Spotlight on “Shreddy and the Dancing Dragon”

Necromouser - FurPlanet - smallThe main character from “Shreddy and the Dancing Dragon” has a history of running afoul of modern technology. So, it was only a matter of time before the cantankerous tabby Shreddy went up against a Wii/PlayStation/Xbox-like video game console.

However, the final form of the video game villain that Shreddy would face stayed up in the air until the editor of an anthology called The Dragon’s Hoard expressed her fondness for Shreddy.  Thus a beautiful marriage was born. Continue reading “Spotlight on “Shreddy and the Dancing Dragon””

Ursa Major Nominations!

One of our stories, “Lunar Cavity,” has been nominated for an Ursa Major Award!  This is a huge honor, and we’re really excited.  But that’s not all!

Necromouser - FurPlanet - smallA collection that includes five of our cat stories, The Necromouser and Other Magical Cats, has been nominated for Best Other Literary Work, and In a Dog’s World has been nominated for Best Novel.

What does Deep Sky Anchor — a web-zine for short fiction — have to do with a novel? Continue reading “Ursa Major Nominations!”

Happy Pi Day!

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This pie would wish you a happy day if it weren’t so apprehensive that you might eat it.

In celebration of Pi Day, we have a new story from the Wespirtech Universe for you!

Join Prilla — The Little Red Avian Alien — on her journey to make fresh grassberry crepelettes, the way she remembers them from when she was a hatchling.  Along her path, Prilla must negotiate with a reptilian alien, aquatic alien, robot, and her dearest friend, a canine alien.  If you’ve been reading our other stories, you’ll recognize a lot of these species. Continue reading “Happy Pi Day!”

Friendship and Love Among the Stars

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Happy Valentine’s Day from Deep Sky Anchor!

We’ve received a special shipment — a Valentine’s Day present for you!

Today’s story is another furry sci-fi story set in the Wespirtech Universe.  But this time, there are four different types of aliens!  It’s a story of love and friendship, across species and among the stars.  Please enjoy, Where the Heart Is.

From Groundhogs to Pandas

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It is not clear that this groundhog is wishing you a happy day.

Today we celebrate animal oracles and their whimsical capriciousness.

So, after you finish puzzling over a groundhog’s weather forecast, be glad that the groundhog is only forecasting the weather — not controlling it.  In our newest story, Panda-Mensional, the pandas have more control than the main character would like.

Happy Groundhog Day from Deep Sky Anchor!

The Deep Well of Story

purple-kepler-exomoonsWhen a reader opens a book and starts reading, they’re hoping to get lost in the story, dive in so deep that the words stop being words and start being an entirely new world surrounding them, drawing them in.  Of course, you can always close the book and come back home.  Sure, it may be 3am, and you’ll be really tired the next day.  Still, the real world is waiting for you outside of the story. Continue reading “The Deep Well of Story”