician. He has had fiction published in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, Fantastic, Amazing Stories, and Thema, and online at Electric Spec, Every Day Fiction and Flash Fiction Online, among other publications. His story In the Conservatory was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Other works include a children’s book, Dinosaur Dress Up (Tambourine Press / William Morrow). His graphic novel, THE ENDLESS INCIDENT, based on a video game, was published in February, 2016. Al has been playing drums for over fifty years in rock and jazz combos. As an artist, he has hundreds of drawings, paintings and illustrations to his credit. Al has contributed comic art for DC, Marvel, and Charlton, and has scripted for Warren Publications. He wrote and drew “Bugs in the System” for witzend #12, the famous comics fanzine started by for MAD artist Wally Wood. He lives in Rockingham County, North Carolina with his wife and occasional collaborator, author Grace Marcus. Together they are writing a Young Adult novel set in ancient Egypt.

     

    Wolf: If you could be any animal in the universe, what would it be and why?

    A. L.: Tough one, because we don’t know what animals exist on other planets. Excluding those, however, I guess I’d have to opt for an otter. They seem to truly enjoy life.

    Wolf: What is the nicest thing you’ve ever done to your characters?

    A. L.: I don’t kill too many of them. I generally let them have happy endings.

    Wolf: What is the meanest thing you’ve ever done to your characters?

    A. L.: I had one experimented on by a government-sponsored institute. It didn’t end well.

    Wolf: Do you consider yourself a cat person, or a dog person?

    A. L.: Both. We currently have a cat but are planning to get a dog.

    Wolf: There is a door at the end of dark, damp corridor. You hear rumbling. What do you do?

    A. L.: Heh – this reminds me of that old adventure game, Zork. I guess I’d first make sure there’s no threatening little dwarf in the corridor with me, then I’d check my inventory, then I’d go open that door. Hopefully it isn’t the entrance to that blasted maze.

    Wolf: If you had to pick a weapon, what would it be and why?

    A. L.: Either a Glock or an epee. The Glock for its stopping power, and the epee because I’d have to know how to fence, which would be fun.

    Wolf: The world is about to end. What is the first thing you do?

    A. L.: Make sure I know where my wife is so I can be with her.

    Wolf: Which is of your characters is your favorite?

    A. L.: Tough one. The one I thought about most while writing was a young woman named Arrizida Yokoi, the main lead in my novel Blood Relations. One of these days I must get back to her story, which remains incomplete.

    Wolf: Describe a meal you would be served while visiting another world.

    A. L.: A selection of flavored and scented gasses, some thick, some thin, laced with nanobots that enter your body via your taste buds and create a mild hallucinogenic effect.

    Wolf: What story are you working on now?

    A. L.: Several! One is a YA tale of time-travel, one is a chapter book reminiscent of Edward Eager’s work, and one is a solarpunk book. I do have several short stories clamoring for my time; I’ll get to ‘em eventually. I tend to work on stories in batches, between books.

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  • A Little Something For Cat Lovers

    Back when I submitted my story, Mark of the Goddess, for In A Cat’s Eye, the publisher asked for my favorite cat story. I remember wracking my brains trying to think of any stories I had read about cats and coming up blank. I’m more of a dog lover and wolf fanatic. Cats, well, I like them just fine – in other people’s houses.

    the-boy-who-drew-catsAfter several days of hitting my head on the desk because all I’d come up with was The Cat In The Hat, I finally remembered  The Boy Who Drew Cats.
    The book I have was rewritten by Arthur A. Levine and illustrated by Frédéric Clément. It’s based on an ancient Japanese legend that was translated in the late 1800’s.

     

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    Go ahead and check it out. And don’t forget to get a copy of In A Cat’s Eye for yourself or your favorite cat lover.

     

     

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  • See What’s Behind IN A CAT’S EYE

    catseye_final-72dpiGregory L. Norris, one of the authors of IN A CAT’S EYE, has a wonderful post on his blog about his take on the anthology. There are also behind the scenes looks from several other authors.

  • In a Cat’s Eye is now Available

    In a cat’s eye, all things belong to cats. ~ English Proverb

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    Egyptian cats. Victorian cats. Space Cats. Cat stories in pre-history Mexico, grim magical worlds, during the zombie
    apocalypse, and a typical neighborhood give a glimpse into the mysterious lives of felines. And each cat, whether friend or fiend, believes in this truth: In a Cat’s Eye, all things belong to cats.

    Cat-lovers and readers of science fiction, fantasy, mystery and horror will find a tale to sink their claws into from an international roster of authors.

    Featuring fiction from: Jody Lynn Nye, Gail Z. Martin, A. L. Sirois, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Doug C. Souza, Oliver Smith, Jeremy Gottwig, K. I. Borrowman, Gregory L. Norris, Christine Lucas, R. S. Pyne, Steven R. Southard, Joanna Hoyt, A. L. Kaplan, Elektra Hammond, and Alex Shvartsman.

    In a Cat’s Eye is purr-fect reading for a dark night–just beware of paws on the stairs.

    Publication Year: 2016
    ISBN: 9781941559154

    Print Book Available from:     Amazon
    E-book available from:            Amazon             Inktera            Scribd          iTunes