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Museum Beetles Published in The Journal of Unlikely Entomology

Saturday, 21 May 2011

I'm delighted to report that my short story Museum Beetles is reprinted over in The Journal of Unlikely Entomology Issue #1 today. As I've said before, if there's a magazine out there with a finer name, I've yet to see it!


Lots of fun things in this issue :

Here you will find Arachne, weaving for her lost love; a group of school children who are among the last witnesses to a dying world; an immortal cowboy, his most unusual horse, and the scorpion he tries to befriend; a world devoid of both mosquitoes and love; a museum, slowly being devoured from within; the rise of a new kind of humanity, triggered by an earworm of a song; and a terrifying childhood nightmare, made horribly real.

I do hope you scuttle on over for a read. My story has been illustrated (by Seth Fitts) which is a real thrill, too ...
Posted by Simon Kewin at 08:03

10 comments:

  1. K M Kelly21 May 2011 at 18:59

    Most definately off for a read - and I love that illustration.

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  2. Simon Kewin21 May 2011 at 19:09

    Thanks Kate - hope you enjoy the story.

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  3. Golden Eagle21 May 2011 at 21:07

    Beautiful illustration!

    Heading over to read. :)

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  4. Stephanie M21 May 2011 at 21:39

    Congratulations. I'm off to read.

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  5. Deborah Walker21 May 2011 at 22:41

    I really enjoyed this, Simon. Especially as I'm a former museum curator. I like the idea of mile longer corridors, the Natural History Museum certainly feels like that sometimes.

    And a great ending. It's nice to read something upbeat. Much more difficult to write, in my opinion than a sad/depressing ending.

    And the art work blew me away. Congratulations, and keep your fingers crossed for me, I've got a story with them. I want to be in there.

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  6. Simon Kewin22 May 2011 at 08:51

    Golden Eagle,

    It is a beautiful illustration. Hope you enjoy the story.

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  7. Simon Kewin22 May 2011 at 08:52

    Thanks, Stephanie!

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  8. Simon Kewin22 May 2011 at 08:52

    Deborah,

    Thanks for your comments, I really appreciate them. I have my fingers crossed for you ...

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  9. Anonymous22 May 2011 at 21:39

    Good work, Simon. A fine read -- I too liked the ending.

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  10. Simon Kewin22 May 2011 at 22:02

    Thanks, Milo - really glad you liked it.

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I'd love to know what you think.