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This is the home page for the writings of Scott Virtes.
I've been writing fiction & poetry since I was a kid, and my first story was published in 1986. This page will give you pointers to all my stuff on the web, and the latest news about what I'm working on, and where my writing can be found.
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Books & chapbooks
Improbable Jane (2008)
A 3-in-1 collection of SF/fantasy longpoems.
Check it out
Peripheral Visions (2007)
A collection of poems from the edge of reality.
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Blank Spaces and other dangers (2006)
A collection of 27 sci-fi/fantasy tales, including one from Analog.
Check it out
Afterlife 9 (2006)
A poetry voyage : a strange afterlife cycle full of mysteries.
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insomnia f/x (2003)
A poetry chapbook : spend a night without sleep, having visions of the impossible.
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the OTHER secret house (2002)
A poetry chapbook : strange things happen in a home when the owners are away...
Check it out


News from my creative side ...
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More Appalling Limericks - 2009-07-01

As of July 1, we're taking submissions for a new volume of genre-related limericks. Check out the
guidelines here.

Book of Tentacles done - 2009-06-30

This weekend I delivered the last pieces of "The Book of Tentacles" anthology to the publisher. 32 stories & poems, all kinds of genres and styles, all with TENTACLES as an important factor. Fun stuff! Should be available in a few weeks ... stay tuned!

7 stories in one day? - 2009-06-07

Here's an odd item ... folks buggered off and left me alone on Memorial Day. I sat down, banged out two flash fiction pieces, took a walk, came up with a short story ... and by day's end had 7 new stories. Sure, they were all under 1,800 words each, but they're all good enough to submit, and it felt nice to have a creative day after months of stress and baloney.

My story in NATURE magazine - 2009-06-05

It's finally here! My flash fiction feature in NATURE magazine, June 4 issue.

If you're a subscriber, you can read it here.

Spring 2009 Illumen is here - 2009-05-20

I just got my copy of the Spring 2009 issue of Illumen, which has a bunch of my work: 3 poems, a literary analysis article, and the cover design.

Story accepted for NATURE magazine - 2009-05-20

Somehow I forgot to mention my biggest little sale to date: a story ("To All Sister Capsules") accepted for the one-page fiction feature at NATURE magazine. Yes, the big science journal. Very cool.

"Pier one" appears - 2009-03-10

My mainstream poem "pier one" was a runner-up at an online poetry contest. You can see it
HERE

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Other Info, rings & stuff

Cool milestones: in 1997 I wrote my 200th story. And in 1999 I wrote my 500,000th word of short fiction. Half a million words, and my fingers are still going. The human body is quite a miraculous thing. You'd think I'd be tired by now.

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