Melissa’s “Little Red” will be appearing in Sword and Sorceress XXIV in November.
Melissa’s “Changelings” is available at Aoife’s Kiss.
Melissa’s “Arts and Crafts” placed first in the 14th Drabbler Contest.
Melissa and the other Realms of Fantasy Forum moderators were heartbroken to hear of the magazine’s closing- but they weren’t about to give up on its wonderful, friendly online community. Visit their new haven, Friends of Fantasy, here:
http://friendsoffantasy.ning.com/
Melissa also has the following stories available at AnthologyBuilder:
“The Early Bird and the Wyrm”
“Elemental Choices”
“Computer Virus”
“Sage Decisions”
“Small Inspiration”
“Speaker”
“Moving Fingers”
“101″
“The Mighty Quill”
“Sacrifice”
“The Lineman”
“Into The Mouths of Babes”
“The Blackbird Maiden”
Click here to access her author page there.
To see the covers designed by Melissa’s husband, Mike Mead, go here.
To see Melissa’s covers, go here.
Try out Melissa’s Between Worlds Quiz at Quizilla.com. Just click on the link below.
Missy’s note…
I published my first short story at The First Line in 1999. That got me hooked on writing, but it wasn’t until Carpe Libris and my first con (Albacon 2002–thanks for dragging me there, JS!) that things really took off.
Now it’s over 40 sales later. There are probably stories of mine floating out there on theWeb somewhere right now. You can read some by clicking on the links below.
My first novel, Between Worlds, is available as an e-book and can be found here:
Here are links to some of my stories still available on-line:
Carpe Demon
On Her Own Two Feet
Sacrifice
The Mighty Quill
As the Twig is Bent (partway down page)
Some of Melissa’s print stories are available for purchase at the web-sites below.
“The Blackbird Maiden” in Beyond Centauri
Short shorts in Drabblers #s 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, & 8

5 Comments
July 3, 2008 at 11:22 pm
S&S 23 TOC http://mzbworks.home.att.net/s23.htm
October 17, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Ms. Mead;
Would you take a look at Deadbooks.com. and if you found it worthy, would you pass the word to like-minded souls?
Thank you
Hoss
October 18, 2008 at 3:19 pm
I’m no judge of “worthy,” but the “creepy” description seems to fit. Thanks for the Halloween treat!
October 22, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Melissa,
I just finished reading “Stepsister” in John Klima’s Electric Velocipede 14. Your rendition of the classic is well done. I have a nephew who is autistic and the way you capture the mystery of this disease is truly beautiful.
October 22, 2008 at 11:24 pm
Thank you! Ella borrowed traits from several people I’ve known, and I really hoped she came across as realistic. I’m so glad you enjoyed the story.