Cait Gordon, Author

Originally posted on Spoonie Authors Network:
Hey, ho, it’s your Spoonie Authors Network editor! I’ve not posted for a wee while but wanted to share something today. While I’m basically an upbeat and maybe frighteningly friendly person, I am also a human who manages mental illness. I am blessed to be surrounded by caring friends…

Forsooth!

It’s June and once again I’m partaking in ‘Nathan Burgoine’s super-fun 2018 flash fiction challenge! This month we had to write a fantasy story, set in a junkyard/scrapyard, featuring hot chocolate. And I’m sick as a dog this week. I’m using that excuse for bending the rules, genre-wise. *cough* But ‘Nathan said we’re supposed to…

I reckon I beta write a post about The Stealth Lovers!

Wow, has it been three years since I was at this place? In late Spring 2015, I sent out a beta-reader draft of Life in the ’Cosm. Was I ever frightened! Aw, you never forget your first time, eh? It’s so different now. Yesterday I submitted the beta-reader draft of its prequel, The Stealth Lovers, to my…

The Ale-ing Brothers

Yay, it’s flash fiction time, as hosted by the fantabulous author, ’Nathan Burgoine. This month in the year-long challenge we had to write in the genre of sci-fi, in the clouds, and with a dog collar as our object. I thought a bit outside the box here, and the timing of the writing prompt coincided with…

Anthology Kickstarter: We Shall Be Monsters (Or, as I call it: The Frankenthology)

So I’m pretty stoked. Last December I submitted a short story called The Hilltop Gathering to the We Shall Be Monsters anthology call-for-submissions. What really appealed to me about this project was how authors were invited to write stories that explored disability. As a disabled person, this simply delighted me. For the first time since I…