Creative Writing under the pen name N.E. Rule
This page will have links to stories/poems that have been accepted for publication or honourable mentions, etc.
Other places to find me
- Facebook - @NERuleWriter
- Amazon - Author Page - N.E. Rule
- Black Hare Press - Author Page - N.E. Rule
Acceptances from newest to oldest - links where available to read online or purchase.
# | Title | Publisher | Type | Date |
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31 | Payback | Black Hare Press | Anthology - Nom Nom themed for Halloween 2022 | Jun '22 |
30 | Ready to Wear | Black Hare Press | Theme Genius Loci - online for patreons - publish date Year 4 - Jan '23 | Jun '22 |
29 | Charmed | Flash Fiction Magazine - 101 Words | Online - flash fiction - published date - March 7 | Feb '22 |
28 | The Caregiver | Black Hare Press | Anthology - Eldritch & Ether - Dark Poetry - Available in Kindle & Print | Feb '22 |
27 | Foresight | Black Hare Press | Online Patreon members only & upcoming Anthology - Year Four - Dark Moments (coming in 2023) | Feb '22 |
26 | The Next Victim | Black Hare Press | Anthology - Eldritch & Ether - Dark Poetry - Available in Kindle & Print | Jan '22 |
25 | The Wrong Guy | Black Hare Press | Anthology - Eldritch & Ether - Dark Poetry - Available in Kindle & Print | Jan '22 |
24 | Death Sentence | Black Hare Press | Anthology - Eldritch & Ether - Dark Poetry - Available in Kindle & Print | Jan '22 |
23 | Tender Gifts | Black Ink Fiction | Print Anthology - Winter ShocksAvailable in Kindle & Print | Dec '21 |
22 | Shrink Wrap | Black Hare Press | Children's Anthology - Wimbledon - coming 2022 | Dec '21 |
21 | The Letter | Black Hare Press | Anthology - Eldritch & Ether - Dark Poetry - Available in Kindle & Print | Oct '21 |
20 | Trick or Treat (Member's only) | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print | Sep '21 |
19 | Stay at Home Dad | Black Hare Press | Anthology Cyborg coming 2022 | Aug '21 |
18 | The Tooth Fairy's Revenge | Black Hare Press | Anthology 666 - Available in Kindle & Print | Aug '21 |
17 | Waiting for Santa | Black Hare Press | Anthology 666 - Available in Kindle & Print | Aug' '21 |
16 | Battle of the Bands | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print | Jul '21 |
15 | Rule Three | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print | Jun '21 |
14 | That Day Tasted Like Freedom | Toronto Star | Published Online | May '21 |
13 | Kissing Cousins | Black Hare Press | Published on BHP Writer's Journal | May '21 |
12 | Passage for Two | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark Moments - Available in Kindle & Print | May '21 |
11 | Too Pretty | Black Hare Press | Anthology Dragon coming 2022 | Mar '21 |
10 | Hotel Hell | Black Hare Press | Anthology Hell - Available in Kindle & Print | Feb '21 |
9 | Intelligent Life | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print | Feb '21 |
8 | This is NOT a Bedtime Story ... more | Propertius Press | Picture Book coming out - TBD | Mar '21 |
7 | The Migration | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print | Jan '21 |
6 | Inclusion | Black Hare Press | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print | Jan '21 |
5 | Eye Candy | Wyld Blood | Published Online & YEAR THREE: Dark MomentsAvailable in Kindle & Print | Jan '21 |
4 | Premature Congratulations | Press 53 | Contest Win - 53 words - Available online | Sep '20 |
3 | To win, Get a Clue to Who's Playing a Game | Bam Mullin | Anthology - 42 Stories - (still accepting submissions) | Aug '20 |
2 | Modern Day Retelling of Sword in the Stone | Bam Mullin | Anthology - 42 Stories - (still accepting submissions) | Aug '20 |
1 | Manic Mundane - Poem | Rosemary Boyd | Anthology - 101 Things to Ponder During a Pandemic (purchase - all proceeds to the Unity Project for Relief of Homelessness in London, Ontario.) | Jul '20 |
Honourable mentions - The stories below are not available online unless reused in a subsequent submission call - then they will be noted above.
# | Title | Contest | Placed | Date |
8 | Elder Care | NYC Midnight Madness - Micro Fiction 250 | Honourable Mention | Dec '21 |
7 | Identity Crisis | Furious Fiction | Long Listed | Oct '21 |
6 | His Funeral | Off Topic Contest - Creative Non-Fiction | Honourable Mention | Sep '21 |
5 | The tone of your voice | Off Topic Contest - Poetry | Hounourable Mention | May '21 |
4 | Centre of Gravity | Furious Fiction | Long Listed | Apr '21 |
3 | Displacement Error | Furious Fiction | Long Listed | Mar '21 |
2 | Stories Behind the Stories | Furious Fiction | Quoted | Feb '21 |
1 | Killer Meeting | Furious Fiction | Long Listed | Oct '20 |
I have always enjoyed writing. It wasn't until the Pandemic that I have had time to pursue it again. Now, I always have stuff on the go and I am always waiting to hear back on things sent out (waiting is the hard part!) Since July 2020, I have written over 100 short stories.
Unfortunately, I can't publish them here and still send them out for submissions. Let me know if you want to be on my first readers' list.
I am currently working on a picture book series about a kid with a great imagination. The first books is titled "My neighbour is a vampire".
I have sent it out to a few publishers. Cross your fingers for me.
Thanks for your intererest.
Buy books where I have contributed stories.
Year Three: Dark Moments - January 2022
Winter Shocks - January 2022
666 - Dark Moments - August 2021
101 Things to Ponder During a Pandemic - July 2020
Selected Publishers & Contests
Black Hare Press - their calls are for dark fiction & horror. Super nice people that run this company. Author contributors group is also very nice.
Furious Fiction - This is a great writing centre (many courses) and they have a super quarterly contest. So far I have been long listed 4 times. (sigh)
Off Topic Publishing - This is a Canadian publisher, editor and contest link rolled into one. The contest costs to submit but the prize is half of the submissions collected and judges provide feedback.
Press 53 - free monthly 53-word contest among other contests,
Propertius Press - The publishers of my "coming" picture book. Lots of good books published.
Wyldblood Press - Speculative fiction - lots of great calls and free fiction to read on their site.
Black Ink Fiction - speculative fiction - horror mostly. Many great anthologies.
Download pdf puzzle of This is NOT a bedtime story seek-a-word or view online.