FREE FICTION: “Somewhere, My Love”

OK, I figured it's time I offered y'all a free story. It's “Somewhere, My Love,” which, as near as I can judge, is one of my best-regarded tales. It's been reprinted a handful of times, most recently in Fugue Devil: Resurgence (Black Raven Books, 2022). If you haven't read the story before, give it a look. Hey, it's free! You can get it as an EPUB or PDF file by clicking the link below.

“Somewhere, My Love” originally appeared in Barnes & Noble´s 100 Wicked Witch Stories (1995), and has been reprinted a few times since. Back at the office where I used to work, we always had enjoyable Halloween celebrations, and I usually read one of my stories to the crew there. This one convinced a few of them that the author might actually possess at least a reasonable facsimile, even if it was defective, of an almost-human heart. The story is kind of an autobiographical account of events that never happened, but the characters and emotions portrayed in narrative are very much based in reality.

Hope you enjoy the tale!

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PDF or EPUB file of “Somewhere, My Love”
by Stephen Mark Rainey

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Somewhere My Love and the Old Dude

A nice birthday surprise for the old man—my story, "Somewhere My Love," is now posted in issue #12 of Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show. He even does a reading of the story, which I did not expect, and it's extremely well done. Also to my surprise was the fact that it's illustrated by Nick Greenwood, whom I used to work with at The Education Center here in Greensboro. Many thanks to Mr. Card and editor Ed Schubert for a fine job—and so nicely timed to elevate the old dude's spirits. The whole issue is available for just $2.50 at Orson Scott Card's Intergalactic Medicine Show.

Apparently, Mrs. Death has a little something planned for this evening, though she isn't sharing very much. That Mrs. Death.

Actually, my first official act for my birthday was getting first-to-find on a new cache that came out last night. After a big old hike/bushwhack yesterday afternoon, I was pretty zonked and I figured I'd skip it and just go to bed. However, I quickly came to my senses, went, out and snagged it at 12:50 AM. Nice present.